Ameer Y Taha1, Lisa Chang2, Mei Chen2. 1. Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. Electronic address: ataha@ucdavis.edu. 2. Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section, Laboratory of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study tested the dietary level of alpha-linolenic acid (α-LNA, 18:3n-3) required to maintain brain (14)C-Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) metabolism and concentration following graded α-LNA reduction. METHODS: Fischer-344 (CDF) male rat pups (18-21 days old) were randomized to the AIN-93G diet containing as a % of total fatty acids, 4.6% ("n-3 adequate"), 3.6%, 2.7%, 0.9% or 0.2% ("n-3 deficient") α-LNA for 15 weeks. Rats were intravenously infused with (14)C-DHA to steady state for 5 min, serial blood samples collected to obtain plasma, and brains excised following microwave fixation. Labeled and unlabeled DHA concentrations were measured in plasma and brain to calculate the incorporation coefficient, k*, and incorporation rate, J(in). RESULTS: Compared to 4.6% α-LNA controls, k* was significantly increased in ethanolamine glycerophospholipids in the 0.2% α-LNA group. Circulating unesterified DHA and brain incorporation rates (J(in)) were significantly reduced at 0.2% α-LNA. Brain total lipid and phospholipid DHA concentrations were reduced at or below 0.9% α-LNA. CONCLUSION: Threshold changes for brain DHA metabolism and concentration were maintained at or below 0.9% dietary α-LNA, suggesting the presence of homeostatic mechanisms to maintain brain DHA metabolism when dietary α-LNA intake is low.
BACKGROUND: This study tested the dietary level of alpha-linolenic acid (α-LNA, 18:3n-3) required to maintain brain (14)C-Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) metabolism and concentration following graded α-LNA reduction. METHODS: Fischer-344 (CDF) male rat pups (18-21 days old) were randomized to the AIN-93G diet containing as a % of total fatty acids, 4.6% ("n-3 adequate"), 3.6%, 2.7%, 0.9% or 0.2% ("n-3 deficient") α-LNA for 15 weeks. Rats were intravenously infused with (14)C-DHA to steady state for 5 min, serial blood samples collected to obtain plasma, and brains excised following microwave fixation. Labeled and unlabeled DHA concentrations were measured in plasma and brain to calculate the incorporation coefficient, k*, and incorporation rate, J(in). RESULTS: Compared to 4.6% α-LNA controls, k* was significantly increased in ethanolamine glycerophospholipids in the 0.2% α-LNA group. Circulating unesterifiedDHA and brain incorporation rates (J(in)) were significantly reduced at 0.2% α-LNA. Brain total lipid and phospholipidDHA concentrations were reduced at or below 0.9% α-LNA. CONCLUSION: Threshold changes for brain DHA metabolism and concentration were maintained at or below 0.9% dietary α-LNA, suggesting the presence of homeostatic mechanisms to maintain brain DHA metabolism when dietary α-LNA intake is low.
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