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Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1973;52(9):2146-2159. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI107399.
Abstract
Splanchnic metabolism of triglycerides and other major substrates was studied in the postabsorptive state in normotriglyceridemic and hypertriglyceridemic human subjects who received ½ g of clofibrate four times daily for 3 wk. Transport in blood plasma of triglycerides produced in the splanchnic region was quantified by three methods: (a) measurement of the transsplanchnic gradient of 14C-labeled triglycerides during constant intravenous infusion of [1- 14C] palmitate (b) chemical measurement of the transplanchnic gradient in concentration of triglycerides of very low density lipoproteins; and (c) determination of clearance of 14C-labeled triglycerides in extrasplanchnic tissues. The first method measures only triglycerides derived from free fatty acids and the last two measure total splanchnic production. In hypertriglyceridemic subjects treated with clofibrate, average rates of total splanchnic production of triglycerides and production from free fatty acids were the same as those of comparable untreated subjects despite a consistent fall in plasma triglyceride levels. The hypotriglyceridemic effect of the drug was therefore accompanied by improved disposal of triglycerides in extrasplanchnic tissues. In treated normotriglyceridemic subjects, unlike their untreated counterparts, total splanchnic production was significantly higher than production from free fatty acids. Failure of clofibrate to reduce triglyceride levels in normotriglyceridemic subjects may have been related to increased total splanchnic production, coupled with improved extrasplanchnic disposal.
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B. M. Wolfe, J. P. Kane, R. J. Havel, H. P. Brewster
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