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Péron M, Gonzalvez R, Hue S, Soudant P, Le Grand F, Mazurais D, Vagner M. Spatial and ontogenetic modulation of fatty acid composition in juvenile European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from two French estuaries. Mar Environ Res 2024; 197:106456. [PMID: 38522120 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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This study evaluated how estuary of origin and ontogenetic stage influence the fatty acid (FA) composition in the tissues of wild European sea bass juvenile. We evidenced tissue-specific patterns, with the brain exhibiting a distinct FA composition from the liver and muscle. Ontogenetic stage and estuary influenced the general FA profile, and particularly the essential FA (EFA) like docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and arachidonic acid (ARA) in all tissues. The data also revealed the ability of wild sea bass to modulate, at the molecular level, FA biosynthesis pathways and suggest a potential dietary DHA limitation in the natural environment. The distribution of FA within tissues might reflect shifts in diet, metabolic demands, or adaptations to environmental conditions. This study provides insights about FA dynamics in euryhaline fish during juvenile life stage, improving our understanding of the metabolism need and EFA trophic availability in a changing environment.
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- Mickaël Péron
- Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR 6539, LEMAR, Plouzané, France.
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- Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR 6539, LEMAR, Plouzané, France
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- UMR-I 02 SEBIO - Stress Environnementaux et BIOsurveillance des milieux aquatiques, Université du Havre Normandie, France
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- Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR 6539, LEMAR, Plouzané, France
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- Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR 6539, LEMAR, Plouzané, France
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- Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR 6539, LEMAR, Plouzané, France
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Ni X, Zhang Z, Deng Z, Li J. Optimizing ARA and DHA in infant formula: A systematic review of global trends, regional disparities, and considerations for precision nutrition. Food Res Int 2024; 182:114049. [PMID: 38519198 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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In the context of precision nutrition, the addition of ARA and DHA in infant formula needs to consider more factors. This study conducted a comprehensive literature review, including 112 relevant Chinese and English articles, to summarize and analyze the global levels of ARA, DHA, and the ARA/DHA ratio in breast milk. The data were correlated with local aquatic products intake and children's IQ. The results indicated that the average level of DHA in breast milk across regions is lower than that of ARA. Variations in DHA content were identified as a primary factor influencing ARA/DHA ratio fluctuations. Breast milk ARA and DHA levels decrease with prolonged lactation periods but increase over the past 22 years. Correlation analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between aquatic products intake and breast milk DHA levels (r = 0.64, p < 0.05). Breast milk DHA levels also showed a significant positive correlation with children's IQ (r = 0.67, p < 0.01). Stable breast milk ARA content did not exhibit significant correlations with aquatic products intake or children's IQ (r = 0, p > 0.05). Among 22 infant formula products available in China, only 5 had ARA levels within the range of breast milk. Most formula products had higher ARA levels than DHA, resulting in ARA/DHA ratios generally exceeding 1. The temporal and spatial variability in breast milk ARA and DHA levels may lead to diverse health outcomes in infants. Therefore, the addition of ARA and DHA in infant formula should consider this variability, including the molecular forms and positional isomerism of the added ARA and DHA. Additionally, considering the impact of different cognitive development tests and infant's gene expression on formula assessment results, there is a need to establish a more comprehensive infant health assessment system to guide the addition of ARA and DHA in formula.
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- Xinggang Ni
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330047, China.
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Rigaud C, Kahilainen KK, Calderini ML, Pilecky M, Kainz MJ, Tiirola M, Taipale SJ. Preparing for the future offspring: European perch (Perca fluviatilis) biosynthesis of physiologically required fatty acids for the gonads happens already in the autumn. Oecologia 2023; 203:477-489. [PMID: 37975885 PMCID: PMC10684423 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-023-05480-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are critical for reproduction and thermal adaptation. Year-round variability in the expression of fads2 (fatty acid desaturase 2) in the liver of European perch (Perca fluviatilis) in a boreal lake was tested in relation to individual variation in size, sex, and maturity, together with stable isotopes values as well as fatty acids (FA) content in different tissues and prey items. ARA and DHA primary production was restricted to the summer months, however, perch required larger amounts of these PUFA during winter, as their ARA and DHA muscle content was higher compared to summer. The expression of fads2 in perch liver increased during winter and was higher in mature females. Mature females stored DHA in their gonads already in late summer and autumn, long before the upcoming spring spawning period in May. Lower δ13CDHA values in the gonads in September suggest that these females actively synthesized DHA as part of this reproductive investment. Lower δ13CARA values in the liver of all individuals during winter suggest that perch were synthesizing essential FA to help cope with over-wintering conditions. Perch seem able to modulate its biosynthesis of physiologically required PUFA in situations of stress (fasting or cold temperatures) or in situations of high energetic demand (gonadal development). Biosynthesis of physiologically required PUFA may be an important part of survival and reproduction in aquatic food webs with long cold periods.
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- Cyril Rigaud
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- WasserCluster Lunz-Inter-university Center for Aquatic Ecosystem Studies, Lunz am See, Austria
- Danube University Krems, Research Lab of Aquatic Ecosystem Research and Health, Krems, Austria
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- WasserCluster Lunz-Inter-university Center for Aquatic Ecosystem Studies, Lunz am See, Austria
- Danube University Krems, Research Lab of Aquatic Ecosystem Research and Health, Krems, Austria
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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Eudy BJ, Odle J, Lin X, Maltecca C, Walter KR, McNulty NP, Fellner V, Jacobi SK. Dietary Prebiotic Oligosaccharides and Arachidonate Alter the Fecal Microbiota and Mucosal Lipid Composition of Suckling Pigs. J Nutr 2023; 153:2249-2262. [PMID: 37348760 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Early intestinal development is important to infant vitality, and optimal formula composition can promote gut health. OBJECTIVES The objectives were to evaluate the effects of arachidonate (ARA) and/or prebiotic oligosaccharide (PRE) supplementation in formula on the development of the microbial ecosystem and colonic health parameters. METHODS Newborn piglets were fed 4 formulas containing ARA [0.5 compared with 2.5% of dietary fatty acids (FAs)] and PRE (0 compared with 8 g/L, containing a 1:1 mixture of galactooligosaccharides and polydextrose) in a 2 x 2 factorial design for 22 d. Fecal samples were collected weekly and analyzed for relative microbial abundance. Intestinal samples were collected on day 22 and analyzed for mucosal FAs, pH, and short-chain FAs (SCFAs). RESULTS PRE supplementation significantly increased genera within Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, including Anaerostipes, Mitsuokella, Prevotella, Clostridium IV, and Bulleidia, and resulted in progressive separation from controls as determined by Principal Coordinates Analysis. Concentrations of SCFA increased from 70.98 to 87.37 mM, with an accompanying reduction in colonic pH. ARA supplementation increased the ARA content of the colonic mucosa from 2.35-5.34% of total FAs. PRE supplementation also altered mucosal FA composition, resulting in increased linoleic acid (11.52-16.33% of total FAs) and ARA (2.35-5.16% of total FAs). CONCLUSIONS Prebiotic supplementation during the first 22 d of life altered the gut microbiota of piglets and increased the abundance of specific bacterial genera. These changes correlated with increased SCFA, which may benefit intestinal development. Although dietary ARA did not alter the microbiota, it increased the ARA content of the colonic mucosa, which may support intestinal development and epithelial repair. Prebiotic supplementation also increased unsaturation of FAs in the colonic mucosa. Although the mechanism requires further investigation, it may be related to altered microbial ecology or biohydrogenation of FA.
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- Brandon J Eudy
- Department of Animal Science and Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Animal Science and Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
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- Department of Animal Science and Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Animal Science and Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Animal Science and Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Animal Science and Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
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de Marco Castro E, Kampschulte N, Murphy CH, Schebb NH, Roche HM. Oxylipin status, before and after LC n-3 PUFA supplementation, has little relationship with skeletal muscle biology in older adults at risk of sarcopenia. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2023; 189:102531. [PMID: 36645979 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2022.102531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Oxylipins form endogenously via the oxygenation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC PUFA). Several oxylipins are highly bioactive molecules and are believed to be key mediators of LC PUFA metabolism in the body. However, little is known in relation to whether oxylipins mediate alterations in skeletal muscle mass and function. The objective of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between the oxylipin profile and skeletal muscle biology in healthy older adults at risk of sarcopenia and determine if this changes in response to LC n-3 PUFA supplementation. MATERIALS AND METHODS This exploratory study investigated the baseline correlations between LC n-3, n-6 and n-9 PUFA-derived oxylipins and markers of muscle biology. For this, the concentration of 79 free (i.e., non-esterified) oxylipins was quantified in human plasma by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and retrospectively correlated to phenotypic outcomes obtained pre-intervention from the NUTRIMAL study (n = 49). After examining the baseline relationship, the potential effect of supplementation (LC n-3 PUFA or an isoenergetic control made of high-oleic sunflower and corn oil) was evaluated by correlating the change in oxylipins concentration and the change in markers of skeletal muscle biology. The relationship between oxylipins pre- and post-intervention and their parent PUFA were also examined. RESULTS At baseline, the hydroxy product of mead acid (n-9 PUFA), 5-HETrE, was negatively correlated to the phenotypic parameters appendicular lean mass index (ALMI) (p = 0.003, r=-0.41), skeletal muscle mass index (SMMI) (p = 0.001, r=-0.46), handgrip strength (HGS) (p<0.001, r = 0.48) and isometric knee extension (p<0.001, r=-0.48). Likewise, LC n-6 PUFA hydroxy‑PUFA were negatively correlated to HGS (i.e., 12-HETrE, p = 0.002, r=-0.42, and 5- and 11-HETE, p = 0.006, r=-0.47 and p<0.001, r=-0.50 respectively), single leg stand time (i.e., 12-HETrE, p = 0.006, r=-0.39 and 16-HETE, p = 0.002, r=-0.43), and five-time-sit-to-stand test (FTST) performance (16-HETE, p = 0.006, r = 0.39), and positively correlated to gait speed (i.e., 12-HETrE, p = 0.007, r = 0.38 and 16-HETE, p = 0.006, r = 0.39). LC n-3 PUFA supplementation increased eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) derived oxylipins and reduced n-6 PUFA derived oxylipins. Parameters of skeletal muscle mass and strength were not significantly altered in either LC n-3 PUFA or placebo groups. Changes in plasma oxylipins concentrations were closely related to changes in their parent PUFA, assessed in the erythrocyte membrane, but were not associated with any changes in skeletal muscle parameters. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION At baseline, the status n-9 (5-HETrE) and n-6 PUFA derivates [12-HETrE, and 5-, 11- and 16-HETE], but not n-3 PUFA derived oxylipins, were associated with poor skeletal muscle health parameters (i.e., mass and strength). However, these correlations were no longer present when correlating relative changes from pre to post timepoints. An independent cohort validation is needed to explore baseline correlations further. Further research is warranted to assess other biological mechanisms by which LC n-3 PUFA might affect muscle biology.
