scholarly journals Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Rich Oils; Fish Oil and Perilla Oil on High-Fat Diet Fed DSS-Induced Colitis Mice

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1525-1525
Author(s):  
Kyung-Ah Kim ◽  
Shalom Sara Thomas ◽  
Youn-Soo Cha

Abstract Objectives The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease is increasing in newly developing countries, mainly awing to the westernization of the society. Consumption of high-fat diet has known to aggravate colitis. Omega-3 fatty acids are known to have several health benefits including anti-inflammatory effects and some studies have reported the effect of fish oil in experimental colitis. Perilla oil is obtained from the seeds of Perilla frutescens and is known to exert protective effects against obesity, inflammation and hepatic steatosis. We have previously shown that perilla oil has a similar effect like fish oil in high-fat diet induced colon inflammation. In this study, we wanted to investigate the effect fish oil and perilla oil on high-fat-fed, dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis in mice. Methods Six weeks old mice were divided into 4 groups; normal diet without DSS administration (ND), and three high-fat diet with DSS groups; control (HD + DSS), with fish oil supplementation (HDFO+DSS), with perilla oil supplementation (HDPO+DSS). The mice were fed with high-fat diet for 5 weeks prior to DSS administration by water for one week. The mice were sacrificed on the 7th day of DSS administration. Colon length and macroscopic score were measured. The levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in serum were measured. The stools of the mice were collected for microbial analysis. Results The levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β were significantly reduced in FO and PO supplemented groups compared to HD + DSS. The colon length was reduced due to DSS administration compared to ND, and supplementation with FO and PO improved colon length and macroscopic score. Number of Enterobacteriaceae was higher in all DSS administered groups. However, FO and PO treated groups had significantly reduced Enterobacteriaceae. Conclusions The results of this study showed that fish oil and perilla oil exert protective effect against high-fat diet fed DSS-induced colitis. Both fish oil and perilla oil action on colon protection is similar. The experiments to confirm the mechanism of action which includes mRNA and protein analysis are ongoing. Funding Sources This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (Ministry of Education).

2013 ◽  
Vol 304 (12) ◽  
pp. E1391-E1403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian R. Lanza ◽  
Agnieszka Blachnio-Zabielska ◽  
Matthew L. Johnson ◽  
Jill M. Schimke ◽  
Daniel R. Jakaitis ◽  
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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) enhance insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis in rodent models of insulin resistance. These beneficial effects have been linked with anti-inflammatory properties, but emerging data suggest that the mechanisms may also converge on mitochondria. We evaluated the influence of dietary n-3 PUFAs on mitochondrial physiology and muscle lipid metabolites in the context of high-fat diet (HFD) in mice. Mice were fed control diets (10% fat), HFD (60% fat), or HFD with fish oil (HFD+FO, 3.4% kcal from n-3 PUFAs) for 10 wk. Body mass and fat mass increased similarly in HFD and HFD+FO, but n-3 PUFAs attenuated the glucose intolerance that developed with HFD and increased expression of genes that regulate glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle. Despite similar muscle triglyceride levels in HFD and HFD+FO, long-chain acyl-CoAs and ceramides were lower in the presence of fish oil. Mitochondrial abundance and oxidative capacity were similarly increased in HFD and HFD+FO compared with controls. Hydrogen peroxide production was similarly elevated in HFD and HFD+FO in isolated mitochondria but not in permeabilized muscle fibers, likely due to increased activity and expression of catalase. These results support a hypothesis that n-3 PUFAs protect glucose tolerance, in part by preventing the accumulation of bioactive lipid mediators that interfere with insulin action. Furthermore, the respiratory function of skeletal muscle mitochondria does not appear to be a major factor in sphingolipid accumulation, glucose intolerance, or the protective effects of n-3 PUFAs.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe W. E. Moss ◽  
Jessica O Williams ◽  
Wijdan Al-Ahmadi ◽  
Victoria O'Morain ◽  
Yee-Hung Chan ◽  
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Atherosclerosis, an inflammatory disorder of the vasculature and the underlying cause of cardiovascular disease, is responsible for one in three global deaths. Consumption of active food ingredients such as omega-3...


