The metabolism of butyrate, glucose and glutamine in colonic epithelial cell lines /

a reduced NAD/NADH redox environment. Acutely, increased

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shipley, Susan Grable
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Description
Summary:a reduced NAD/NADH redox environment. Acutely, increased
all three colonic cell lines. The rate of butyrate oxidation
and fate of metabolic substrates normally obtained either
and glutamine. The cell line FRC/TEX/CLD, CL4D, provided by
are used to examine the effects of butyrate (0, 0. 1, 1, 3
Butyrate and glutamine are the major respiratory fuels for
butyrate, [6-14C] glucose, and [14C] glutamine. In addition,
butyrate, or from metabolic substrates derived from the blood
circulation to the colonic mucosa, i.e. glucose and
colon, and two tumorigenic daughter cell lines, RAS and SRC,
Dr. Summerhayes (Harvard University), derived from fetal rat
effect, there are increased rates of glucose oxidation for
formation from glucose, and the rate of macromolecular
from colonic bacteria, i.e. short chain fatty acids such as
Given that glutamine no longer provides the anaeploric
glutamine. These experiments determined if butyrate, being
growth inhibitory in colon cancer cells, also interferes with
In order to delay the onset and advancement of cancer, this
inhibiting the rate of glutamine oxidation. Glycolysis is
inhibition of glutamine, and lack of ATP production.
lactate production. Both acutely and chronically, butyrate
measured. Butyrate suppresses growth, proliferation, DNA and
mM) on the rates of oxidation and lipogenesis from [1-14 C]
more TCA cycle intermediates. The high rate of lactate
occurs in a dose dependent manner, while chronically
proceeds through the TCA cycle at very high rates, producing
proceeds through the TCA cycle is significantly suppressed.
production could perhaps compensate for the chronic
protein synthesis in transformed colonic cells; however,
rates of glutamine proceeds through the TCA cycle to provide
reduced NAD/NADH environment, the rate that glutamine
research focused on inspecting the utilization, interaction,
synthesis from [14C] glutamine and [3H] leucine are
TCA cycle intermediates. However, chronically, due to the
the addition of butyrate increasing glucose oxidation and
the major pathway accounting for glucose disappearance, with
the metabolism of other metabolic substrates, such as glucose
the rate of ketogenesis from butyrate, the rate of lactate
these effects are not observed in normal colonic cells.
Item Description:"Major subject: Nutrition".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 58 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 50-57.