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The polyunsaturated fatty acid and cholesterol concentrations of plasma and aorta and their relationship to avian atherosclerosis
Author(s) -
Feigenbaum A. S.,
Fisher H.,
Leveille G. A.,
Weiss H. S.,
Griminger P.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02633908
Subject(s) - aorta , cholesterol , polyunsaturated fatty acid , medicine , coconut oil , corn oil , endocrinology , fatty acid , chemistry , blood plasma , polyunsaturated fat , biology , food science , biochemistry
Growing cockerels were fed diets varying in level of protein and cholesterol and in the type of fat. Their plasma and aortas were examined for cholesterol, polynsaturated fatty acids, and atherosclerotic involvement. The cholesterol levels of plasma and aorta were increased by low‐protein diets and by added dietary cholesterol, singly or in combination. There appeared to be an inverse relationship between cholesterol and polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in both the plas and aorta. It was again confirmed that atherosclerotic involvement is greatest in theabdominal section of the avian aorta. There was no clear intergroup relationship between polyunsaturated fatty acid levels or cholesterol concentration of the blood and the aorta and atherosclerotic involvement. The birds receiving the combination of coconut oil and cholesterol showed a clear trend towards greater atherosclerotie involvement than those fed corn oil.