Abstract
Myocardial fatty acid metabolism may be impaired in adriamycin cardiomyopathy. In order to determine the extent of fatty acid metabolism alterations, we measured steady state [ 14C]palmitate oxidation and the incorporation of [ 14C]palmitate into the neutral lipid pool in a rat model of adriamycin cardiomyopathy. Isolated hearts from control rats and rats treated with adriamycin were perfused with 1.2 mmol/l of [ 14C]palmitate for 30 min to achieve steady state oxidation measured as [ 14C]O 2 production: then perfused with 1.2 mmol/l of unlabelled palmitate. Hearts were killed early (0-5 min) or late (10-30 min) after the [ 14C]palmitate perfusion, to determine incorporation into the neutral lipid pool, and neutral lipid pool utilization. In the control group steady state oxidation was reached in 10 min ([ 14C]O 2 production = 580 ± 61 nmol/min/g dry wt) of perfusion. In the adriamycin treated group, mean CO 2 production was significantly reduced at 10 min (329 ± 44 nmol/min/g dry wt, P < 0.01 v control). At 30 min, [ 14C]O 2 production in the treated group was not significantly different than controls (521 ± 65 nmol/min/g dry wt v 617 ± 36 nmol/min/g dry wt, P = N.S.). The incorporation of [ 14C]palmitate into the neutral lipid pool measured in the early subgroup was significantly reduced for adriamycin treated hearts v controls (7.2 ± 0.6 v 12.0 ± 1.4 μmol/g dry wt respectively, P < 0.01). In the control group 14C labelled neutral lipid reduced with time to 8.4 ± 1.1 μmol/g dry wt ( P < 0.05) in the late group. The adriamycin group demonstrated no significant change between early and late measurements. In conclusion, in adriamycin cardiomyopathy: (1) there is significant delay in achieving steady state palmitate oxidation, although the steady state rate is near normal; (2) palmitate incorporation into the neutral lipid pool is reduced; (3) neutral lipid pool utilization may also be reduced. These data suggest impaired uptake of palmitate into the cell in adriamycin cardiomyopathy, with a relatively maintained capacity for oxidative metabolism.
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