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Effect of long-term dietary supplementation of high-gamma-linolenic canola oil versus borage oil on growth, hematology, serum biochemistry, and N-6 fatty acid metabolism in rats.

Dietary supplementation of a high-gamma-linolenic acid canola oil (HGCO) containing approximately 36% (w/w) of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA, 18:3n-6) from the seeds of a genetically transformed canola strain, was assessed for its long-term biological effects. Growing Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 30) were fed a purified AIN93G diet containing 5, 10, or 15% (w/w) of HGCO as the fat source. For comparison, a separate group of rats (n = 10) was given the diet containing 15% (w/w) of borage oil (BO), which contained 22% (w/w) of GLA. After 12 weeks of feeding, the growth, relative organ weights, hematology, and serum biochemistry were found to be similar among rats fed the 5, 10, and 15% HGCO diets. The GLA levels in plasma and liver phospholipids (PL) were also similar. However, the levels of GLA in peripheral tissues (muscle PL and adipose triacylglycerols) were significantly higher in rats fed the 10 and 15% HGCO diets than those fed the 5% HGCO diet. When the above biologic parameters were compared between the 15% HGCO and 15% BO dietary groups, there were no significant differences except for lower final body weights and higher tissue levels of GLA, dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (20:3n-6) and arachidonic acid (20:4n-6) in the 15% HGCO dietary group as compared with the 15% BO dietary group. This is due to a higher GLA content and possibly a more favorable stereospecific distribution of GLA in HGCO. Overall, long-term (12-week) feeding with diets containing up to 15% HGCO resulted in no adverse effects on growth, organ weight, hematology and serum biochemistry as compared to the diet containing 15% BO, suggesting that HGCO may be a safe alternative source of GLA.

Adipose Tissue↗

Serum lipid and apolipoprotein concentrations in healthy men on diets enriched in either canola oil or safflower oil.

This randomized, blind study measured changes in serum lipid and apolipoprotein concentrations in 16 men consuming 39 +/- 1% of energy (en%) as fat either from safflower- or canola-oil-based diets for 8 wk. Initially, the men were stabilized for 3 wk on a typical American (baseline) diet. Compared with baseline, the vegetable-oil-based diets reduced serum total cholesterol 9-15% (P less than 0.002), low-density-lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol 12-20% (P less than 0.002), and apolipoprotein B-100 21-24% (P less than 0.001). There were no significant changes from baseline to the end of the study in serum triglycerides, total high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, HDL3 cholesterol, HDL2 cholesterol, or apolipoprotein A-I. These data suggest that even if total fat intake remains at 39-40 en%, many men show lowered LDL cholesterol if saturated fatty acid intake is minimized and that diets high in polyunsaturated fatty acids do not necessarily lower HDL-cholesterol concentrations.

Adult↗

Supplementation of patients with homozygous sickle cell disease with zinc, alpha-tocopherol, vitamin C, soybean oil, and fish oil.

Thirteen patients (aged 0.7-17.9 y) with homozygous sickle cell disease were supplemented with alpha-tocopherol, vitamin C, zinc, and soybean oil (suppl 1; for 8 mo) and alpha-tocopherol, vitamin C, and fish oil (suppl 2; for 7 mo). Urinary zinc (suppl 1), plasma vitamin C, plasma cholesterol ester and erythrocyte (RBC) omega 3 fatty acids (suppl 2), and plasma and RBC alpha-tocopherol (suppl 1 and 2) increased. Suppl 1 decreased irreversibly sickled cells by 37.5%, decreased RBC protoporphyrin and urinary porphyrins, and increased the RBC total fatty acid-cholesterol ratio. Suppl 2 decreased plasma triglycerides, further increased the RBC alpha-tocopherol, moderately increased the RBC double-bond index, but decreased the RBC total fatty acid-cholesterol ratio. Zinc, copper, and porphyrins showed prolonged changes. The supplements did not change hemoglobin concentrations, RBC age (reticulocytes, polyamines), or number of aplastic and vasoocclusive crises. Zinc reduces irreversibly sickled cells. Augmentation of RBC antioxidant status by alpha-tocopherol and vitamin C and incorporation of omega 3 fatty acids into RBCs do not affect hemolytic component. Effects on vasoocclusive component are unclear.

