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Metabolic Conversion of C20 Polymethylene-Interrupted Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids to Essential Fatty Acids. Lipids 2014; 49:423-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11745-014-3896-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bruce German J, Watkins S. Unsaturated Fatty Acids. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2008. [DOI: 10.1201/9781420046649.ch20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tanaka T, Morishige JI, Iwawaki D, Fukuhara T, Hamamura N, Hirano K, Osumi T, Satouchi K. Metabolic pathway that produces essential fatty acids from polymethylene-interrupted polyunsaturated fatty acids in animal cells. FEBS J 2007; 274:2728-37. [PMID: 17451430 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.05807.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sciadonic acid (20:3 Delta-5,11,14) and juniperonic acid (20:4 Delta-5,11,14,17) are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that lack the Delta-8 double bond of arachidonic acid (20:4 Delta-5,8,11,14) and eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5 Delta-5,8,11,14,17), respectively. Here, we demonstrate that these conifer oil-derived PUFAs are metabolized to essential fatty acids in animal cells. When Swiss 3T3 cells were cultured with sciadonic acid, linoleic acid (18:2 Delta-9,12) accumulated in the cells to an extent dependent on the concentration of sciadonic acid. At the same time, a small amount of 16:2 Delta-7,10 appeared in the cellular lipids. Both 16:2 Delta-7,10 and linoleic acid accumulated in sciadonic acid-supplemented CHO cells, but not in peroxisome-deficient CHO cells. We confirmed that 16:2 Delta-7,10 was effectively elongated to linoleic acid in rat liver microsomes. These results indicate that sciadonic acid was partially degraded to 16:2 Delta-7,10 by two cycles of beta-oxidation in peroxisomes, then elongated to linoleic acid in microsomes. Supplementation of Swiss 3T3 cells with juniperonic acid, an n-3 analogue of sciadonic acid, induced accumulation of alpha-linolenic acid (18:3 Delta-9,12,15) in cellular lipids, suggesting that juniperonic acid was metabolized in a similar manner to sciadonic acid. This PUFA remodeling is thought to be a process that converts unsuitable fatty acids into essential fatty acids required by animals.
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- Tamotsu Tanaka
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Fukuyama University, Higashimura, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan.
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Morishige JI, Takai Y, Hirano K, Tanaka T, Satouchi K. Production and protein kinase C activation of diacylglycerols containing polymethylene-interrupted PUFA. Lipids 2005; 40:155-62. [PMID: 15884763 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-005-1370-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sciadonic acid (20:3, delta-5c,11 c,14c) is a polymethylene-interrupted PUFA (PMI-PUFA) that is present in conifer seeds and known to be incorporated into animal cells and to accumulate in membrane PI as a substitute for arachidonate. In this study, we investigated whether PI having sciadonate could serve as source of DAG that could activate protein kinase C (PKC). When Swiss 3T3 cells cultured with sciadonic acid were stimulated with 100 nM of bombesin, 1-stearoyl-2-sciadonoyl-glycerol (G) and 1-stearoyl-2-arachidonoyl-G were produced. The net increments of these two molecular species of DAG reflected the levels of the two molecular species in the PI in the cells. When cells cultured with juniperonic acid (20:4, delta-5c,11c,14c,17c) were stimulated, 1-stearoyl-2-juniperonoyl-G was produced in proportion to the level of this molecular species in PI in the cells. We also examined PKC activation by synthetic DAG using a partially purified PKC fraction from rat brain and found that both 1-stearoyl-2-sciadonoyl-G and 1-stearoyl-2-juniperonoyl-G could activate PKC comparably to 1 -stearoyl-2-arachidonoyl-G. These results indicate that 1-stearoyl-PI having these C20 PMI-PUFA residues can serve as sources of potential signaling molecules.