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- E de Marco Castro
- UCD Conway Institute & UCD Institute of Food and Health, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Chair of Food Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Agrifood Business and Spatial Analysis, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin, 15, Ireland
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- Chair of Food Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
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- UCD Conway Institute & UCD Institute of Food and Health, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast, Belfast, UK.
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Qi H, Liu Y, Jian F, Xing X, Wang J, Li C. Effects of dietary arachidonic acid (ARA) on immunity, growth and fatty acids of Apostichopus japonicus. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2022; 127:901-909. [PMID: 35863534 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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As an important aquaculture species, improving the immunity of cultured Apostichopus japonicus (A. japonicus) is vital for its health in aquaculture farming. It has been shown that ARA is an important metabolite for A. japonicus infected by Vibrio splendidus. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of dietary exogenous ARA on healthy sea cucumber cultures, including assessments of immunity, growth, and fatty acid content. Five experimental diets containing 0.01%, 0.29%, 0.46%, 0.70%, and 1.09% ARA were tested. The specific growth rate (SGR) of sea cucumbers did not be significantly affected by exogenous ARA diet groups. The results showed that dietary ARA between 0.49 and 1.09% notably improved the survival rate of sea cucumbers infected by Vibrio splendidus compared with the control group without exogenous ARA. The results also showed the effects of dietary ARA on immune-related genes, enzymes, and oxidation indices; most of the exogenous ARA significantly upregulated the mRNA expression of the genes NFκB, TLR, TLR3, TRAF6, Toll, and MyD88. The activities of ACP, AKP, and lysozyme increased in the 0.49-1.09% ARA groups, especially the dietary 0.49% ARA group. The SOD1 and NOS activities were enhanced by dietary ARA between 0.29 and 0.70%. Compared with the control, the MDA content increased, but the 0.49% ARA-diet group had a lower MDA content. Based on these data, 0.49-0.70% ARA significantly enhanced immunity in cultured A. japonicus. Exogenous 0.49% and 0.70% ARA also elevated the ARA, total PUFA and n-6 PUFA in the body walls. In conclusion, the appropriate exogenous ARA (0.49%-0.70%) in diets could improve immunity and fatty acid content considerably. The results provide basic evidence that ARA can serve a useful immune enhancer for A. japonicus aquaculture.
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- Hongqing Qi
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, Liaoning Province, PR China
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, Liaoning Province, PR China
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, Liaoning Province, PR China
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, Liaoning Province, PR China
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, Liaoning Province, PR China
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, Liaoning Province, PR China.
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Soccol CR, Colonia BSO, de Melo Pereira GV, Mamani LDG, Karp SG, Thomaz Soccol V, Penha RDO, Dalmas Neto CJ, César de Carvalho J. Bioprospecting lipid-producing microorganisms: From metagenomic-assisted isolation techniques to industrial application and innovations. Bioresour Technol 2022; 346:126455. [PMID: 34863851 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Traditionally, lipid-producing microorganisms have been obtained via conventional bioprospecting based on isolation and screening techniques, demanding time and effort. Thus, high-throughput sequencing combined with conventional microbiological approaches has emerged as an advanced and rapid strategy for recovering novel oleaginous microorganisms from target environments. This review highlights recent developments in lipid-producing microorganism bioprospecting, following (i) from traditional cultivation techniques to state-of-the-art metagenomics approaches; (ii) related topics on workflow, next-generation sequencing platforms, and knowledge bioinformatics; and (iii) biotechnological potential of the production of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) by Aurantiochytrium limacinum, arachidonic acid (ARA) by Mortierella alpina and biodiesel by Rhodosporidium toruloides. These three species have been shown to be highly promising and studied in research articles, patents and commercialized products. Trends, innovations and future perspectives of these microorganisms are also addressed. Thus, these microbial lipids allow the development of food, feed and biofuels as alternative solutions to animal and vegetable oils.
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- Carlos Ricardo Soccol
- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), 81531-970 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), 81531-970 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), 81531-970 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), 81531-970 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), 81531-970 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), 81531-970 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), 81531-970 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Álvarez P, Ramiro-Cortijo D, Montes MT, Moreno B, Calvo MV, Liu G, Esteban Romero A, Ybarra M, Cordeiro M, Clambor Murube M, Valverde E, Sánchez-Pacheco A, Fontecha J, Gibson R, Saenz de Pipaon M. Randomized controlled trial of early arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid enteral supplementation in very preterm infants. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:947221. [PMID: 36090567 PMCID: PMC9452757 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.947221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate changes in blood long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) and oxylipin concentrations in very preterm infants from birth to 36 weeks' postmenstrual age (WPA) after providing an emulsified arachidonic acid (ARA):docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplement at two different concentrations. STUDY DESIGN This prospective, randomized trial assigned infants to receive a supplement (1) 80:40 group (80 mg/kg/day ARA and 40 mg/kg/day DHA, n = 9) or (2) 120:60 group (120 mg/kg/day ARA and 60 mg/kg/day DHA, n = 9). Infants received supplement daily from birth until 36 WPA. At baseline, 21 days of life and 36 WPA, the LCPUFAs were measured in plasma by gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry. Additionally, LCPUFAs and oxylipins were analyzed in whole blood by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Furthermore, a sample of oral mucosa was obtained to analyze single-nucleotide polymorphism located in the FADS1 gene by PCR. RESULTS Gestational age was similar between groups (80:40 = 28+6 [27+3; 30+3] completed weeks+days ; 120:60 = 29+6 [27+3; 30+5] completed weeks+days , p = 0.83). At 36 WPA, the change in plasma ARA was significantly different between groups (80:40 group = 0.15 [-0.67; 0.69] %nmol, 120:60 = 1.68 [1.38; 3.16] %nmol, p = 0.031). In whole blood, the levels of ARA-derived oxylipins (5-, 8-, 9-, 11-, 15-HETE and 8,9-EET) and EPA-derived oxylipins (18-HEPE) significantly increase from baseline to 36 WPA in the 120:60 group than the 80:40 group. CONCLUSION Supplementation at high doses (120:60 mg/kg/day) increased levels of ARA, and EPA- and ARA-derived oxylipins compared to low doses (80:40 mg/kg/day). Differences were detected in EPA metabolites without a significant increase in plasma DHA.
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- Patricia Álvarez
- Department of Neonatology, La Paz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neonatology, La Paz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neonatology, La Paz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Food Lipid Biomarkers and Health Group, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL, CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, SAHMRI Women and Kids, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Neonatology, La Paz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neonatology, La Paz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neonatology, La Paz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neonatology, La Paz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Food Lipid Biomarkers and Health Group, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL, CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- SAHMRI Women and Kids, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Neonatology, La Paz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Muramatsu H, Akimoto N, Hashimoto M, Sugibayashi K, Katakura M. Influence of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake on Kidney Functions of Rats with Chronic Renal Failure. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19120692. [PMID: 34940691 PMCID: PMC8706431 DOI: 10.3390/md19120692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Arachidonic acid (ARA), an omega-6 (ω-6) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), is involved in the development and maintenance of renal functions, whereas docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 (ω-3) PUFA that has anti-inflammatory effects and attenuates nephropathy. However, their effects on the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) remain unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of feeding ARA, DHA, and ARA and DHA-containing diets on rats with 5/6 nephrectomized kidneys. Urine and feces were collected every 4 weeks, and the kidneys were collected at 16 weeks after surgery. Urinary albumin (U-ALB) excretion increased gradually with nephrectomy, but the U-ALB excretion was attenuated by feeding the rats with an ARA + DHA-containing diet. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in the kidneys were lower in the ARA + DHA group than in the other groups. At 4 weeks after surgery, the lipid peroxide (LPO) levels in the plasma of the ARA + DHA groups decreased significantly after surgery compared to the control CKD group, but this did not happen at 16 weeks post-surgery. There was a significant negative correlation between LPO levels in the plasma at 4 weeks and creatinine clearance, and a positive correlation with urinary albumin levels. These results suggest that the combination of ARA and DHA inhibit the progress of early stage CKD.
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- Hiroki Muramatsu
- Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado 350-0295, Saitama, Japan; (H.M.); (N.A.); (K.S.)
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado 350-0295, Saitama, Japan; (H.M.); (N.A.); (K.S.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado 350-0295, Saitama, Japan; (H.M.); (N.A.); (K.S.)
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado 350-0295, Saitama, Japan; (H.M.); (N.A.); (K.S.)