Adolescent↗

Hepatic fatty acid synthesis and triglyceride secretion in rats fed fructose- or glucose-based diets containing corn oil, tallow or marine oil.

The effects of three dietary fats, corn oil (CO), tallow (T) and marine oil (MO), on serum triglycerides, hepatic lipogenic enzyme activity and lipogenesis in vivo using 3H2O were measured in fed and fasted rats that had been consuming diets in which the carbohydrate was either glucose or fructose. Hepatic triglyceride secretion was also measured in fasted rats fed the same diets. In both the fed and fasted state, hepatic enzyme activity and lipogenesis in vivo were greater in fructose-fed rats than in glucose-fed rats and less in both CO- and MO-fed rats than in T-fed rats. In rats fed glucose, serum triglycerides were lower in fasted rats fed MO than in fasted rats fed CO. In rats fed glucose or fructose, hepatic triglyceride secretion was lower in rats fed MO than in those fed CO or T.

Adipose Tissue↗

Life span is shortened in BHE/cdb rats fed a diet containing 9% menhaden oil and 1% corn oil.

The effects of feeding 2 or 10% fat on glucose tolerance, blood lipids, life span and tissue pathology of male BHE/cdb rats were studied. Six groups of 30 rats were fed from weaning diets containing 1% corn oil plus either 1 or 9% corn oil (CO diets). Animals that became ill and died were necropsied and their tissues were examined histologically. Glucose tolerance and blood lipids were determined at 300 and 600 d of age. At 300, 500, 600 and 700 d of age subsets of rats were killed and heart, aorta, lungs, liver, pancreas and kidneys collected for histological examination. The experiment was terminated at 700 d. Feeding the high level MO or BT diet delayed the development of glucose intolerance and lipemia. Longevity was shorter in the rats fed the high MO diet. There were few differences among the groups of rats fed the 2% fat diets with respect to glucose tolerance and lipemia. Glomerulosclerosis was observed in all rats but was more severe and appeared earlier in rats fed the high MO diet than in those fed the high CO or BT diets. In rats with severe renal lesions, mineralized foci were observed in soft tissue, notably the aorta and heart. The results of this study indicate that the source and amount of the dietary fat can influence age-related tissue changes and longevity.

Aging↗

Evening primrose oil and marine oil in the treatment of psoriasis.

The effect of dietary supplementation with a combination of n-3 (marine oil) and n-6 (evening primrose oil) essential fatty acids in the treatment of chronic stable plaque psoriasis was observed. Thirty-seven patients in a double-blind parallel trial were studied. There was no significant improvement in clinical severity of psoriasis or change in transepidermal water loss.

Adolescent↗

Comparative metabolism of erucic and oleic acid in hepatocytes from rats fed partially hydrogenated marine oil or palm oil.

Rats were fed for 8 weeks high fat diets containing 20% of either palm oil (PO) or linoleic-supplemented partially hydrogenated marine oil (PHMO). Hepatocytes were isolated from rats fasted overnight. Incubations were performed with albumin bound [10-14C] oleic acid and [14-14C] erucic acid, respectively, for 15 or 60 min. The cell viability was better than 90% after 60 min of incubation. The incorporation of radioactive metabolites into lipids of the cells and of the secreted products was determined. The uptake and channelling of 18:1 and 22:1 into various lipid classes in the hepatocytes were different, but were little influenced by the diets. Erucic acid disappeared more rapidly from the incubation medium than 18:1 at both incubation times and for both dietary groups, and was mainly incorporated into the hepatocyte triglycerides and found in the free fatty acid pool, whereas only small amounts of labelling were detected in the phospholipids. Oleic acid, however, was readily incorporated into both phospholipids and triglycerides, and little was found in the free fatty acid pool. For both the triglycerides and the free fatty acids more than 90% of the radioactivity was represented by the incubation fatty acid. Chain-shortened products were found in the phospholipids, especially after incubation with 22:1. The chain-shortening capacity was somewhat higher in the PHMO group, relative to the PO group. At both incubation times, the major part (80-90%) of the total radioactivity was found in the lipid-soluble fraction of the incubation medium, and for both groups 60-80% still as the original incubation fatty acid. 20-30% of the radioactivity was found in the triglycerides secreted from the cells. Phospholipids were secreted in minor amounts (1-5%). Water soluble products constituted 3-7% at 15 min of incubation, increasing to 10-12% at 60 min, highest when incubating with 22:1 and similar for both dietary groups.