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- Jun-ichi Morishige
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Fukuyama University, Fukuyama 729-0292, Japan
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Tanaka T, Iwawaki D, Sakamoto M, Takai Y, Morishige JI, Murakami K, Satouchi K. Mechanisms of accumulation of arachidonate in phosphatidylinositol in yellowtail. A comparative study of acylation systems of phospholipids in rat and the fish species Seriola quinqueradiata. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2003; 270:1466-73. [PMID: 12654002 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03512.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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It is known that phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) contains abundant arachidonate and is composed mainly of 1-stearoyl-2-arachidonoyl species in mammals. We investigated if this characteristic of PtdIns applies to the PtdIns from yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata), a marine fish. In common with phosphatidylcholine (PtdCho), phosphatidylethanolamine (PtdEtn) and phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) from brain, heart, liver, spleen, kidney and ovary, the predominant polyunsaturated fatty acid was docosahexaenoic acid, and levels of arachidonic acid were less than 4.5% (PtdCho), 7.5% (PtdEtn) and 3.0% (PtdSer) in these tissues. In striking contrast, arachidonic acid made up 17.6%, 31.8%, 27.8%, 26.1%, 25.4% and 33.5% of the fatty acid composition of PtdIns from brain, heart, liver, spleen, kidney and ovary, respectively. The most abundant molecular species of PtdIns in all these tissues was 1-stearoyl-2-arachidonoyl. Assay of acyltransferase in liver microsomes of yellowtail showed that arachidonic acid was incorporated into PtdIns more effectively than docosahexaenoic acid and that the latter inhibited incorporation of arachidonic acid into PtdCho without inhibiting the utilization of arachidonic acid for PtdIns. This effect of docosahexaenoic acid was not observed in similar experiments using rat liver microsomes and is thought to contribute to the exclusive utilization of arachidonic acid for acylation to PtdIns in yellowtail. Inositolphospholipids and their hydrolysates are known to act as signaling molecules in cells. The conserved hydrophobic structure of PtdIns (the 1-stearoyl-2-arachidonoyl moiety) may have physiological significance not only in mammals but also in fish.
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- Tamotsu Tanaka
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Fukuyama University, Japan.
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Wolff RL, Christie WW. Structures, practical sources (gymnosperm seeds), gas-liquid chromatographic data (equivalent chain lengths), and mass spectrometric characteristics of all-cis Δ5-olefinic acids. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/1438-9312(200204)104:4<234::aid-ejlt234>3.0.co;2-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pasquier E, Ratnayake WM, Wolff RL. Effects of delta5 polyunsaturated fatty acids of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) seed oil on the fatty acid profile of the developing brain of rats. Lipids 2001; 36:567-74. [PMID: 11485159 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-001-0758-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Conifer (pine) seeds are a potential source of dietary oils, but their safety and nutritional properties are not well established. Conifer seed oils differ from common edible vegetable oils in having a series of unusual polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) with a polymethylene-interrupted (PMI) double bond system and a double bond at the delta5 position. A rat study was conducted to assess whether delta5 PMI-PUFA of conifer seeds could alter the levels of n-6 and n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) in mothers' milk and the developing brain of fetuses and pups. Feeding maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) seed oil (MPO) diet with a delta5 PMI-PUFA content of 1.4 g/100 g throughout pregnancy and lactation resulted in a large incorporation of delta5 PMI-PUFA in mothers' milk (5.1 +/- 0.5% of total fatty acids). The fetus (17 d old) and pup (22 d) brains, however, accumulated very little (0.6 and 0.4% of total fatty acids, respectively) delta5 PMI-PUFA. Mother's milk and pup's brain of the MPO group contained normal levels of 20:4n-6, 22:4n-6, and 20:5n-3 compared to a reference group of rats fed a fat blend of sunflower, high-oleic sunflower, and canola oils. The level of 22:6n-3, however, was slightly but significantly (P < 0.05) higher in milk and pup brain of the MPO group. These results show that delta5 PMI-PUFA of MPO exert no negative effect on the levels of n-6 and n-3 LC-PUFA in rat brain during its early development.