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Martinez JA, Skiba MB, Chow HS, Chew WM, Saboda K, Lance P, Ellis NA, Jacobs ET. A Protective Role for Arachidonic Acid Metabolites against Advanced Colorectal Adenoma in a Phase III Trial of Selenium. Nutrients 2021; 13:3877. [PMID: 34836131 DOI: 10.3390/nu13113877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Oxylipins derived from arachidonic acid (ARA) have been implicated in the development of colorectal adenomas and colorectal cancer. The primary purpose of this work was to determine the relationship between plasma levels of oxylipins and colorectal adenoma characteristics at study entry, as well as with the development of a new adenoma during follow-up within a Phase III adenoma prevention clinical trial with selenium (Sel). Secondarily, we sought to determine whether the selenium intervention influenced plasma oxylipin levels. Four oxylipins were quantified in stored plasma samples from a subset of Sel study subjects (n = 256) at baseline and at 12-months. There were significantly lower odds of an advanced adenoma at baseline with higher prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), with an OR (95% CI) of 0.55 (0.33–0.92), and with 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE) ((0.53 (0.33–0.94)); and of a large adenoma with higher PGE2 ((0.52 (0.31–0.87)). In contrast, no associations were observed between any oxylipin and the development of a new adenoma during follow-up. Selenium supplementation was associated with a significantly smaller increase in 5-HETE after 12 months compared to the placebo, though no other results were statistically significant. The ARA-derived oxylipins may have a role in the progression of non-advanced adenoma to advanced, but not with the development of a new adenoma.
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Skarpengland T, Macpherson ME, Hov JR, Kong XY, Bohov P, Halvorsen B, Fevang B, Berge RK, Aukrust P, Jørgensen SF. Altered Plasma Fatty Acids Associate with Gut Microbial Composition in Common Variable Immunodeficiency. J Clin Immunol 2021. [PMID: 34669143 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-021-01146-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE Fatty acid (FA) abnormalities are found in various inflammatory disorders and have been related to disturbed gut microbiota. Patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) have inflammatory complications associated with altered gut microbial composition. We hypothesized that there is an altered FA profile in CVID patients, related to gut microbial dysbiosis. METHODS Plasma FAs were measured in 39 CVID patients and 30 healthy controls. Gut microbial profile, a food frequency questionnaire, and the effect of the oral antibiotic rifaximin were investigated in CVID patients. RESULTS The n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) (1.4 [1.0-1.8] vs. 1.9 [1.2-2.5], median (IQR), P < 0.05), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (3.2 [2.4-3.9] vs. 3.5 [2.9-4.3], P < 0.05), all values expressed as weight percent of total plasma FAs, were reduced in CVID compared to controls. Also, n-6 PUFAs (34.3 ± 3.4 vs. 37.1 ± 2.8, mean ± SD, P < 0.001) and linoleic acid (LA) (24.5 ± 3.3 vs. 28.1 ± 2.7, P < 0.0001) and the FA anti-inflammatory index (98.9 [82.1-119.4] vs. 117.0 [88.7-153.1], median (IQR), P < 0.05) were reduced in CVID. The microbial alpha diversity was positively associated with plasma n-6 PUFAs (r = 0.41, P < 0.001) and LA (r = 0.51, P < 0.001), but not n-3 PUFAs (P = 0.78). Moreover, a 2-week course of rifaximin significantly reduced the proportion of n-6 PUFAs (P = 0.04, UNIANOVA). Serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels correlated with plasma n-3 PUFAs (rho = 0.36, P = 0.03) and DHA (rho = 0.41, P = 0.009). CONCLUSION We found a potentially unfavorable FA profile in CVID, related to low IgG levels. High plasma n-6 PUFAs were related to increased gut microbial diversity and altered by rifaximin therapy.
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Strandberg U, Ilo T, Akkanen J, Kankaala P. Warming Decreases Bioconversion of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Chironomid Larvae Maintained on Cyanobacterium Microcystis. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11091326. [PMID: 34572539 PMCID: PMC8471874 DOI: 10.3390/biom11091326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria dominance and warming have been suggested to decrease the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in freshwater ecosystems. Physiological adaptations of poikilothermic animals to higher temperatures may further decrease PUFA levels in aquatic food webs. We conducted diet manipulation experiments to investigate the combined effects of dietary PUFA and warming on the proportions of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) in Chironomus riparius. The experimental diet consisted of a nontoxic cyanobacterium Microcystis, which contained C20 PUFA: 20:3n-3, 20:4n-3, and 20:3n-6, but no EPA or ARA. Additionally, we used TetraMin® fish flakes as a control treatment. A temperature increase from 20 °C to 25 °C decreased the proportion of n-3 C20 PUFA and the n-3/n-6 ratio in Microcystis. Diet manipulation experiments indicated that Chironomus desaturated dietary C20 precursors to EPA and ARA, but warming decreased this bioconversion and resulted in lower levels of EPA and ARA in Chironomus. Warming did not alter the proportions of EPA and ARA in Chironomus larvae if these PUFA were readily available in the diet (TetraMin® control treatment). In conclusion, warming and cyanobacteria dominance may decrease the production and trophic transfer of physiologically important PUFA in freshwaters by (1) decreasing the n-3/n-6 ratio and the abundance of n-3 C20 precursors in Microcystis, and (2) decreasing the bioconversion of n-3 and n-6 C20 precursors to EPA and ARA in chironomids. These changes may have cascading effects throughout the food web and decrease the content of EPA in fish, potentially affecting its availability to humans.
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Parzanini C, Arts MT, Rohtla M, Koprivnikar J, Power M, Skiftesvik AB, Browman HI, Milotic D, Durif CMF. Feeding habitat and silvering stage affect lipid content and fatty acid composition of European eel Anguilla anguilla tissues. J Fish Biol 2021; 99:1110-1124. [PMID: 34060093 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lipids, particularly fatty acids (FAs), are major sources of energy and nutrients in aquatic ecosystems and play key roles during vertebrate development. The European eel Anguilla anguilla goes through major biochemical and physiological changes throughout its lifecycle as it inhabits sea- (SW), and/or brackish- (BW) and/or freshwater (FW) habitats. With the ultimate goal being to understand the reasons for eels adopting a certain life history strategy (FW or SW residency vs. 'habitat shifting'), we explored differences in lipid content and FA composition of muscle, liver and eyes from eels collected across Norwegian SW, BW and FW habitats, and at different lifecycle stages (yellow to silver). FW and SW eels had a higher lipid content overall compared to BW eels, reflecting differences in food availability and life history strategies. SW eels had higher proportions of certain monounsaturated FAs (MUFAs; 18:1n-9, 20:1n-9), and of the essential polyunsaturated FAs 20:5n-3 (eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA) and 22:6n-3 (docosahexaenoic acid) than FW eels, reflecting a marine-based diet. In contrast, the muscle of FW eels had higher proportions of 18:3n-3, 18:2n-6 and 20:4n-6 (arachidonic acid), as is typical of FW organisms. MUFA proportions increased in later stage eels, consistent with the hypothesis that the eels accumulate energy stores prior to migration. In addition, the decrease of EPA with advancing stage may be associated with the critical role that this FA plays in eel sexual development. Lipid and FA information provided further understanding of the habitat use and overall ecology of this critically endangered species.
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- Camilla Parzanini
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Ecosystem Acoustics Group, Austevoll Research Station, Institute of Marine Research, Storebø, Norway
- Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Ecosystem Acoustics Group, Austevoll Research Station, Institute of Marine Research, Storebø, Norway
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- Ecosystem Acoustics Group, Austevoll Research Station, Institute of Marine Research, Storebø, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Ecosystem Acoustics Group, Austevoll Research Station, Institute of Marine Research, Storebø, Norway
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Preterm infants are born before the critical period of lipid accretion and brain development that occurs during the third trimester of pregnancy. Dietary lipids serve as an important source of energy and are involved in complex processes that are essential for normal central nervous system development. In addition to traditional neurodevelopmental testing, novel quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques are now available to evaluate the impact of nutritional interventions on early preterm brain development. Trials of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation have yielded inconsistent effects on neurodevelopmental outcomes and quantitative MRI findings. Recent studies using quantitative MRI suggest a positive impact of early lipid intake on brain volumes and white matter microstructural organization by term-equivalent age.
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- Katherine M Ottolini
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Neonatology and.,Developing Brain Research Laboratory, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
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- Developing Brain Research Laboratory, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.,Departments of Pediatrics and Radiology, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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Chen CT, Haven S, Lecaj L, Borgstrom M, Torabi M, SanGiovanni JP, Hibbeln JR. Brain PUFA Concentrations Are Differentially Affected by Interactions of Diet, Sex, Brain Regions, and Phospholipid Pools in Mice. J Nutr 2020; 150:3123-3132. [PMID: 33188433 PMCID: PMC7726127 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND PUFAs play vital roles in the development, maintenance, and functioning of circuitries that regulate reward and social behaviors. Therefore, modulations in PUFA concentrations of these brain regions may disrupt reward and social circuitries contributing to mood disorders, developmental disabilities, and addictions. Though much is known about regional and phospholipid-pool-specific PUFA concentrations, less is known about the effects of dietary interventions that concurrently lowers n-6 PUFA and supplements n-3 PUFA, on brain PUFA concentrations. There is even less knowledge on the effects of sex on brain PUFA concentrations. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to comprehensively examine the interaction effects of diet (D), sex (S), brain regions (BR), and phospholipid pools (PL) on brain PUFA concentrations. METHODS Male and female C57BL/6J mice were fed 1 of 4 custom-designed diets varying in linoleic acid (LNA) (8 en% or 1 en%) and eicosapentaenoic acid/docosahexaenoic acid (EPA/DHA) (0.4 en% or 0 en%) concentrations from in utero to 15 weeks old. At 15 weeks old, the prefrontal cortex, dorsal striatum, and cerebellum were collected. Fatty acids of 5 major PL were quantified by GC-flame ionization detection. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to test for differences among the groups for D, S, BR, and PL. RESULTS No significant 4-way interactions on PUFA concentrations. DHA, predominant n-3 PUFA, concentrations were dependent on significant D × BR × PL interactions. DHA concentration was not affected by sex. Arachidonic acid (ARA; predominant n-6 PUFA) concentrations were not dependent on 3-way interactions. However, significant 2-way D × PL, BR × PL, and D × Sinteractions affected ARA concentrations. Brain fatty acid concentrations were differentially affected by various combinations of D, S, BR, and PL interactions. CONCLUSION Though DHA concentrations are not affected by sex, ARA concentrations are affected by interactions of the 4 variables examined. This study provides comprehensive references in the investigation of complex interactions between factors that affect brain PUFA concentrations in mice.