Animals↗

Docosahexaenoic acid status of term infants fed breast milk or infant formula containing soy oil or corn oil.

The objective of this study was to compare circulating lipid docosahexaenoic acid [22:6(n-3), DHA] levels in term infants fed a powdered (CORN oil) or liquid (SOY oil) infant formula or human milk (HM). Infants whose mothers chose not to breast feed were randomly assigned to the CORN or SOY formula group. The formula fat differed in linolenic acid [18:3(n-3)] content: it was 0.8% for the CORN and 4.8% for the SOY. Linoleic acid [18:2(n-6)] was 31.5 and 34.2% fatty acids in the CORN and SOY formula, respectively. The formulas or HM were fed from birth through 8 wk of age, and growth and the plasma and red blood cell (RBC) phospholipid fatty acid composition was determined at 3 d, 4 wk, and 8 wk of age. Growth did not differ among groups. The plasma phospholipid and RBC phosphatidylethanolamine DHA was similar in the CORN and SOY formula groups at all ages. Plasma and RBC phosphatidylethanolamine levels of DHA were significantly lower in infants fed the CORN or SOY formula than in infants fed HM during wk 4 and 8. Plasma and RBC 22:5(n-6) was not increased in the formula groups at any age. The formula content of linolenic acid had no effect on the RBC or plasma DHA levels of the infants. The biologic or functional significance of the lower plasma and RBC DHA in infants fed formula rather than HM is unknown. The need for a dietary source of DHA and specificity of plasma or RBC phospholipid DHA as a measure of desaturation and elongation of linolenic acid in developing organs remains uncertain.

Corn Oil↗

Differential effect of walnut oil and safflower oil on the serum cholesterol level and lesion area in the aortic root of apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.

Walnut oil (WO) is a good source of alpha-linolenic acid. We compared the effects of WO and high-linoleic safflower oil (HLSO) on the serum lipid level and atherosclerosis development in male and female apolipoprotein (apo) E-deficient mice. The WO diet resulted in a higher level of serum cholesterol than with HLSO. Female mice fed on the WO diet had a greater lesion area in the aortic root than did those on the HLSO diet. There was no diet-dependent difference in the level of cholesterol and its oxidation products in the abdominal and thoracic aorta. These results suggest that the unpleasant effects of the WO diet on apo E-deficient mice may be attributable to alpha-linolenic acid.

Animals↗

Effect of dietary fish oil substitution with linseed oil on the performance, tissue fatty acid profile, metabolism, and oxidative stability of Atlantic salmon.

The objective of this experiment was to test the effect of total or partial substitution of dietary fish oil (FO) by linseed oil (LO) in Atlantic salmon feeding on performance, liver and muscle fatty acid composition, selected lipogenic and lipolytic enzyme activities, and flesh oxidative stability. For 12 wk, fish (220 +/- 12 g of initial BW) were fed five experimental diets in which the FO was serially replaced by 25, 50, 75, and 100% LO. Total FO replacement by LO did not (P = 0.20) affect fish final weight, biometric indices, or i.m. fat contents. Liver and muscle neutral lipid (NL) composition responded to dietary treatments in different ways. Whereas the sum of n-3 PUFA in muscle followed a linear and quadratic pattern with increasing levels of LO, a linear (P = 0.005) effect was observed in the liver NL fraction. Total n-3 and n-6 PUFA contents in the polar lipid fraction (PL) were unaffected (P = 0.356) by dietary input of LO in muscle. Activity of liver glucose-6-P-dehydrogenase (G6PD) was greater with increasing levels of LO (P = 0.004). A time effect (P < 0.001) was observed in the concentration of lipid peroxidation products, expressed as thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, in fish flesh stored under refrigeration for 9 d; however, the progressive inclusion of LO in the feed did not affect (P = 0.125) flesh oxidation stability. In summary, LO can totally replace FO in Atlantic salmon feed without affecting growth performance and muscle susceptibility to lipid oxidation. Fatty acid metabolism in the liver was affected by LO, promoting G6PD activity and eicosatetraenoic acid accumulation; however, a 100% LO replacement decreased (P < 0.001) concentrations of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids in salmon muscle.