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.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Tian ◽  
Hualin Wang ◽  
Fahu Yuan ◽  
Na Li ◽  
Qiang Huang ◽  
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease in developed countries. Recent studies indicated that the modification of gut microbiota plays an important role in the progression from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated consumption of fish oil or perilla oil rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) protects against NAFLD. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In the present study, we adopted 16s rRNA amplicon sequencing technique to investigate the impacts of fish oil and perilla oil on gut microbiomes modification in rats with high-fat diet- (HFD-) induced NAFLD. Both fish oil and perilla oil ameliorated HFD-induced hepatic steatosis and inflammation. In comparison with the low-fat control diet, HFD feeding significantly reduced the relative abundance of Gram-positive bacteria in the gut, which was slightly reversed by either fish oil or perilla oil. Additionally, fish oil and perilla oil consumption abrogated the elevated abundance ofPrevotellaandEscherichiain the gut from HFD fed animals. Interestingly, the relative abundance of antiobeseAkkermansiawas remarkably increased only in animals fed fish oil compared with HFD group. In conclusion, compared with fish oil, perilla oil has similar but slightly weaker potency against HFD-induced NAFLD and gut dysbiosis.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Ma ◽  
Yujie Guo ◽  
Pengfei Li ◽  
Jingjing Xu ◽  
Shengqi Dong ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are two prevalent diseases with comparable pathophysiological features and genetic predisposition. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are essential in maintaining normal brain function. However, little is known about the impact of dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio on AD-like pathology, especially in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed AD model mice. Methods: In the present study, the APP/PS1 mice were treated with 60% HFD for 3.5 months to induced insulin resistance. After that, 45% HFD with different n-6/n-3 PUFA ratios (n-6/n-3=1:1, 5:1 or 16:1) was applied for additional 3.5 months treatment. Following the dietary intervention, the behavior of mice was observed using the Water maze. Following behavioral testing, the animals were euthanized, and serum and tissue samples were collected for biochemical, histological and pathological analyses and evaluation. Cortical fatty acid profile was measured by gas chromatography. Western Blot and immunohistochemistry methods were used to detect protein expression of molecules related to AD pathology and insulin signaling pathway(s) in the brain sample tissues. Immunofluorescence assay was used to uncover the expression and migration of NF-κB in the cortex. qPCR method was applied to determine the gene expression of cortical pro-inflammatory cytokines.Results: HFD caused insulin resistance, increased serum IL-6 and TNF-α level, elevated cortical soluble Aβ1-40, Aβ1-42 content, and increased brain n-6/n-3 PUFAs ratio in APP/PS1 mice. Increased APP and BACE1 protein expression and p-IR/IR ratio, but decreased pro-inflammatory cytokines mRNA expression was observed in the cortex from 60% HFD-fed APP/PS1 mice. N-3 PUFAs rich diet (n-6/n-3=1:1) relieved insulin resistance and hyperlipidemia induced by 60% HFD. Cortical soluble Aβ1-40 and Aβ1-42 contents, the expression of cortical APP, GLUT3, insulin metabolism related molecules, and NF-κB pathway downstream pro-inflammatory cytokines showed a dietary n-6/n-3 PUFAs ratio-dependent way, indicating that dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio plays a critical role in modifying the responses of serum inflammatory cytokine, AD pathology, cortical n-6/n-3 PUFAs ratio, insulin signaling and neuroinflammation to HFD treatment.Conclusion: Dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio play an important role in modifying AD pathophysiology, insulin signaling pathway, and neuro-inflammation response to high fat diet treatment in brain.


Author(s):  
Hui-Li Lin ◽  
Pei-Wen Cheng ◽  
Yi-Chen Tu ◽  
Bor-Chun Yeh ◽  
Bin-Nan Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Objectives Eugenosedin-A (Eu-A), an adrenergic and serotonergic antagonist, is known to have anti-metabolic syndrome effects. In this study, we evaluated its protective effects against diabetes mellitus (DM) in spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHR) and compared it with two anti-diabetes medications, glibenclamide (Gli) and pioglitazone (Pio). Methods We divided 10-week-old SHRs into five groups: a control group fed a normal diet; an untreated DM group induced by injecting the SHRs with STZ/NA and feeding them a high-fat diet (HFD); and three treated groups (after giving STZ/NA and HFD) gavage given with Eu-A, Gli or Pio (5 mg/kg per day) for 4 weeks. Key findings The untreated DM group weighed less and had hyperglycaemia, hypoinsulinemia and hyperlipidemia. They were also found to have aberrant glucose-dependent insulin pathways, glucose metabolism and lipid synthesis proteins, while the controls did not. Eu-A, Gli and Pio ameliorated the above biochemical parameters in the treatment groups. Eu-A and Pio, but not Gli, improved hypertension and tachycardia. Conclusions Taken together, Eu-A ameliorated DM, hypertension and tachycardia by improving glucose, lipid homeostasis and anti-adrenergic, serotonergic activities. We concluded that Eu-A could be used in the development of an effective agent for controlling DM and its complications.


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