Dietary manipulation of macrophage phospholipid classes: Selective increase of dihomogammalinolenic acid |
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Authors: | Robert S Chapkin Scott D Somers Kent L Erickson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Human Anatomy, Schoo of Medicine, University of California, 95616 Davis, CA |
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Abstract: | Because alterations in the dietary content of fatty acids are an important method for modulating macrophage eicosanoid production,
we have quantitated the levels of n−6 and n−3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in peritoneal macrophage individual phospholipids
from mice fed diets (3 wk) with either safflower oil (SAF), predominantly containing 18∶2n−6, borage (BOR) containing 18∶2n−6
and 18∶3n−6, fish (MFO) containing 20∶5n−3 and 22∶6n−3, and borage/fish mixture (MIX) containing 18∶2n−6, 18∶3n−6, 20∶5n−3
and 22∶6n−3. Dietary n−3 fattya cids were readily incorporated into macrophage phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine
(PE), phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylinositol (PI). The increase in n−3 fatty acid levels was accompanied by a decrease
in the absolute levels of 18∶2n−6, 20∶4n−6 and 22∶4n−6 in PC, PE and PS. Interestingly, PI 20∶4n−6 levels were not significantly
lowered (P>0.05) in MIX and MFO macrophages relative to SAF and BOR. These data demonstrate the unique ability of this phospholipid
to selectively maintain its 20∶4n−6 levels. In BOR and MIX animals, 20∶3n−6 levels were significantly increased (P<0.05) in
all phospholipids relative to SAF and MFO. The combination of borage and fish oils (MIX diet) produced the highest 20∶3n−6/20∶4n−6
ratio in all phospholipids. These data show that the macrophage eicosanoid precursor levels of 20∶3n−6, 20∶4n−6 and n−3 acids
can be selectively manipulated through the use of specific dietary regimens. This is noteworthy because an increase in phospholipid
levels of 20∶3n−6 and 20∶5n−3, while concomitantly reducing 20∶4n−6, may have therapeutic potential in treating inflammatory
disorders. |
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