High-fat diet stimulates hepatic cystathionine β-synthase and cystathionine γ-lyase expression

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 913-919

  Hwang, Sun Young ^a,b   Sarna, Lindsei K ^a,b   Siow, Yaw L ^a,b,c   Karmin, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

High fat diet; Homocysteine; Hydrogen sulfide; Trans sulfuration pathway

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LIPID PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFURIZATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY LIVER; LIPID DIET; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BODY WEIGHT; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; DIET, HIGH-FAT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84885467821     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2013-0106     Document Type: Article

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