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ArticleScientific reports2017

Plasma acylcarnitine concentrations reflect the acylcarnitine profile in cardiac tissues.

Marina Makrecka-Kuka, Eduards Sevostjanovs, Karlis Vilks, Kristine Volska, Unigunde Antone, Janis Kuka, Elina Makarova, Osvalds Pugovics, Maija Dambrova, Edgars Liepinsh

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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98citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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98 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 157 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marina Makrecka-KukaLatvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia. makrecka@farm.osi.lv.ORCID 0000-0003-4549-1993
Eduards SevostjanovsLatvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.
Karlis VilksLatvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.
Kristine VolskaLatvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.
Unigunde AntoneLatvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.
Janis KukaLatvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.
Elina MakarovaLatvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.
Osvalds PugovicsLatvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.
Maija DambrovaLatvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.
Edgars LiepinshLatvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.
Latvijas Organiskās Sintēzes Institūts · LVLatvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies · LV

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increased plasma concentrations of acylcarnitines (ACs) are suggested as a marker of metabolism disorders. The aim of the present study was to clarify which tissues are responsible for changes in the AC pool in plasma. The concentrations of medium- and long-chain ACs were changing during the fed-fast cycle in rat heart, muscles and liver. After 60 min running exercise, AC content was increased in fasted mice muscles, but not in plasma or heart. After glucose bolus administration in fasted rats, the AC concentrations in plasma decreased after 30 min but then began to increase, while in the muscles and liver, the contents of medium- and long-chain ACs were unchanged or even increased. Only the heart showed a decrease in medium- and long-chain AC contents that was similar to that observed in plasma. In isolated rat heart, but not isolated-contracting mice muscles, the significant efflux of medium- and long-chain ACs was observed. The efflux was reduced by 40% after the addition of glucose and insulin to the perfusion solution. Overall, these results indicate that during fed-fast cycle shifting the heart determines the medium- and long-chain AC profile in plasma, due to a rapid response to the availability of circulating energy substrates.

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AnimalsBlood GlucoseCarnitineGlucose Tolerance TestInsulinLiverMaleMetabolic DiseasesMiceMuscle, SkeletalMyocardiumRandom AllocationRats, WistarRunningacylcarnitineBlood GlucoseCarnitineInsulin

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PMID29235526
PMCPMC5727517
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