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7125743 
Journal Article 
Effects of infusion of some prostaglandins in essential fatty acid-deficient and normal rats 
Kupiecki, FP; Sekhar, NC; Weeks, , JR; , 
1968 
Yes 
Journal of Lipid Research
ISSN: 0022-2275
EISSN: 1539-7262 
English 
5726319 
Infusion of 1 mg/kg per day of prostaglandin E(1) (PGE(1)) for 2 and 7 wk failed to correct the dermal signs of essential fatty acid (EFA) deficiency in rats despite the known conversion of EFA to certain prostaglandins. PGE(1) caused no significant changes in serum cholesterol, triglycerides, or phospholipids or in liver neutral lipids in EFA-deficient or normal rats. In normal rats epinephrine-induced lipolysis was greater in fat pads from infused than from untreated rats. The effect on epinephrine-induced lipolysis was greater after the 7 wk infusion than after the 2 wk infusion. The 7 wk infusion also lowered plasma free fatty acid (FFA) concentrations. Infusion of PGE(2) and PGF(2alpha) in combination for 4 wk had no significant effect on either dermal signs of EFA deficiency, lipolysis, or plasma FFA concentrations.