scholarly journals Diet transition to a high-fat diet for 3 weeks reduces brain omega-3-fatty acid levels, alters BDNF signaling and induces anxiety & depression-like behavior in adult rats

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Sharma ◽  
Yumei Zhuang ◽  
Fernando Gomez-Pinilla
2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (11) ◽  
pp. 960-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelby Cleverley ◽  
Xiaozhou Du ◽  
Sheena Premecz ◽  
Khuong Le ◽  
Matthew Zeglinski ◽  
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Owing to their spontaneous development of atherosclerosis, apolipoprotein E knockout mice (ApoEKO) are one of the best studied animal models for this disease. Little is known about the utility of various omega-3 fatty acid regimens, in particular fish oils, in preventing cardiac disease in ApoEKO mice. The purpose of this study was to determine the cardiovascular effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation with either safflower oil (control), fish oil, flaxseed oil, or designed oil in ApoEKO mice fed a high-fat diet for a total of 16 weeks. In-vivo cardiac function was assessed weekly using murine echocardiography. Blood pressure, plasma lipid levels, and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) were serially measured. The results show that ApoEKO mice fed fish oil demonstrated an increase in left ventricular wall thickness as a result of increased afterload. Despite chronic treatment with fish oil over 16 weeks, blood pressure increased in ApoEKO mice by 20% compared with the baseline. Both echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy and biochemical increase in BNP levels confirmed diastolic dysfunction in ApoEKO mice fed fish oil. This suggests that high-fat diet supplemented with fish oil may lead to adverse cardiovascular effects in ApoE deficient mice.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-512
Author(s):  
ReemM. Hashem ◽  
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LailaA. Rashed ◽  
GhadaM. Safwat ◽  
IbrahimT. Ibrahim. ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 499 ◽  
pp. 110615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie M. Hohos ◽  
Emily M. Elliott ◽  
Kirstin J. Cho ◽  
Ivy S. Lin ◽  
Michael C. Rudolph ◽  
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PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e107658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milos Lazic ◽  
Maria Eugenia Inzaugarat ◽  
Davide Povero ◽  
Iris C. Zhao ◽  
Mark Chen ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veera R. Konda ◽  
Anuradha Desai ◽  
Gary Darland ◽  
Irene O.C.M. Vroegrijk ◽  
Janna A. Diepen ◽  
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Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Kroupova ◽  
Evert M. van Schothorst ◽  
Jaap Keijer ◽  
Annelies Bunschoten ◽  
Martin Vodicka ◽  
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Antisteatotic effects of omega-3 fatty acids (Omega-3) in obese rodents seem to vary depending on the lipid form of their administration. Whether these effects could reflect changes in intestinal metabolism is unknown. Here, we compare Omega-3-containing phospholipids (krill oil; ω3PL-H) and triacylglycerols (ω3TG) in terms of their effects on morphology, gene expression and fatty acid (FA) oxidation in the small intestine. Male C57BL/6N mice were fed for 8 weeks with a high-fat diet (HFD) alone or supplemented with 30 mg/g diet of ω3TG or ω3PL-H. Omega-3 index, reflecting the bioavailability of Omega-3, reached 12.5% and 7.5% in the ω3PL-H and ω3TG groups, respectively. Compared to HFD mice, ω3PL-H but not ω3TG animals had lower body weight gain (−40%), mesenteric adipose tissue (−43%), and hepatic lipid content (−64%). The highest number and expression level of regulated intestinal genes was observed in ω3PL-H mice. The expression of FA ω-oxidation genes was enhanced in both Omega-3-supplemented groups, but gene expression within the FA β-oxidation pathway and functional palmitate oxidation in the proximal ileum was significantly increased only in ω3PL-H mice. In conclusion, enhanced intestinal FA oxidation could contribute to the strong antisteatotic effects of Omega-3 when administered as phospholipids to dietary obese mice.


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