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- Section on Nutritional Neuroscience, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, North Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Section on Nutritional Neuroscience, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, North Bethesda, MD, USA
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- University Information Technology Services, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- University Information Technology Services, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Section on Nutritional Neuroscience, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, North Bethesda, MD, USA
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Hesami S, Sayar M, Sayyar F, Eshaghkhani Y, Pirhoushiaran M, Khadem Erfan MB, Abdollahzadeh R, Azarnezhad A. Expression and Clinicopathological Significances of lncRNAs: Could ARA and ZEB2NAT be the Potential Breast Cancer-Related Biomarkers? Arch Med Res 2020; 51:851-859. [PMID: 32921528 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2020.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Pieces of evidence have shown that a significant proportion of cancer-prone factors are not attributed to alterations in protein-coding sequences. Adriamycin resistance-related (ARA) and natural antisense of ZEB2 (ZEB2NAT) long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been indicated with oncogenic properties by regulating various signaling pathways and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which may have diagnostic and prognostic potential as a novel group of biomarkers. AIM The current study aimed to evaluate the expression status of ARA and ZEB2NAT lncRNAs and their clinicopathological significance in a population with breast cancer (BC). METHODS Total RNA was extracted from 60 tumor samples and their normal adjacent tissues (NATs). The lncRNA expressions were measured using quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) and statistical analyses were performed by SPSS version 25. RESULTS Our data showed a significant upregulation of ARA and ZEB2NAT lncRNAs in tumor tissues compared to NATs (p <0.001; p = 0.021, respectively). ARA and ZEB2NAT expression were observed to be significantly associated with tumor grade, nuclear grade, tumor stages, and lymph node metastasis (p <0.05). Additionally, ARA expression was significantly correlated with breastfeeding status (p = 0.027). CONCLUSION our data revealed that ARA and ZEB2NAT lncRNAs were overexpressed in BC. Furthermore, the selected lncRNAs were found to might be the potential biomarkers for BC diagnosis and prognosis. However, the findings of the current research are required to be replicated in other studies with larger sample sizes.
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- Sara Hesami
- Medical Genetics Ward, Imam khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nursing And Midwifery School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nursing And Midwifery School, Birjand University Of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Science, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran; Liver and Digestive Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
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Schrijver B, Hardjosantoso H, Ten Berge JCEM, Schreurs MWJ, Van Hagen PM, Brooimans RA, Rothova A, Dik WA. No Evidence for Circulating Retina Specific Autoreactive T-cells in Latent Tuberculosis-associated Uveitis and Sarcoid Uveitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2020; 29:883-889. [PMID: 31913737 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2019.1698752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Purpose: To detect circulating retina-specific autoreactive CD4+ T-cells and antiretinal antibodies (ARA) in latent tuberculosis (TB)-associated uveitis or sarcoid uveitis patients.Methods: The presence of crude retinal extract (RE) autoreactive CD4+ T-cells was determined by a highly sensitive flowcytometric-based technique examining co-expression of CD25 and CD134 (OX40) on RE stimulated PBMC. The presence of ARA in available matched serum samples was assessed by indirect immunofluorescence.Results: No autoreactive CD4+ T-cells against RE could be detected in either latent TB-associated uveitis or sarcoid uveitis patients, while ARA were detected in the serum of the majority (5/6) of latent TB-associated uveitis and all (3/3) sarcoid uveitis patients.Conclusion: Even with the use of this highly sensitive flowcytometric technique circulating retina-specific autoreactive CD4+ T-cells could not be detected. In contrast, ARA were detected in the majority of patients indicating an adaptive humoral immune response toward retinal antigens had occurred.
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- Benjamin Schrijver
- Department of Immunology, Laboratory Medical Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Rare Immune Diseases Center, Erasmus MC Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Rare Immune Diseases Center, Erasmus MC Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Rare Immune Diseases Center, Erasmus MC Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Laboratory Medical Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Rare Immune Diseases Center, Erasmus MC Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Laboratory Medical Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Rare Immune Diseases Center, Erasmus MC Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Internal Medicine, Section Clinical Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Laboratory Medical Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Rare Immune Diseases Center, Erasmus MC Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Rare Immune Diseases Center, Erasmus MC Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Laboratory Medical Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Rare Immune Diseases Center, Erasmus MC Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Inoue T, Shimono A, Akaji Y, Baba S, Takenaka A, Tuck Chan H. Mangrove-diazotroph relationships at the root, tree and forest scales: diazotrophic communities create high soil nitrogenase activities in Rhizophora stylosa rhizospheres. Ann Bot 2020; 125:131-144. [PMID: 31678987 PMCID: PMC7145623 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcz164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The tidal flats on which mangrove plants grow tend to have low soil nitrogen contents because nitrogen-containing litter is repeatedly washed offshore by ebb tides. Under such circumstances, it is unclear how mangrove plants acquire the nitrogen required to support their vigorous growth. In the present work, chemical and biological characteristics of diazotrophy around mangrove plant roots were surveyed under natural conditions to elucidate mangrove-diazotroph relationships. METHODS Soil nitrogenase activity of a representative mangrove plant, Rhizophora stylosa, which has a broad geographical distribution, was measured using the acetylene reduction assay at forest, tree and prop root scales. In addition, diazotrophic community composition was compared between rhizosphere and bulk soil based on sequencing of nifH genes. KEY RESULTS Soil nitrogenase activity was high near prop roots, and this pattern was enhanced as soil live root content increased. At the forest scale, we observed high soil nitrogenase activity (acetylene-reducing activity) inside the forest (the highest value was 90.9 µmol C2H2 min-1 cm-3, average 46.8 ± 18.2 µmol C2H2 min-1 cm-3). Rates decreased sharply from the forest to the tidal flat (range 1.2-22.2 µmol C2H2 min-1 cm-3, average 7.9 ± 4.5 µmol C2H2 min-1 cm-3). The nifH operational taxonomic unit composition differed significantly among forest and tree rhizospheres and the bulk soil (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the accumulation of diazotrophs around R. stylosa mangrove trees enhances the supply of biologically fixed nitrogen to the mangrove roots. This supply is especially important when the soil naturally contains little nitrogen. This nitrogen acquisition system may be a key process that explains the high productivity of mangrove ecosystems.
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- Tomomi Inoue
- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Toho University, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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Habibi S, Djedidi S, Ohkama-Ohtsu N, Sarhadi WA, Kojima K, Rallos RV, Ramirez MDA, Yamaya H, Sekimoto H, Yokoyama T. Isolation and Screening of Indigenous Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria from Different Rice Cultivars in Afghanistan Soils. Microbes Environ 2019; 34:347-355. [PMID: 31527341 PMCID: PMC6934389 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me18168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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To develop biofertilizers for rice in Afghanistan, 98 plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria were isolated from rice plants and their morphological and physiological characteristics, such as indole-3-acetic acid production, acetylene reduction, phosphate and potassium solubilization, and siderophore production, were evaluated. The genetic diversity of these bacteria was also analyzed based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Of 98 bacteria, 89.7% produced IAA, 54.0% exhibited nitrogenase activity, and 40% showed phosphate solubilization and siderophore production. Some isolates assigned to Pseudomonas (brassicacearum, chengduensis, plecoglossicida, resinovorans, and straminea) formed a relationship with rice, and P. resinovorans and P. straminea showed nitrogen fixation. Rhizobium borbori and R. rosettiformans showed a relationship with rice plants and nitrogen fixation. Among the isolates examined, AF134 and AF137 belonging to Enterobacter ludwigii and P. putida produced large amounts of IAA (92.3 μg mL−1) and exhibited high nitrogenase activity (647.4 nmol C2H4 h−1), respectively. In the plant growth test, more than 70% of the inoculated isolates showed significantly increased root and shoot dry weights. Highly diverse bacterial isolates showing promising rice growth-promoting traits were obtained from Afghanistan alkaline soils.
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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Sourabié A, Mandiki SNM, Geay F, Ahoulé AG, Naert N, Toguyeni A, Kestemont P. Tropical Vegetable Oils Do Not Alter Growth Performance in African Catfish through a High n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Biosynthesis Capacity. Lipids 2019; 54:329-345. [PMID: 31006877 DOI: 10.1002/lipd.12145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The main objective of this study was to determine the best vegetable oils (VO) for nutrition of African catfish by assessing the effects of a complete replacement of fish oil (FO) by different VO sources on its growth performance, fatty acid composition, and elongase-desaturase gene expression levels. Fish (16.2 g of initial body weight) were fed with five experimental isonitrogenous, isolipidic, and isoenergetic diets in which FO was totally replaced by cottonseed oil (CO), palm oil (PO), desert date oil (DO), or Shea butter (SB). Complete replacement of FO with VO did not affect growth performance except for low values in fish fed SB diet. Muscle n-3 LC-polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) were significantly reduced in fish fed VO-based diets when compared with FO fed fish. However, the muscle arachidinic acid (ARA) levels in phospholipid class were 1.4 to 1.6 times higher in fish fed CO and DO diets than FO fed fish despite the lower ARA suppliers from these VO-based diets, suggesting endogenous LC-PUFA biosynthesis from PUFA precursors in fish fed these VO. The fads2 and elovl5 gene expression levels in liver of fish fed DO were also higher compared to FO controls. Therefore, all the results support the hypothesis that African catfish has higher biosynthesis capacity to convert vegetable n-6 PUFA precursors like linoleic acid (LNA, 18:2n-6) into n-6 LC-PUFA of the ARA type, compared to the conversion of vegetable α-linolenic acid (ALA, 18:3n-3) into n-3 LC-PUFA of the eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) or docosahexanoic acid (DHA) type. The results also indicate that DO can be recommended as the best alternative to FO replacement in African catfish nutrition.
