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Daily Intake of Cod or Salmon for 2 Weeks Decreases the 18:1n‐9/18:0 Ratio and Serum Triacylglycerols in Healthy Subjects
Author(s) -
TelleHansen Vibeke H.,
Larsen Laila N.,
Høstmark Arne T.,
Molin Marianne,
Dahl Lisbeth,
Almendingen Kari,
Ulven Stine M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/s11745-011-3637-y
Subject(s) - docosahexaenoic acid , eicosapentaenoic acid , clinical chemistry , fatty acid , chemistry , lipidology , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , food science , medicine , endocrinology , fatty acid synthase , polyunsaturated fatty acid , biochemistry , zoology , biology , in vitro
Intake of fish and omega‐3 (n‐3) fatty acids is associated with a reduced concentration of plasma triacylglycerols (TAG) but the mechanisms are not fully clarified. Stearoyl‐CoA desaturase‐1 (SCD1) activity, governing TAG synthesis, is affected by n‐3 fatty acids. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) display expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism. The aim of the present study was to estimate whether intake of lean and fatty fish would influence n‐3 fatty acids composition in plasma phospholipids (PL), serum TAG, 18:1n‐9/18:0 ratio in plasma PL, as well as PBMC gene expression of SCD1 and fatty acid synthase (FAS). Healthy males and females ( n = 30), aged 20–40, consumed either 150 g of cod, salmon, or potato (control) daily for 15 days. During intervention docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n‐3) increased in the cod group ( P < 0.05), while TAG concentration decreased ( P < 0.05). In the salmon group both eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n‐3) and DHA increased ( P < 0.05) whereas TAG concentration and the 18:1n‐9/18:0 ratio decreased ( P < 0.05). Reduction of the 18:1n‐9/18:0 ratio was associated with a corresponding lowering of TAG ( P < 0.05) and an increase in EPA and DHA ( P < 0.05). The mRNA levels of SCD1 and FAS in PBMC were not significantly altered after intake of cod or salmon when compared with the control group. In conclusion, both lean and fatty fish may lower TAG, possibly by reducing the 18:1n‐9/18:0 ratio related to allosteric inhibition of SCD1 activity, rather than by influencing the synthesis of enzyme protein.