The interactive potential of three known peroxisome proliferators, omega-3 fatty acids, clofibrate and di(2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP), was evaluated in male weanling Wistar rats for the effect on peroxisomal beta-oxidation. Omega-3 fatty acids were supplied by menhaden oil which was fed in six regimens: low fat (5% w/w), low fat and clofibrate (0.3% w/w) or DEHP (0.25% w/w), high fat (20% w/w), high fat and clofibrate or DEHP in the aforementioned concentrations. Induction of peroxisomal beta-oxidation was measured by changes in liver-to-body weight ratio, fatty acyl-CoA oxidase (FAO) activity, and peroxisomal bifunctional enzyme (PBE) quantity. Analysis of transformed data indicated a less than additive response in FAO activity with no deviation from additivity seen with liver-to-body ratios and PBE.
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