Atherosclerosis and Mitochondria

Letters and Comments1 November 1970Atherosclerosis and MitochondriaSIGMUND R. GREENBERG, M.D.SIGMUND R. GREENBERG, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-73-5-861_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Dr. Whereat's article (ANNALS, July 1970 issue) relating atherogenesis to carbon monoxide and "other mitochondrial election transport change inhibitors that contaminate our hazardous environment . . . as pollutants of our air," should serve as fuel for our ecologist friends. Having failed to communicate with his teachers and parents, the activist may now accuse us of attempted murder by strangulation, that is, by preventing normal respiration of their mitochondria.Since I see very few rabbits in my practice, I need more information concerning human arterial lipogenesis in an in vivo milieu—not deprived of growth hormone, epinephrine, thyroid...References1. WHEREATHULLORISHIMO AFM: The role of succinate in the regulation of fatty acid synthesis by heart mitochondria. J Biol Chem 242:4013-4022, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MARTIUSHESS CB: The mode of action of thyroxine (letter). Arch Biochem 33:486-487, 1951 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. PIATNEK-LEUNISSENLEUNISSEN DR: Liver mitochondrial function in acute vs. chronic hyperthyroidism. Endocrinology 84:456-461, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. LIEBER C: Metabolic effects produced by alcohol in the liver and other tissues. Advances Intern Med 18:151-199, 1968 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Abington Hospital Abington, Pa. 19001 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 November 1970Volume 73, Issue 5Page: 861-862KeywordsAtherosclerosisCarbon monoxideEpinephrineGrowth hormoneHomicideLipogenesisMitochondriaRabbitsRespirationThyroid hormones Issue Published: 1 November 1970 PDF DownloadLoading ...