Abstract
Endogenous lipid droplets were prepared by subjecting fat cells to hypotonic shock and to Triton X-100 treatment. The structure of the endogenous lipid droplet fraction was examined by scanning and transmission electron microscopies. Neither intact fat cells nor disrupted cell membranes were detectable in the endogenous lipid droplet fraction. With this endogenous substrate, epinephrine elicited lipolysis with either hormone-sensitive lipase or lipoprotein lipase, but no cyclic AMP-protein kinase mediated stimulation of lipolysis was observed. On the other hand, epinephrine did not stimulate lipolysis when triolein emulsified with arabic gum was used as substrate. With the latter exogenous substrate, however, cyclic AMP-protein kinase was found to stimulate lipolysis with hormone-sensitive lipase as enzyme. These results agree with the proposal of Wise and Jungas that the epinephrine-stimulated increase of hydrolysis of endogenous fat is not mediated through cyclic AMP-protein kinase. A possible mechanism of hydrolysis of endogenous fat by induction of lipolysis by epinephrine in fat cells is discussed.
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