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- Aboubacar Sourabié
- University of Namur, Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium.,Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Research and Studies Laboratory (LERNSE), Institute of Rural Development (IDR), University Nazi Boni of Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
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- University of Namur, Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- University of Namur, Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- University of Namur, Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- University of Namur, Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Research and Studies Laboratory (LERNSE), Institute of Rural Development (IDR), University Nazi Boni of Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
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- University of Namur, Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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Hauser J, Sultan S, Rytz A, Steiner P, Schneider N. A blend containing docosahexaenoic acid, arachidonic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin B9, iron and sphingomyelin promotes myelination in an in vitro model. Nutr Neurosci 2019; 23:931-945. [PMID: 30806182 DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2019.1580918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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During the development of the central nervous system, oligodendrocytes (OLs) are responsible for myelination, the formation of the myelin sheath around axons. This process enhances neuronal connectivity and supports the maturation of emerging cognitive functions. In humans, recent evidence suggests that early life nutrition may affect myelination. In the present study, we investigated the impact of a blend containing docosahexaenoic acid, arachidonic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin B9, iron and sphingomyelin, or each of these nutrients individually, on oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) proliferation and maturation into OLs as well as their myelinating properties. By using an in vitro model, developed to study each step of myelination, we found that the nutrient blend increased the number of OPCs and promoted their differentiation and maturation into OLs, as measured by quantifying A2B5 positive cells, myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) positive cells and area, myelin binding protein (MBP) positive cells and area, respectively. Moreover, measuring myelination by quantifying the overlapping signal between neurofilament and either MAG or MBP revealed a positive effect of the blend on OLs myelinating properties. In contrast, treatment with each individual nutrient resulted in differential effects on the various readouts. This work suggests that dietary intake of these nutrients during early life, might be beneficial for myelination.
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Flamm S, Reddy KR, Zadeikis N, Hassanein T, Bacon BR, Maieron A, Zeuzem S, Bourliere M, Calleja JL, Kosloski MP, Oberoi RK, Lin CW, Yu Y, Lovell S, Semizarov D, Mensa FJ. Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of Glecaprevir and Pibrentasvir With Concurrent Use of Acid-Reducing Agents in Patients With Chronic HCV Infection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 17:527-535.e6. [PMID: 30012435 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly prescribed to treat acid-related disorders. Some direct-acting antiviral regimens for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have reduced efficacy in patients taking concomitant acid-reducing agents, including PPIs, due to interactions between drugs. We analyzed data from 9 multicenter, phase 2 and 3 trials to determine the efficacy and pharmacokinetics of an HCV therapeutic regimen comprising glecaprevir and pibrentasvir (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) in patients taking concomitant acid-reducing agents. METHODS We analyzed data from 2369 patients infected with HCV genotypes 1-6 and compensated liver disease treated with an all-oral regimen of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir for 8-16 weeks. We compared efficacy and pharmacokinetics among patients receiving at least 1 dose of an acid-reducing agent (a PPI, an H2 blocker, or antacid). High-dose PPI was defined as daily dose greater than 20 mg omeprazole dose equivalent. The objectives were to evaluate rate of sustained virologic response 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12) and to assess steady-state glecaprevir and pibrentasvir exposures in patients on acid-reducing agents. RESULTS Of the 401 patients (17%) who reported use of acid-reducing agents, 263 took PPIs (11%; 109 patients took a high-dose PPI and 154 patients took a low-dose PPI). Rates of SVR12 were 97.0% among patients who used acid-reducing agents and 97.5% among those not using acid-reducing agents (P = .6). An SVR12 was achieved in 96.3% taking a high-dose PPI and 97.4% taking a low-dose PPI, with no virologic failures in those receiving a high-dose PPI (P = .7). Glecaprevir, but not pibrentasvir, bioavailability was affected; its exposure decreased by 41% in patients taking a high-dose PPI. CONCLUSIONS In an analysis of data from 9 clinical trials, we observed a high rate of SVR12 (approximately 97%) among patients treated with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir for HCV infection-even among patients taking concomitant ARA or high-dose PPI. This was despite decreased glecaprevir exposures in patients when on high-dose PPIs. ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT02243280 (SURVEYOR-I), NCT02243293 (SURVEYOR-II), NCT02604017 (ENDURANCE-1), NCT02640482 (ENDURANCE-2), NCT02640157 (ENDURANCE-3), NCT02636595 (ENDURANCE-4), NCT02642432 (EXPEDITION-1), NCT02651194 (EXPEDITION-4), NCT02446717 (MAGELLAN-I).
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- Steven Flamm
- Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
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- Southern California GI and Liver Centers and Southern California Research Center, Coronado, California
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- Saint Louis University Liver Center, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz, Austria; University Clinics St. Pölten, Karl Landsteiner University, St. Pölten, Austria
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- Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, Illinois
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Reyes-Hernández CG, Ramiro-Cortijo D, Rodríguez-Rodríguez P, Giambelluca S, Simonato M, González MDC, López de Pablo AL, López-Giménez MDR, Cogo P, Sáenz de Pipaón M, Carnielli VP, Arribas SM. Effects of Arachidonic and Docosohexahenoic Acid Supplementation during Gestation in Rats. Implication of Placental Oxidative Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E3863. [PMID: 30518038 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19123863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids (ARA and DHA) are important during pregnancy. However, the effects of dietary supplementation on fetal growth and oxidative stress are inconclusive. We aimed to assess the effect of high ARA and DHA diet during rat gestation on: (1) ARA and DHA availability in plasma and placenta, (2) fetal growth, and (3) placental oxidative stress, analyzing the influence of sex. Experimental diet (ED) was prepared by substituting soybean oil in the control diet (CD) by a fungi/algae-based oil containing ARA and DHA (2:1). Rats were fed with CD or ED during gestation; plasma, placenta, and fetuses were obtained at gestational day 20. DHA, ARA, and their precursors were analyzed in maternal plasma and placenta by gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry. Fetuses and placentas were weighed, the proportion of fetuses with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) determined, and placental lipid and protein oxidation analyzed. ED fetuses exhibited lower body weight compared to CD, being >40% IUGR; fetal weight negatively correlated with maternal plasma ARA, but not DHA. Only ED female placenta exhibited higher lipid and protein oxidation compared to its CD counterparts; lipid peroxidation is negatively associated with fetal weight. In conclusion, high ARA during gestation associates with IUGR, through placental oxidative stress, with females being more susceptible.
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Lamontagne-Kam DM, Chalil A, Aristizabal Henao JJ, Hogenhout SJ, Stark KD. Concentrations of docosahexaenoic acid are reduced in maternal liver, adipose, and heart in rats fed high-fat diets without docosahexaenoic acid throughout pregnancy. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2018; 138:30-37. [PMID: 30392578 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fetal accretion for DHA is high during late pregnancy due to the brain growth spurt. Prior evidence suggests that DHA is mobilized from maternal liver and adipose to meet fetal accretion and physiological requirements. However, changes in the DHA levels of various maternal tissues throughout pregnancy and into lactation of mothers on diets with and without dietary DHA, and with a background dietary fatty acid profile that resembles human intake has not been examined. Sprague Dawley rats were fed a total western diet with (TWD + ) or without DHA (TWD-) along with a commercial rodent chow control (Chow) throughout pregnancy and postpartum. The fatty acid compositions of adipose, brain, heart, liver, erythrocytes, and plasma were determined before pregnancy, at 15 and 20 days of pregnancy, and 7 days postpartum. The placenta, fetuses, and pups were also examined when available. Maternal DHA concentrations were increased in plasma at 20 days pregnancy in all the diets with TWD + > Chow > TWD-. Maternal DHA concentrations in the TWD- group were lower in adipose throughout pregnancy as compared with the other diets. At postpartum, DHA concentrations decreased below baseline levels in the heart of the TWD- and Chow dams and the liver of the TWD- dams. Whole body DHA concentrations of the fetuses did not differ but there was evidence of decreased DHA in the whole body and tissues of the TWD- and Chow 7d old pups. In conclusion, it appears that in this rodent model of pregnancy, maternal adaptations were made to meet fetal DHA requirements, but they may compromise maternal DHA status and the ability to deliver DHA during lactation.
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- Daniel M Lamontagne-Kam
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3G1
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3G1
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3G1
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3G1
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3G1.
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Thomsen HL, Jessen EB, Passali M, Frederiksen JL. The role of gluten in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2019; 27:156-63. [PMID: 30384202 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2018.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is an increasing interest in diet as a modifying factor in multiple sclerosis (MS), and gluten has been suggested to affect MS. OBJECTIVE The aim of this systematic review is to qualitatively evaluate the evidence on the role of gluten in MS. METHODS A review protocol was submitted to PROSPERO. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, Cab Abstracts, and Google Scholar. Studies on patients with MS, clinically isolated syndrome, or celiac disease presenting with MS-related markers were included, if they investigated effects of diets containing specified amounts of gluten or associations between gluten sensitivities and MS. RESULTS Forty-nine publications presenting 50 studies/cases met the inclusion criteria. Study designs, methods, and outcomes varied broadly across studies. Two intervention studies found a positive effect of a gluten-free diet on disease-related markers in patients with MS. One prospective cohort study also found a positive effect of a gluten-free diet, while a survey found intake of cereal/bread to be protective against MS. Four observational studies did not find increased comorbidity of MS and celiac disease. Seventeen studies investigated the level of different gluten-sensitivity markers in patients with MS with inconsistent results. Finally, 12 cases and 13 posters/abstracts/master's theses contributed to shed light on the topic. CONCLUSIONS There is still not sufficient evidence to state whether gluten plays a role in MS, but limitations of current evidence have been identified and directions of future research have been suggested.