Animal Feed↗

[Determination of epoxidized soybean oil and linseed oil in wrapping film and cap sealing].

A determination method was developed for epoxidized soybean oil (ESBO) and epoxidized linseed oil (ELO), which are used as plasticizers and/or stabilizers, in wrapping film and cap sealings. The ESBO method reported by Castle et al. was improved. Samples were extracted with acetone-hexane (3: 7), transmethylated under alkaline conditions, then derivatized to the 1,3-dioxolanes and analyzed by GC/MS. The recoveries of spiked ESBO and ELO were between 92.6% and 104.4%. The determination limits were 0.01 mg/g for ESBO and 0.02 mg/g for ELO in the wrapping film, and 0.04 mg/g and 0.08 mg/g in the cap sealing. ESBO and ELO were surveyed in 10 samples each of wrapping film and cap sealings currently available on the Japanese market. ESBO was found at 34.7-82.8 mg/g in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) wrapping films and at 5.47-399 mg/g in cap sealings. ELO was detected at 8.6-11.4 mg/g in polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) wrapping films, and at 46.4 mg/g in a PVC wrapping film.

Excipients↗

Effects of palm oil and transesterified palm oil on chylomicron and VLDL triacylglycerol structures and postprandial lipid response.

The effects of positional distribution of triacylglycerol (TAG) fatty acids to TAG structures in chylomicrons and VLDL, and to postprandial lipemia, were studied in 10 healthy premenopausal women using a 6-h oral fat load test and a randomized, double-blind cross-over design. Molecular level information of TAG regioisomerism was obtained with a tandem mass spectrometric method. The positional distribution of fatty acids in chylomicron TAGs was similar to the respective dietary fat; 79% of the analyzed regioisomers in palm oil and 84% of the analyzed regioisomers in transesterified oil were found in chylomicron TAGs 3 h after the oral fat loads. VLDL TAGs were equal after the two fat loads in all but one regioisomer. Similarities in the fatty acid compositions of chylomicron TAGs suggest that palmitic acid was absorbed equally from both test fats. The proportion of palmitoleic acid in the chylomicrons was increased. Fat with palmitic acid predominantly in the sn-1 and sn-3 positions caused a larger incremental area of total TAGs in plasma and reduced plasma insulin values at the beginning of the postprandial response (0-90 min) compared with fat with palmitic acid randomly distributed. The relationship between TAG molecular structures in dietary fats and in lipoproteins provides new means for understanding the effects of fatty acid positional distribution on human lipid metabolism.

Adult↗

Health and sensory properties of virgin olive oil hydrophilic phenols: agronomic and technological aspects of production that affect their occurrence in the oil.

Hydrophilic phenols are the most abundant natural antioxidants of virgin olive oil (VOO), in which, however, tocopherols and carotenes are also present. The prevalent classes of hydrophilic phenols found in VOO are phenolic alcohols, phenolic acids, flavonoids, lignans and secoiridoids. Secoiridoids, that include aglycon derivatives of oleuropein, demethyloleuropein and ligstroside, that are present in olive fruit, are the most abundant phenolic antioxidants of VOO. The sensory and healthy proprieties of VOO hydrophilic phenols as well as the agronomic and technological parameters that affect their concentration in the oil are discussed in this paper.

Antioxidants↗

[Effect of a diet supplemented with soybean oil or fish oil on the reversibility of docosahexaenoic acid deficiency (22:6w3) in the brain and erythrocytes of rats].

