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Cultured cardiac myocytes were depleted of ATP by incubation with oligomycin (1 mg/ml). Then the ability of the cells to oxidize various substrates and to restore ATP levels was studied. Following ATP depletion, the cells were found to be able to oxidize glucose given alone, but not palmitate. However, with both substrates, palmitate was oxidized in the presence of glucose and ATP recovery was enhanced. Pyruvate had a minor effect on palmitate oxidation, while acetate given alone was oxidized, but did not enhance cellular ATP content. These results show that glucose is essential for restoration of mitochondrial function and the coupling between oxidation and ATP synthesis.
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Tirosh, R., Mishor, T. & Pinson, A. Glucose is essential for the initiation of fatty acid oxidation in ATP-depleted cultured ventricular myocytes. Mol Cell Biochem 162, 159–163 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00227544
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