Abstract
Clofibrate or cetaben was administered to male rats for 10 days. Peroxisomal and mitochondrial enzymes were assayed in liver subcellular fractions. Clofibrate affected the specific activities of both mitochondrial enzymes (glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and nicotinamide-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase) and peroxisomal enzymes (fatty acyl-CoA oxidase, glycerone phosphate acyltransferase, urate oxidase, and D-amino-acid oxidase). In contrast, cetaben raised only the peroxisomal enzymes, acyl-CoA oxidase, glycerone-phosphate acyltransferase, D-amino-acid oxidase, catalase, and urate oxidase. Thus, the hypolipidaemic activity of these drugs may be exclusively related to stimulated peroxisomal functioning, while mitochondria play only a minor role.
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