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- E Pasquier
- Nutrition Research Division, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
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Wolff RL, Pédrono F, Pasquier E, Marpeau AM. General characteristics of Pinus spp. seed fatty acid compositions, and importance of delta5-olefinic acids in the taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus. Lipids 2000; 35:1-22. [PMID: 10695919 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-000-0489-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The delta5-unsaturated polymethylene-interrupted fatty acid (delta5-UPIFA) contents and profiles of gymnosperm seeds are useful chemometric data for the taxonomy and phylogeny of that division, and these acids may also have some biomedical or nutritional applications. We recapitulate here all data available on pine (Pinus; the largest genus in the family Pinaceae) seed fatty acid (SFA) compositions, including 28 unpublished compositions. This overview encompasses 76 species, subspecies, and varieties, which is approximately one-half of all extant pines officially recognized at these taxon levels. Qualitatively, the SFA from all pine species analyzed so far are identical. The genus Pinus is coherently united--but this qualitative feature can be extended to the whole family Pinaceae--by the presence of delta5-UPIFA with C18 [taxoleic (5,9-18:2) and pinolenic (5,9,12-18:3) acids] and C20 chains [5,11-20:2, and sciadonic (5,11,14-20:3) acids]. Not a single pine species was found so far with any of these acids missing. Linoleic acid is almost always, except in a few cases, the prominent SFA, in the range 40-60% of total fatty acids. The second habitual SFA is oleic acid, from 12 to 30%. Exceptions, however, occur, particularly in the Cembroides subsection, where oleic acid reaches ca. 45%, a value higher than that of linoleic acid. Alpha-linolenic acid, on the other hand, is a minor constituent of pine SFA, almost always less than 1%, but that would reach 2.7% in one species (P. merkusii). The sum of saturated acids [16:0 (major) and 18:0 (minor) acids principally] is most often less than 10% of total SFA, and anteiso-17:0 acid is present in all species in amounts up to 0.3%. Regarding C18 delta5-UPIFA, taxoleic acid reaches a maximum of 4.5% of total SFA, whereas pinolenic acid varies from 0.1 to 25.3%. The very minor coniferonic (5,9,12,15-18:4) acid is less than 0.2% in all species. The C20 elongation product of pinolenic acid, bishomo-pinolenic (7,11,14-20:3) acid, is a frequent though minor SFA constituent (maximum, 0.7%). When considering C20 delta5-UPIFA, a difference is noted between the subgenera Strobus and Pinus. In the former subgenus, 5,11-20:2 and sciadonic acids are < or =0.3 and < or =1.9%, respectively, whereas in the latter subgenus, they are most often > or =0.3 and > or =2.0%, respectively. The highest values for 5,11-20:2 and sciadonic acids are 0.5% (many species) and 7.0% (P. pinaster). The 5,11,14,17-20:4 (juniperonic) acid is present occasionally in trace amounts. The highest level of total delta5-UPIFA is 30-31% (P. sylvestris), and the lowest level is 0.6% (P. monophylla). Uniting as well as discriminating features that may complement the knowledge about the taxonomy and phylogeny of pines are emphasized.
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- R L Wolff
- ISTAB, Université Bordeaux 1, Talence, France.
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Wolff RL, Christie WW, Pédrono F, Marpeau AM. Arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic, and biosynthetically related fatty acids in the seed lipids from a primitive gymnosperm, Agathis robusta. Lipids 1999; 34:1083-97. [PMID: 10580336 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-999-0460-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The fatty acid composition of the seeds from Agathis robusta, an Australian gymnosperm (Araucariaceae), was determined by a combination of chromatographic and spectrometric techniques. These enabled the identification of small amounts of arachidonic (5,8,11,14-20:4) and eicosapentaenoic (5,8,11,14,17-20:5) acids for the first time in the seed oil of a higher plant. They were apparently derived from gamma-linolenic (6,9,12-18:3) and stearidonic (6,9,12,15-18:4) acids, which were also present, via chain elongation and desaturation, together with other expected biosynthetic intermediates [bis-homo-gamma-linolenic (8,11,14-20:3) and bishomo-stearidonic (8,11,14,17-20:4) acids]. Also present were a number of C20 fatty acids, known to occur in most gymnosperm families, i.e., 5,11-20:2, 11,14-20:2 (bishomo-linoleic), 5,11,14-20:3 (sciadonic), 11,14,17-20:3 (bishomo-alpha-linolenic), and 5,11,14,17-20:4 (juniperonic) acids. In contrast to most other gymnosperm seed lipids analyzed so far, A. robusta seed lipids did not contain C18 delta5-desaturated acids [i.e., 5,9-18:2 (taxoleic), 5,9,12-18:3 (pinolenic), or 5,9,12,15-18:4 (coniferonic)]. These structures support the simultaneous existence of delta6- and delta5-desaturase activities in A. robusta seeds. The delta6-ethylenic bond is apparently introduced into C18 polyunsaturated acids, whereas the delta5-ethylenic bond is introduced into C20 polyunsaturated acids. A general metabolic pathway for the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids in gymnosperm seeds is proposed. When compared to Bryophytes, Pteridophytes (known to contain arachidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids), and species from other gymnosperm families (without such acids), A. robusta appears as an "intermediate," with the C18 delta6-desaturase/C18-->C20 elongase/C20 delta5-desaturase system in common with the former subphyla, and the unsaturated C18-->C20 elongase/C20 delta5-desaturase system specific to gymnosperms. The following hypothetical evolutionary sequence for the C18 delta6/delta5-desaturase class in gymnosperm seeds is suggested: delta6 (initial)-->delta6/delta5 (intermediate)-->delta5 (final).
