Effect of diabetes and starvation on the activity of rat liver epoxide hydrolases, glutathione S-transferases and peroxisomal beta-oxidation.

The activities of peroxisomal beta-oxidation, cytosolic and microsomal epoxide hydrolase as well as soluble glutathione S-transferases have been determined in the livers of alloxan- and streptozotocin-diabetic male Fischer-344 rats. Five, seven and ten days after initiation of diabetes serum glucose levels were elevated 3.6-, 5.7- to 6.2- and 6-fold, while the activities of peroxisomal beta-oxidation and cytosolic epoxide hydrolase were elevated 1.5- and 2.5-fold, 1.4- and 2.7-fold and 1.3- and 2.0-fold, respectively. The activities of microsomal epoxide hydrolase and glutathione S-transferases were reduced to about 71% and 80% of controls. Application of 10 I.U./kg depot insulin twice a day for 10 consecutive days to alloxan-diabetic individuals approximately restored the initial glucose levels and enzyme activities except for peroxisomal beta-oxidation. Starvation of Fischer-344 rats for 48 hours and 5 days similarly resulted in a 1.3-fold to 2.1-fold and 1.2- to 1.6-fold increase in peroxisomal beta-oxidation and cytosolic epoxide hydrolase activity, respectively. Microsomal epoxide hydrolase was significantly decreased to 57% and 61% of control activity whereas glutathione S-transferase was only marginally reduced to 91% and 92%. Except for glutathione S-transferases initial enzyme activities were restored upon refeeding within 10 days. These results are similar to those obtained upon feeding of hypolipidemic compounds with peroxisome proliferating activity, and may indicate that high levels of free fatty acids or their metabolites which are known to accumulate in liver in both metabolic states may act as endogenous peroxisome proliferators.

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