scholarly journals Fatty acid composition of platelet phospholipids in non-insulin-dependent diabetics randomized for dietary advice

1984 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Lopez-Espinoza ◽  
J. Howard-Williams ◽  
J. I. Mann ◽  
R. D. Carter ◽  
T. D. R. Hockaday

1. Two groups of patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), with dietary advice randomized between a low-carbohydrate (LC) diet and a modified-fat (MF) diet, were followed to determine the effect of diet on phospholipid fatty acid composition of platelets and on development of retinopathy in the 7 years following diagnosis. There was a tendency for retinopathy to occur more frequently in those randomiEd to the LC diet. This difference was not statistically significant, and fatty acid composition of platelets did not differ significantly in those with and without retinopathy.2. Linoleic acid values from platelet phospholipid fatty acids were significantly higher in NIDDM on an MF diet compared with an LC diet.3. There was no difference between the two dietary subgroups with respect to platelet arachidonic acid, but this was lower in the whole diabetic population when compared with non-diabetics.4. The arachidonic acid values correlated with neither glycosylated haemoglobin nor mean glycaemia.5. Significant correlation between the fatty acid values for platelets and plasma cholesterol esters was found only for 16:0.

2011 ◽  
Vol 106 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manar Aoun ◽  
Francoise Michel ◽  
Gilles Fouret ◽  
Audrey Schlernitzauer ◽  
Vincent Ollendorff ◽  
...  

Accumulation of muscle TAG content and modification of muscle phospholipid fatty acid pattern may have an impact on lipid metabolism, increasing the risk of developing diabetes. Some polyphenols have been reported to modulate lipid metabolism, in particular those issued from red grapes. The present study was designed to determine whether a grape polyphenol extract (PPE) modulates skeletal muscle TAG content and phospholipid fatty acid composition in high-fat–high-sucrose (HFHS) diet-fed rats. Muscle plasmalemmal and mitochondrial fatty acid transporters, GLUT4 and lipid metabolism pathways were also explored. The PPE decreased muscle TAG content in HFHS/PPE diet-fed rats compared with HFHS diet-fed rats and induced higher proportions of n-3 PUFA in phospholipids. The PPE significantly up-regulated GLUT4 mRNA expression. Gene and protein expression of muscle fatty acid transporter cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) was increased in HFHS diet-fed rats but returned to control values in HFHS/PPE diet-fed rats. Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 protein expression was decreased with the PPE. Mitochondrial β-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase was increased in HFHS diet-fed rats and returned to control values with PPE supplementation. Lipogenesis, mitochondrial biogenesis and mitochondrial activity were not affected by the PPE. In conclusion, the PPE modulated membrane phospholipid fatty acid composition and decreased muscle TAG content in HFHS diet-fed rats. The PPE lowered CD36 gene and protein expression, probably decreasing fatty acid transport and lipid accumulation within skeletal muscle, and increased muscle GLUT4 expression. These effects of the PPE are in favour of a better insulin sensibility.


2000 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 1025-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.F. Surai ◽  
J-P. Brillard ◽  
B.K. Speake ◽  
E. Blesbois ◽  
F. Seigneurin ◽  
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