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- R L Wolff
- ISTAB, Université Bordeaux 1, Talence, France.
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Certik M, Shimizu S. Biosynthesis and regulation of microbial polyunsaturated fatty acid production. J Biosci Bioeng 1999; 87:1-14. [PMID: 16232418 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(99)80001-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/1998] [Accepted: 11/20/1998] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Growing interest in polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) applications in various fields coupled with their significance in health and dietary requirements has focused attention on the provision of suitable sources of these compounds. Isolation of highly efficient oleaginous microorganisms has led to the development of fermentation technologies as an alternative to agricultural and animal processes. Particularly active in PUFA synthesis are the Zygomycetes fungi and certain microalgae. Emphasis is placed on increasing the product value by employing new biotechnological strategies (e.g. mutation techniques, molecular engineering and biotransformations) which allow the regulation of microbial PUFA formation with satisfactory yield in order to be competitive with other sources. Comparative successes in fungal PUFA production demonstrate microbial potential to synthesize high-value oils and provide the main stimulus for their applications.
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- M Certik
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Jones SM, Zhong Z, Enomoto N, Schemmer P, Thurman RG. Dietary juniper berry oil minimizes hepatic reperfusion injury in the rat. Hepatology 1998; 28:1042-50. [PMID: 9755241 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Juniper berry oil is rich in 5,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid similar to one found in fish oil, yet less prone to peroxidation. Dietary fish oil treatment has been shown to effectively reduce reperfusion injury; therefore, the effects of a diet containing juniper berry oil on hepatic reperfusion injury in a low-flow, reflow reperfusion model were investigated in the rat. Rats were fed semisynthetic diets containing either juniper berry oil, fish oil, or corn oil for 14 to 16 days. Daily food consumption averaged around 20 g/d in both the control and treatment groups; average daily weight gain was around 4 g per 100 g rat weight in all three groups studied, and there were no significant differences in these parameters. Livers were initially perfused at low-flow rates to induce pericentral hypoxia followed by a 40-minute reperfusion period. Peak lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release during reflow averaged 44 U/g/h in the corn oil group and 32 U/g/h in the fish oil group, but was only 21 U/g/h as a result of juniper berry oil treatment. Malondialdehyde (MDA), an end-product of lipid peroxidation, reached a maximum value of 62 nmol/g/h in the corn oil group, but only reached 43 nmol/g/h and 34 nmol/g/h in the fish oil and juniper berry oil groups, respectively. Both juniper berry oil and fish oil treatment improved rates of bile flow from 25 microL/g/h (corn oil) to 36 and 38 microL/g/h, respectively. Importantly, juniper berry oil reduced cell death in pericentral regions of the liver lobule by 75%. Trypan blue distribution time, an indicator of the hepatic microcirculation, was reduced by approximately 25% with fish oil and over 50% by juniper berry oil diets compared with corn oil controls. The rates of entry of fluorescein-dextran, a dye confined to the vascular space, were increased 1.8- and 2.6-fold, and rates of outflow were increased 4.4- and 4.3-fold by fish oil and juniper berry oil, respectively, also reflecting improved microcirculation. Juniper berry oil also blunted increases in intracellular calcium and release of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) by cultured Kupffer cells stimulated by endotoxin. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that feeding a diet containing juniper berry oil reduces reperfusion injury by inhibiting activation of Kupffer cells, thus reducing vasoactive eicosanoid release and improving the hepatic microcirculation in livers undergoing oxidant stress.
