Upregulation of fatty acyl-CoA thioesterases in the heart and skeletal muscle of rats fed a high-fat diet

M Fujita, A Momose, T Ohtomo… - Biological and …, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
M Fujita, A Momose, T Ohtomo, A Nishinosono, K Tanonaka, H Toyoda, M Morikawa…
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2011jstage.jst.go.jp
Biol. Pharm. Bull. 34(1): 87-91 (2011) Page 1 Over the past few decades, the prevalence of
overweight and obesity has increased markedly worldwide, along with the adoption of
westernized lifestyles characterized by excessive energy intake and a lack of physical activity.
Consequently, obesity and a cluster of obesity-related comorbidities often referred to as the
metabolic syndrome have become a serious public health problem and a major risk factor for the
development of severe diseases such as cardiovascular disease.Obesity is strongly associated …
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Animals and Treatments All animals were treated according to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals published by the US National Institutes of Health
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