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Ortea I, González-Fernández MJ, Ramos-Bueno RP, Guil-Guerrero JL. Proteomics Study Reveals That Docosahexaenoic and Arachidonic Acids Exert Different In Vitro Anticancer Activities in Colorectal Cancer Cells. J Agric Food Chem 2018; 66:6003-6012. [PMID: 29804451 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b00915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Two polyunsaturated fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA), as well as derivatives, such as eicosanoids, regulate different activities, affecting transcription factors and, therefore, DNA transcription, being a critical step for the functioning of fatty-acid-derived signaling. This work has attempted to determine the in vitro anticancer activities of these molecules linked to the gene transcription regulation of HT-29 colorectal cancer cells. We applied the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide test along with lactate dehydrogenase and caspase-3 assays; proteome changes were assessed by "sequential windowed acquisition of all theoretical mass spectra" quantitative proteomics, followed by pathway analysis, to determine the affected molecular mechanisms. In all assays, DHA inhibited cell proliferation of HT-29 cells to a higher extent than ARA and acted primarily by downregulating proteasome particles, while ARA presented a dramatic effect on all six DNA replication helicase particles. The results indicated that both DHA and ARA are potential chemopreventive agent candidates.
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- Ignacio Ortea
- Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía , Universidad de Córdoba , E14004 Córdoba , Spain
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- Food Technology Division, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3) , University of Almería , E40120 Almería , Spain
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- Food Technology Division, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3) , University of Almería , E40120 Almería , Spain
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- Food Technology Division, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3) , University of Almería , E40120 Almería , Spain
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Leroy C, Tobin KAR, Basak S, Cathrine Staff A, Duttaroy AK. Fatty acid-binding protein3 expression in BeWo cells, a human placental choriocarcinoma cell line. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2017; 120:1-7. [PMID: 28515017 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Cellular uptake of long chain fatty acids in human placental trophoblasts is thought to be mediated by several membrane- and cytoplasmic fatty acid-binding proteins (FABP). FABP3 was shown to be involved in long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) uptake in human trophoblastic choriocarcinoma cells, BeWo as the uptake of arachidonic acid,20:4n-6 (ARA) was decreased in FABP3-knockdown BeWo cells. However, the regulation of expression of FABP3 in these cells is not yet well known. The aim of the present study was to examine the FABP3 expression by LCPUFAs, insulin and LXR agonists in BeWo cells. Among all these fatty acids tested, only ARA dose-dependently stimulated the expression of FABP3 protein in these cells after 24h incubation while other fatty acids had no such effect. In addition, LXR agonist and insulin dose-dependently increased FABP3 protein expression in these cells after 24h incubation. Insulin-stimulated FABP3 protein expression was accompanied with an increased arachidonic acid uptake. Differentiated BeWo cells had lesser expression of FABP3 protein than in the undifferentiated cells as the cellular differentiation state was measured by hCG production. In preeclamptic placental tissue, lowered expression of FABP3 protein was observed compared with those in normal pregnancy. All these data indicate that FABP3 may in be part involved in ARA uptake in these cells and its expression may be regulated by ARA, insulin, LXR and the state of cellular differentiation.
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- Claire Leroy
- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Molecular Biology Division, National Institute Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, India
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- Dept. of Obstetrics and Dept. Gynecology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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White CA, Dworjanyn SA, Nichols PD, Mos B, Dempster T. Future aquafeeds may compromise reproductive fitness in a marine invertebrate. Mar Environ Res 2016; 122:67-75. [PMID: 27686389 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Revised: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Aquaculture of higher trophic level species is increasingly dependent on the use of terrestrial oil products. The input of terrestrially derived n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) into marine environments has subsequently increased, with unknown consequences for recipient species. We exposed a sea urchin, Heliocidaris erythrogramma to three experimental diets for 78 days: a high n-3 PUFA marine imitation treatment, a high n-6 PUFA "future aquafeed" treatment and an intermediate "current aquafeed" treatment. Female urchins fed the high n-6 PUFA diet produced larvae with lower survival rates than all other treatments. Males fed the high n-6 PUFA diet produced no viable sperm. Fatty acid composition in reproductive material revealed comprehensive biosynthetic and dietary sparing capabilities in H. erythrogramma. Despite this, the ratio of n-6 PUFA to n-3 PUFA in reproductive tissue increased significantly with diet. We suggest alterations to this ratio is the likely mechanism of negative impact on larval development.
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- Camille A White
- Sustainable Aquaculture Laboratory - Temperate and Tropical, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia; Oceans and Atmosphere, Food Nutrition and Bio-based Products, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Castray Esplanade, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia.
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- National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 2450, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Food Nutrition and Bio-based Products, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Castray Esplanade, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
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- National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 2450, Australia
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- Sustainable Aquaculture Laboratory - Temperate and Tropical, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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Shrestha P, Callahan DL, Singh SP, Petrie JR, Zhou XR. Reduced Triacylglycerol Mobilization during Seed Germination and Early Seedling Growth in Arabidopsis Containing Nutritionally Important Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. Front Plant Sci 2016; 7:1402. [PMID: 27725822 PMCID: PMC5035741 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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There are now several examples of plant species engineered to synthesize and accumulate nutritionally important polyunsaturated fatty acids in their seed triacylglycerols (TAG). The utilization of TAG in germinating seeds of such transgenic plants was unknown. In this study, we examined the TAG utilization efficiency during seed germination in transgenic Arabidopsis seeds containing several examples of these fatty acids. Seed TAG species with native fatty acids had higher utilization rate than the TAG species containing transgenically produced polyunsaturated fatty acids. Conversely, quantification of the fatty acid components remaining in the total TAG after early stages of seed germination revealed that the undigested TAGs tended to contain elevated levels of the engineered polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). LC-MS analysis further revealed asymmetrical mobilization rates for the individual TAG species. TAGs which contained multiple PUFA fatty acids were mobilized slower than the species containing single PUFA. The mobilized engineered fatty acids were used in de novo membrane lipid synthesis during seedling development.
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- Metabolomics Australia, School of Biosciences, University of MelbourneMelbourne, VIC, Australia
- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Science, Deakin UniversityMelbourne, VIC, Australia
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Prieto-García L, Pericacho M, Sancho-Martínez SM, Sánchez Á, Martínez-Salgado C, López-Novoa JM, López-Hernández FJ. Mechanisms of triple whammy acute kidney injury. Pharmacol Ther 2016; 167:132-145. [PMID: 27490717 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2016.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Pre-renal acute kidney injury (AKI) results from glomerular haemodynamic alterations leading to reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) with no parenchymal compromise. Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin receptor antagonists (ARAs), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and diuretics, are highly prescribed drugs that are frequently administered together. Double and triple associations have been correlated with increased pre-renal AKI incidence, termed "double whammy" and "triple whammy", respectively. This article presents an integrative analysis of the complex interplay among the effects of NSAIDs, ACEIs/ARAs and diuretics, acting alone and together in double and triple therapies. In addition, we explore how these drug combinations alter the equilibrium of regulatory mechanisms controlling blood pressure (renal perfusion pressure) and GFR to increase the odds of inducing AKI through the concomitant reduction of blood pressure and distortion of renal autoregulation. Using this knowledge, we propose a more general model of pre-renal AKI based on a multi whammy model, whereby several factors are necessary to effectively reduce net filtration. The triple whammy was the only model associated with pre-renal AKI accompanied by a course of other risk factors, among numerous potential combinations of clinical circumstances causing hypoperfusion in which renal autoregulation is not operative or is deregulated. These factors would uncouple the normal BP-GFR relationship, where lower GFR values are obtained at every BP value.
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- Laura Prieto-García
- Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León-Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IECSCYL-IBSAL), Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182 - Hospital Virgen Vega, Planta 10, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica, Fundación Iñigo Álvarez de Toledo, Madrid, Spain; Group of Biomedical Research in Critical Care Medicine (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Group of Theranostics for Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TERCARD), Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León-Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IECSCYL-IBSAL), Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182 - Hospital Virgen Vega, Planta 10, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica, Fundación Iñigo Álvarez de Toledo, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica, Fundación Iñigo Álvarez de Toledo, Madrid, Spain; Group of Biomedical Research in Critical Care Medicine (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Group of Theranostics for Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TERCARD), Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León-Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IECSCYL-IBSAL), Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182 - Hospital Virgen Vega, Planta 10, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Unidad de Hipertensión, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León-Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IECSCYL-IBSAL), Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182 - Hospital Virgen Vega, Planta 10, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica, Fundación Iñigo Álvarez de Toledo, Madrid, Spain; Group of Biomedical Research in Critical Care Medicine (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Group of Theranostics for Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TERCARD), Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León-Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IECSCYL-IBSAL), Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182 - Hospital Virgen Vega, Planta 10, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica, Fundación Iñigo Álvarez de Toledo, Madrid, Spain; Group of Biomedical Research in Critical Care Medicine (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Group of Theranostics for Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TERCARD), Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León-Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IECSCYL-IBSAL), Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182 - Hospital Virgen Vega, Planta 10, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica, Fundación Iñigo Álvarez de Toledo, Madrid, Spain; Group of Biomedical Research in Critical Care Medicine (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Group of Theranostics for Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TERCARD), Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Salamanca, Spain.