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- S M Jones
- Laboratory of Hepatobiology and Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7365, USA
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Chavali SR, Weeks CE, Zhong WW, Forse RA. Increased production of TNF-alpha and decreased levels of dienoic eicosanoids, IL-6 and IL-10 in mice fed menhaden oil and juniper oil diets in response to an intraperitoneal lethal dose of LPS. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 1998; 59:89-93. [PMID: 9774171 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-3278(98)90086-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and the non-methylene interrupted fatty acids (NMIFA) displace arachidonic acid (AA: 20:4omega6 -5,8,11,14) in the membrane phospholipids. Unlike EPA (20:5omega3 -5,8,11,14,17), the NMIFA (20:3omega6 -5,11,14 and 20:4omega3 -5,11,14,17) lacking the delta-8 double bond are not substrates for the formation of eicosanoids. For 20 days, the mice were fed diets containing 5wt% dietary fats from various sources. The magnitudes in the production of eicosanoids and cytokines produced in response to an intraperitoneal injection of endotoxin in mice fed menhaden fish oil (MO) diets enriched with EPA were compared with those maintained on juniper oil (JO) containing NMIFA or on safflower oil (SO), a major source of the AA precursor, linoleic acid. The levels of PGE2, 6-keto-PGF1alpha and TXB2 were markedly lower (P < 0.01) in animals fed either MO or JO diets compared to the controls. The plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha were significantly higher (P < 0.05) with a concomitant decrease of interleukin (IL)-6 and of IL-10 in mice fed MO or JO diets (P < 0.01) compared to those fed SO diet. These data suggest that the effects of consuming NMIFA of JO despite their inability to form eicosanoids are similar to those of feeding EPA which forms biologically active alternate metabolites.
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- S R Chavali
- Department of Surgery, Harvard Institutes of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Yoshida SH, Siu J, Griffey SM, German JB, Gershwin ME. Dietary Juniperis virginiensis seed oil decreased pentobarbital-associated mortalities among DBA/1 mice treated with collagen-adjuvant emulsions. JOURNAL OF LIPID MEDIATORS AND CELL SIGNALLING 1996; 13:283-93. [PMID: 8816989 DOI: 10.1016/0929-7855(95)00060-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The propensity of the fatty acid 5,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid (5,11,14-ETA) to replace arachidonic acid in cell membranes, and its inability to be converted to bioactive eicosanoids, suggest that it may be useful in the treatment of autoimmune disorders. Previously, dietary application of oils extracted from 5,11,14-ETA-rich Platycladus orientalis delayed the onset of autoimmune disease in New Zealand Black mice. To gain more knowledge of the efficacy of this fatty acid toward alleviating immunological disorders, a similar oil was used to examine its effects on collagen-induced arthritis in DBA/1 mice, a model characterized by synovial proliferation and joint infiltration by inflammatory cells. Mice were fed AIN76A diet supplemented with 4% (w/w) of either an oil extracted from the seeds of Juniperis virginiensis (0.4% 5,11,14-ETA); a control oil consisting of equal parts olive, linseed and safflower oils; fish oil (90% fish oil and 10% safflower oil); or safflower oil. Mice were immunized with three injections of collagen-adjuvant emulsions, the first injection was intradermal, and the two subsequent injections were intraperitoneal. Mortalities were recorded following a secondary pentobarbital administration intraperitoneally. Mice from the J. virginiensis group had the lowest mortalities (25%) while safflower oil-fed mice had the highest (59%; p < 0.05). While the J. virginiensis group had the lowest mean CD4/CD8 T lymphocyte ratio, the fish oil group had the highest. These observations suggest that manipulation of eicosanoid production by different dietary lipids had different effects on immune responses, possibly through alterations in T lymphocyte subsets. Hypothetically, a downregulation of prostaglandin E2 release could increase the ratio of T helper 1 to T helper 2 lymphocytes and thereby modulate anaphylactic responses. Also, lowered pro-oxidant status may decrease CD4/CD8 T cell ratios and modify immune function.
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- S H Yoshida
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis 95616-859, USA
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