Retroconversion and metabolism of [13C]22:6n−3 in humans and rats after intake of a single dose of [13C]22:6n−3-triacylglycerols | Zendy

N. Brossard | Zendy; Martine Croset | Zendy; C. Pachiaudi | Zendy; JP Riou | Zendy; JL Tayot | Zendy; Michel Lagarde | Zendy

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Retroconversion and metabolism of [13C]22:6n−3 in humans and rats after intake of a single dose of [13C]22:6n−3-triacylglycerols

Author(s) -

N. Brossard,

Martine Croset,

C. Pachiaudi,

JP Riou,

JL Tayot,

Michel Lagarde

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/64.4.577

Subject(s) - docosapentaenoic acid , δ13c , eicosapentaenoic acid , docosahexaenoic acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , lecithin , chemistry , cholesterol , phosphatidylcholine , metabolism , fish oil , fatty acid , biochemistry , food science , medicine , biology , phospholipid , stable isotope ratio , fish <actinopterygii> , physics , quantum mechanics , membrane , fishery

The apparent retroconversion of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) to eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3) and docosapentaenoic acid (22:5n-3) was studied in vivo, in rats and humans, after they ingested a single dose of triacylglycerols containing [13C]22:6n-3 ([13C]22:6-triacylglycerol), without 22:6n-3 dietary supplementation. The amount of apparent retroconversion and the distribution of the three n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in plasma lipid classes were followed as a function of time by measuring the appearance of 13C in these PUFAs with gas-chromatography combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry. This [13C]22:6n-3 retroconversion, calculated by summing the amounts of [13C]22:5n-3 and [13C]20:5n-3 in plasma lipids, was lower in humans than in rats, reaching a maximum of approximately 9% of the total plasma [13C]22:6n-3 in rats, but only 1.4% in humans. The incorporation of [13C]22:6n-3 and [13C]22:5n-3 in lipid classes followed their endogenous distribution with a maximal accumulation in phospholipids, but a low incorporation into cholesterol esters (CEs), whereas [13C]20:5n-3 was equally present in phospholipids and CEs. The ratio of the amount of HDL-CE to HDL-phosphatidylcholine for [13C]20:5n-3 was higher than for [13C]22:6n-3, indicating a selectivity of the lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase enzyme with regard to these PUFAs, which may be related to the differences in their biological properties after fish oil feeding. The occurrence of a weak basal 22:6n-3 retroconversion in humans supports feeding this pure PUFA in cases in which 20:5n-3 presents undesirable side effects and when specific alterations of blood lipids are expected.

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