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Swamy CT, Gayathri D, Devaraja TN, Bandekar M, D'Souza SE, Meena RM, Ramaiah N. Plant growth promoting potential and phylogenetic characteristics of a lichenized nitrogen fixing bacterium, Enterobacter cloacae. J Basic Microbiol 2016; 56:1369-1379. [PMID: 27273065 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201600197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lichens are complex symbiotic association of mycobionts, photobionts, and bacteriobionts, including chemolithotropic bacteria. In the present study, 46 lichenized bacteria were isolated by conventional and enrichment culture methods on nitrogen-free bromothymol blue (NFb) medium. Only 11 of the 46 isolates fixed nitrogen on NFb and had reduced acetylene. All these 11 isolates had also produced siderophore and 10 of them the IAA. Further, ammonia production was recorded from nine of these nitrogen fixers (NF). On molecular characterization, 16 S rRNA sequencing recorded that, nine NF belonged to Proteobacteria, within Gammaproteobacteria, and were closely related to Enterobacter sp. with a maximum similarity to Enterobacter cloacae. Each one of our NF isolates was aligned closely to Enterobacter pulveris strain E443, Cronobacter sakazakii strain PNP8 and Providencia rettgeri strain ALK058. Notably, a few strains we examined found to possess plant growth promoting properties. This is the first report of Enterobacter sp. from lichens which may be inhabit lichen thalli extrinsically or intrinsically.
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- Department of Studies in Microbiology, Davangere University, Shivagangothri, Davangere, Karnataka, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India
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Pupillo D, Simonato M, Cogo PE, Lapillonne A, Carnielli VP. Short-Term Stability of Whole Blood Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Content on Filter Paper During Storage at -28 °C. Lipids 2016; 51:193-8. [PMID: 26749585 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-015-4111-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Finger or heel-pricked blood sampling for fatty acid analysis is suitable especially in newborn infants where blood sampling is difficult and phlebotomy for research can be unethical. The aim of this study was to evaluate dried blood long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) stability during storage at -28 °C. We collected 12 blood cord samples that were analyzed immediately after blood drawing, with and without drying the blood on filter paper. Dried samples were then analyzed 7 days and 1, 3, and 6 months after collection. Butylated hydroxytoluene was added to all samples. Fatty acid composition and (13)C enrichment were measured by gas chromatography and by gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry, respectively. The fatty acid composition, expressed in mol%, of the major LC-PUFA at day 7 was not statistically different from time 0, however lower values were found by the first month of storage. The (13)C enrichment of 20:4n-6 and 22:6n-3 did not differ during the whole study period. LC-PUFA analysis from dried umbilical cord blood in neonates should be performed within a week, major losses of LC-PUFA occur afterwards. However, fatty acids obtained from dried blood maintain their (13)C enrichment value for up to 6 months and thus these samples are suitable for natural abundance isotopic studies.
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Li C, Wang Q, Li L, Liu Y, Diao H. Arachidonic acid attenuates learning and memory dysfunction induced by repeated isoflurane anesthesia in rats. Int J Clin Exp Med 2015; 8:12365-12373. [PMID: 26550146 PMCID: PMC4612831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study aims to explore the effects of arachidonic acid (ARA) on learning and memory dysfunction in rats exposed to repeated isoflurane anesthesia and the underlying mechanisms. Fifty rats were randomly divided into five groups: sham control group, isoflurane group, low dose ARA + isoflurane group, moderate dose ARA + isoflurane group, high dose ARA + isoflurane group. The Morris water maze test was performed to assess learning and memory function and the hippocampus tissues were obtained for biochemical analysis. The results showed that administration of ARA improved learning and memory deficit induced by repeated isofluane anesthesia in Morris water maze test and in a dose-dependent manner. Additionally, ARA increased the activities of choline acetyl transferase (ChAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and the levels of acetycholine (Ach) and γ-amino-butyric acid (GABA), whereas decreased the activity of acetylcholine esterase (AchE), the content of glutamate (Glu) and malondialdehyde (MDA), and the radio of Glu/GABA. Meanwhile, ARA elevated the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax and inhibited the activity of caspase-3. In conclusion, ARA has potential therapeutic value in alleviating isoflurane-induced learning and memory impairment. The mechanism might be involved in regulating the cholinergic and Glu/GABA regulatory system, decreasing oxidative damage and inhibiting cell apoptosis.
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- Chunjiang Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nangang Branch of Heilongjiang Provincial HospitalHaerbin 150001, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Haerbin The First HospitalHaerbin 150010, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heilongjiang Provincial HospitalHaerbin 150001, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Heilongjiang Eye Disease Prevention InstituteHaerbin 150001, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nangang Branch of Heilongjiang Provincial HospitalHaerbin 150001, China
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Betancor MB, Howarth FJE, Glencross BD, Tocher DR. Influence of dietary docosahexaenoic acid in combination with other long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on expression of biosynthesis genes and phospholipid fatty acid compositions in tissues of post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 172-173:74-89. [PMID: 24807616 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2014.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Revised: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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To investigate interactions of dietary LC-PUFA, a dose-response study with a range of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6n-3) levels (1 g kg(-1), 5 g kg(-1), 10 g kg(-1), 15 g kg(-1) and 20 g kg(-1)) was performed with post-smolts (111 ± 2.6g; mean ± S.D.) over a nine-week feeding period. Additional diets included 10 g kg(-1) DHA in combination with 10 g kg(-1) of either eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5n-3) or arachidonic acid (ARA; 20:4n-6), and a diet containing 5 g kg(-1) each of DHA and EPA. The liver, brain, head kidney and gill were collected at the conclusion of the trial, and lipid and fatty acid compositions were determined as well as expression of genes of LC-PUFA biosynthesis. Total lipid content and class composition were largely unaffected by changes in dietary LC-PUFA. However, phospholipid (PL) fatty acid compositions generally reflected that of the diet, although the response varied between tissues. The liver most strongly reflected diet, followed by the head kidney. In both tissues increasing dietary DHA led to significantly increased DHA in PL and inclusion of EPA or ARA led to higher levels of these fatty acids. The brain showed the most conserved composition and gene expression profile, with increased dietary LC-PUFA resulting in only minor changes in PL fatty acids. Dietary LC-PUFA significantly affected the expression of Δ6 and Δ5 desaturases, Elovl 2, 4 and 5, and SREBPs although this varied between tissues with greatest effects observed in the liver followed by the head kidney, similar to PL fatty acid compositions.
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- Mónica B Betancor
- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA Scotland, United Kingdom
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- CSIRO Food Futures Flagship, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia
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- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA Scotland, United Kingdom
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Igarashi M, Chang L, Ma K, Rapoport SI. Kinetics of eicosapentaenoic acid in brain, heart and liver of conscious rats fed a high n-3 PUFA containing diet. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2013; 89:403-12. [PMID: 24209500 PMCID: PMC5861380 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2013.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Revised: 09/07/2013] [Accepted: 09/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3), a precursor of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), may benefit cardiovascular and brain health. Quantifying EPA's in vivo kinetics might elucidate these effects. [1-(14)C]EPA was infused i.v. for 5min in unanesthetized male rats fed a standard EPA-DHA diet. Plasma and microwaved tissue were analyzed. Kinetic parameters were calculated using our compartmental model. At 5min, 31-48% of labeled EPA in brain and heart was oxidized, 7% in liver. EPA incorporation rates from brain and liver precursor EPA-CoA pools into lipids, mainly phospholipids, were 36 and 2529nmol/s/g×10(-4), insignificant for heart. Deacylation-reacylation half-lives were 22h and 38-128min. Conversion rates to DHA equaled 0.65 and 25.1nmol/s/g×10(-4), respectively. The low brain concentration and incorporation rate and high oxidation of EPA suggest that, if EPA has a beneficial effect in brain, it might result from its suppression of peripheral inflammation and hepatic conversion to bioactive DHA.
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- Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Building 9, Room 1S126, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Carmona-Antoñanzas G, Tocher DR, Martinez-Rubio L, Leaver MJ. Conservation of lipid metabolic gene transcriptional regulatory networks in fish and mammals. Gene 2014; 534:1-9. [PMID: 24177230 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2013] [Revised: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Lipid content and composition in aquafeeds have changed rapidly as a result of the recent drive to replace ecologically limited marine ingredients, fishmeal and fish oil (FO). Terrestrial plant products are the most economic and sustainable alternative; however, plant meals and oils are devoid of physiologically important cholesterol and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA), eicosapentaenoic (EPA), docosahexaenoic (DHA) and arachidonic (ARA) acids. Although replacement of dietary FO with vegetable oil (VO) has little effect on growth in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), several studies have shown major effects on the activity and expression of genes involved in lipid homeostasis. In vertebrates, sterols and LC-PUFA play crucial roles in lipid metabolism by direct interaction with lipid-sensing transcription factors (TFs) and consequent regulation of target genes. The primary aim of the present study was to elucidate the role of key TFs in the transcriptional regulation of lipid metabolism in fish by transfection and overexpression of TFs. The results show that the expression of genes of LC-PUFA biosynthesis (elovl and fads2) and cholesterol metabolism (abca1) are regulated by Lxr and Srebp TFs in salmon, indicating highly conserved regulatory mechanism across vertebrates. In addition, srebp1 and srebp2 mRNA respond to replacement of dietary FO with VO. Thus, Atlantic salmon adjust lipid metabolism in response to dietary lipid composition through the transcriptional regulation of gene expression. It may be possible to further increase efficient and effective use of sustainable alternatives to marine products in aquaculture by considering these important molecular interactions when formulating diets.
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Frolov A, Yang L, Dong H, Hammock BD, Crofford LJ. Anti-inflammatory properties of prostaglandin E2: deletion of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 exacerbates non-immune inflammatory arthritis in mice. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2013; 89:351-8. [PMID: 24055573 PMCID: PMC3897272 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2013.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Revised: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Prostanoids and PGE2 in particular have been long viewed as one of the major mediators of inflammation in arthritis. However, experimental data indicate that PGE2 can serve both pro- and anti-inflammatory functions. We have previously shown (Kojima et al., J. Immunol. 180 (2008) 8361-8368) that microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1) deletion, which regulates PGE2 production, resulted in the suppression of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice. This suppression was attributable, at least in part, to the impaired generation of type II collagen autoantibodies. In order to examine the function of mPGES-1 and PGE2 in a non-autoimmune form of arthritis, we used the collagen antibody-induced arthritis (CAIA) model in mice deficient in mPGES-1, thereby bypassing the engagement of the adaptive immune response in arthritis development. Here we report that mPGES-1 deletion significantly increased CAIA disease severity. The latter was associated with a significant (~3.6) upregulation of neutrophil, but not macrophage, recruitment to the inflamed joints. The lipidomic analysis of the arthritic mouse paws by quantitative liquid chromatography/tandem mass-spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) revealed a dramatic (~59-fold) reduction of PGE2 at the peak of arthritis. Altogether, this study highlights mPGES-1 and its product PGE2 as important negative regulators of neutrophil-mediated inflammation and suggests that specific mPGES-1 inhibitors may have differential effects on different types of inflammation. Furthermore, neutrophil-mediated diseases could be exacerbated by inhibition of mPGES-1.