This study was undertaken, to evaluate the effects of dietary supplements containing either soybean oil (19:3w3; ALA), or fish oil (22:6w3; DHA), added to the lactating rat dam diet, on the levels of DHA in brain and erythrocytes of DHA deficient pups. Pregnant rats fed omega 3 deficient diets were divided at parturition into three groups. One group was kept on the same diet fed during pregnancy. The two remaining groups received the above mentioned omega 3 supplements. These feeding regimens were maintained during 18 days. Supplementation of diet with 114 mg DHA/100g diet, increased significantly the concentration of DHA in brain and erythrocytes of the suckling rats. In contrast, the effects of the supplementation with ALA (700 mg/100g diet), were limited to the increase of DHA content in the brain. This increase however, was partial, reaching only 50% of the normal. Results suggest that newborn rat has a limited capacity to convert DHA from ALA, becoming dependent of preformed DHA supply to cover DHA requirements at the cellular level.

Analysis of Variance↗

Melanoma lung metastases and cytolytic effector cells in mice fed antioxidant-balanced corn oil or fish oil diets.

(C57BL/6 x DBA/2)F1 mice were fed antioxidant-matched fish oil (FO) or corn oil (CO) diets for weeks, were challenged with B16.F10 melanoma cells, and lung metastases were enumerated 17 days later. Mice fed FO had fewer lung tumors than mice fed CO. This dietary effect persisted in mice injected with monoclonal antibodies which depleted natural killer cells, CD8+ T cells or CD4+ T cells. Generation of specific anti-B16.F10 cytotoxic cells in vitro by splenocytes from immunized mice was greater in mice fed FO. Even though host resistance to lung metastases by B16.F10 cells is mediated in large part by natural killer cells, CO and/or FO may have affected cells not tested here or tumor cells themselves.

Animals↗

Effects of partially hydrogenated fish oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil and butter on the susceptibility of low density lipoprotein to oxidative modification in men.

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of partially hydrogenated fish oil (PHFO-diet), partially hydrogenated soybean oil (PHSO-diet) and butterfat (butter-diet) on the susceptibility of low density lipoprotein (LDL) to in vitro oxidative modification. DESIGN: A strictly controlled, randomized, single-blind dietary study with cross-over design. SUBJECTS: Thirty-three healthy men aged from 21 to 46 years entered the study; 29 men completed the study. INTERVENTIONS: Fat provided approximately 35% of the energy intake in all three test diets, and the content of trans-fatty acids was 8.0, 8.5 and 0.9% of energy in the PHFO-, PHSO- and butter-diets, respectively. The subjects consumed all three test diets each during three weeks, in a single-blind, random order. LDL isolated from the participants given the three different diets was subjected to Cu(2+)-induced oxidation. RESULTS: No significant differences were seen on either conjugated dienes, lipid peroxides, uptake by macrophages or relative electrophoretic mobility of LDL. Vitamin E level in serum from subjects on the PHFO-diet was significantly higher compared to the two other diets. Furthermore, no significant differences were found in the composition of the LDL particle between the three diet groups. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that consumption of trans-fatty acids does not alter the susceptibility of LDL to oxidative modification.

Adult↗

Effect of edible oils and oil emulsions on the perception of basic tastes.

The intensity of sweet, bitter or astringent tastes is reduced by consumption of edible oil or oil emulsions immediately before the ingestion of test solutions. The basic taste substances were dissolved in 30% aqueous ethanol, flavoured with plant extracts. The time-intensity dependence was influenced similarly. The sensitivity of taste receptors returned to the original value within 15-20 min. Intensities of acidic or salty tastes were not affected.

Catechin↗

Seasonal, populational and ontogenic variation in the volatile oil content and composition of individuals of Origanum vulgare subsp. Hirtum, assessed by GC headspace analysis and by SPME sampling of individual oil glands.

Small-scale GC headspace analyses combined with SPME sampling of individual oil glands have been used to measure the variation in volatile content and composition in and within different oregano plants as affected by age, season and developmental state. The main monoterpenes found were p-cymene, carvacrol and their precursor gamma-terpinene. The early season preponderance of p-cymene over carvacrol was reversed as the season progressed and this pattern could also be seen at any time within the plant, from the latest leaves to be produced (low in cymene) to the earliest (high in cymene). Seedlings from the same mother plant developed this pattern at different rates. Within individual leaves the pattern was not observed, even within the youngest developing leaves. However it was found that the oil composition of individual glands within a single leaf varied considerably, most notably in respect of the production of carvacrol and its isomer thymol.

Chromatography, Gas↗