Relationship between mouse liver Δ9 desaturase activity and plasma lipids |
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Authors: | Roberto J de Antueno Richard C Cantrill Yung-Sheng Huang Michele Elliot David F Horrobin |
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Affiliation: | (1) Efamol Research Institute, P.O. Box 818, B4N 4H8 Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Abstract: | This study was undertaken to investigate the total plasma fatty acid composition and the relationship between plasma triacylglycerol
(TG) levels and liver Δ9 desaturase activity in mice fed n−3 and/or n−6 fatty acid or hydrogenated coconut oil (HCO) (maximum
25 mg/g) supplemented diets. Generally, plasma TG levels and Δ9 desaturase activity were inversely correlated with the ratio
of the sum of long chain n−3 fatty acids to 18∶2n−6 and to the ratio of the sum of long chain n−3 fatty acids to 18∶n−3, but
they were positively correlated with the ratio of products and substrates (18∶1/18∶0) of the enzyme in plasma total lipids.
The n−3 fatty acid (mainly 20∶5n−3) enriched diet, when compared to the HCO diet at 21 d, caused a significant reduction in
plasma TG levels but not in Δ9 desaturase activity. However, a marked reduction in plasma TG content (50–60%) and Δ9 desaturase
activity (55–70%) was observed when both 20∶5n−3 and 18∶3n−6 were supplemented in the diet. The plasma TG levels and Δ9 desaturase
activity rose again when the animals were fed the HCO diet or chow. The results suggest that low dose supplementation of a
mixture of n−3 (mainly 20∶5n−3) and n−6 (18∶3n−6) fatty acids modified both plasma TG content and liver Δ9 desaturase activity,
in parallel. |
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