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Key Words
- (±)14(15)-epoxy-5Z,8Z,11Z-eicosatrienoic acid
- (±)14,15-dihydroxy-5Z,8Z,11Z-eicosatrienoic acid
- (±)9(10)-epoxy-12Z-octadecenoic acid
- (±)9,10-dihydroxy-12Z-octadecenoic acid
- 11-HETE
- 11-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
- 14,15-DiHETrE
- 14,15-EpETrE
- 15-HETE
- 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
- 5-HETE
- 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
- 9,10-DiHOME
- 9,10-EpOME
- 9-HETE
- 9-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
- ARA
- Arthritis
- IL-6
- Inflammation
- LC/MS/MS
- MPO
- PGD2
- PGE2
- PGF2a
- Prostaglandin
- RA
- arachidonic acid
- interleukin 6
- liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry
- mPGES-1
- myeloperoxidase
- prostaglandin D2
- prostaglandin E2
- prostaglandin F2a
- rheumatoid arthritis
- rheumatoid Rpre2 arthritis
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Department of Entomology and UCD Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Department of Entomology and UCD Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536
- Correspondence: Leslie J. Crofford, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1161 21 Ave S, T3113 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232. Phone: 615-322-4746 FAX: 615-322-6248
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Wijendran V, Downs I, Tyburczy C, Kothapalli KSD, Park WJ, Blank BS, Zimmer JP, Butt C, Salem N, Brenna JT. Dietary arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid regulate liver fatty acid desaturase (FADS) alternative transcript expression in suckling piglets. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2013; 89:345-50. [PMID: 24075244 PMCID: PMC3818473 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2013.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Revised: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 08/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Molecular regulation of fatty acid desaturase (Fads) gene expression by dietary arachidonic acid (ARA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) during early post-natal period, when the demand for long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) is very high, has not been well defined. The objective of the current study was to determine regulation of liver Fads1, Fads2 and Fads3 classical (CS) and alternative transcripts (AT) expression by dietary ARA and DHA, within the physiological range present in human breast milk, in suckling piglets. Piglets were fed one of six milk replacer formula diets (formula-reared groups, FR) with varying ARA and DHA content from days 3-28 of age. The ARA/DHA levels of the six formula diets were as follows (% total fatty acid, FA/FA): (A1) 0.1/1.0; (A2) 0.53/1.0; (A3-D3) 0.69/1.0; (A4) 1.1/1.0; (D2) 0.67/0.62; and (D1) 0.66/0.33. The control maternal-reared (MR) group remained with the dam. Fads1 expression was not significantly different between FR and MR groups. Fads2 expression was down-regulated significantly in diets with 1:1 ratio of ARA:DHA, compared to MR. Fads2 AT1 expression was highly correlated to Fads2 expression. Fads3 AT7 was the only Fads3 transcript sensitive to dietary LC-PUFA intake and was up-regulated in the formula diets with lowest ARA and DHA contents compared to MR. Thus, the present study provides evidence that the proportion of dietary ARA:DHA is a significant determinant of Fads2 expression and LC-PUFA metabolism during the early postnatal period. Further, the data suggest that Fads3 AT7 may have functional significance when dietary supply of ARA and DHA are low during early development.
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- Vasuki Wijendran
- Dept of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- DSM Nutritional Lipids, Columbia, MD, 21045, USA
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- DSM Nutritional Lipids, Columbia, MD, 21045, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Trevizol F, Roversi K, Dias VT, Roversi K, Pase CS, Barcelos RCS, Benvegnu DM, Kuhn FT, Dolci GS, Ross DH, Veit JC, Piccolo J, Emanuelli T, Bürger ME. Influence of lifelong dietary fats on the brain fatty acids and amphetamine-induced behavioral responses in adult rat. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2013; 45:215-22. [PMID: 23791617 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The influence of dietary fatty acids (FA) on mania-like behavior and brain oxidative damage were evaluated in rats. First generation of rats born and maintained under supplementation with soybean-oil (SO), fish-oil (FO) or hydrogenated-vegetable-fat (HVF), which are rich in n-6, n-3 and trans (TFA) FA, respectively, until adulthood, were exposed to an amphetamine (AMPH)-induced mania animal model to behavioral and biochemical evaluations. While AMPH caused hyperlocomotion in HVF and, to a less extent, in SO- and FO-groups, a better memory performance was observed in FO group. Among vehicle-groups, HVF increased reactive species (RS) generation and protein-carbonyl (PC) levels in cortex; FO reduced RS generation in hippocampus and decreased PC levels in hippocampus and striatum. Among AMPH-treated animals, HVF exacerbated RS generation in all evaluated brain areas and increased PC levels in cortex and striatum; FO reduced RS generation in hippocampus and decreased PC levels in hippocampus and striatum. FO was related to higher percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in cortex and striatum, while HVF was associated to higher incorporation of TFA in cortex, hippocampus and striatum, besides increased n-6/n-3 FA ratio in striatum. While a continuous exposure to TFA may intensify oxidative events in brain, a prolonged FO consumption may prevent mania-like-behavior; enhance memory besides decreasing brain oxidative markers. A substantial inclusion of processed foods, instead of foods rich in omega-3, in the long term is able to influence the functionality of brain structures related to behavioral disturbances and weaker neuroprotection, whose impact should be considered by food safety authorities and psychiatry experts.
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- F Trevizol
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Ibarguren M, López DJ, Encinar JA, González-Ros JM, Busquets X, Escribá PV. Partitioning of liquid-ordered/liquid-disordered membrane microdomains induced by the fluidifying effect of 2-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives. Biochim Biophys Acta 2013; 1828:2553-63. [PMID: 23792066 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Revised: 05/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Cellular functions are usually associated with the activity of proteins and nucleic acids. Recent studies have shown that lipids modulate the localization and activity of key membrane-associated signal transduction proteins, thus regulating the cell's physiology. Membrane Lipid Therapy aims to reverse cell dysfunctions (i.e., diseases) by modulating the activity of membrane signaling proteins through regulation of the lipid bilayer structure. The present work shows the ability of a series of 2-hydroxyfatty acid (2OHFA) derivatives, varying in the acyl chain length and degree of unsaturation, to regulate the membrane lipid structure. These molecules have shown greater therapeutic potential than their natural non-hydroxylated counterparts. We demonstrated that both 2OHFA and natural FAs induced reorganization of lipid domains in model membranes of POPC:SM:PE:Cho, modulating the liquid-ordered/liquid-disordered structures ratio and the microdomain lipid composition. Fluorescence spectroscopy, confocal microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential detergent solubilization experiments showed a destabilization of the membranes upon addition of the 2OHFAs and FAs which correlated with the observed disordering effect. The changes produced by these synthetic fatty acids on the lipid structure may constitute part of their mechanism of action, leading to changes in the localization/activity of membrane proteins involved in signaling cascades, and therefore modulating cell responses.
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- Maitane Ibarguren
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biomedicine, University of the Balearic Islands-Lipopharma Therapeutics, S.L., Palma, Spain
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Kayasth M, Gera R, Dudeja SS, Sharma PK, Kumar V. Studies on salinization in Haryana soils on free-living nitrogen-fixing bacterial populations and their activity. J Basic Microbiol 2013; 54:170-9. [PMID: 23553356 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201200158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A total of 26 soil samples from saline soils of Haryana were collected. Based on their electrical conductivity (EC) values, which varied from 1.04 to 21.00 dS m(-1), the soils were categorized into non-saline soils (EC 0-2 dS m(-1)), weakly saline soils (EC 2-4 dS m(-1)), saline soils (EC 4-8 dS m(-1)), strongly saline soils (EC 8-16 dS m(-1)), and very strongly saline soils (EC >16 dS m(-1)). The pH values of these soil samples ranged from 6.03 to 8.62, while organic C, total N, and available P were in the range of 0.06-0.94%, 0.07-0.15%, and 0.11-0.29 μg g(-1) soil, respectively. As a measure of the impact of salinity on free-living N(2) fixers and their activity, the total bacterial populations on four media (Jensen's nitrogen-free medium, malate medium, Burk's medium, and soil extract agar medium) decreased from 6.12 to 3.70 log CFU g(-1) soil with increasing salinity level. PCR amplification of the nifH region of the DNA from 234 selected morphotypes from all the media showed the presence of nifH in 71 isolates. Out of these, 37% of the isolates were obtained using Jensen's medium; 35, 28, and 21% of the isolates were obtained using soil extract medium, Burk's medium, and malate medium, respectively. The majority of the free-living N(2) fixers (67%) were Gram negative. Apart from the acetylene reduction assay (ARA) activity in these isolates, other beneficial traits like ammonia excretion and indole acetic acid (IAA) production were also present. A decreasing trend in the activities was observed with increasing salinity levels. Isolates JN6, BP8, and MJ4 showed the highest ARA activity, ammonia excretion, and IAA production. The performance of isolates like BNC2 with good ARA activity, ammonia excretion, and IAA production and isolated from a very strongly saline soil should be further evaluated under high-saline conditions.
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- Monika Kayasth
- Department of Microbiology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India
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