Journal
LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 69, Issue 15, Pages 1739-1751Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(01)01253-X
Keywords
fish oil; gavage vs. enriched diet; lymphocytes; macrophages; oxygen metabolism; lymphocyte proliferation
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The comparative effects of fish oil given by gavage and fish oil enriched diet on metabolism and function of lymphocytes and macrophages were investigated. For this purpose. the following parameters were examined: 1) phagocytosis capacity, production of superoxide (O-2(.-)) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by macrophages, 2) lymphocytes proliferation capacity, 3) antioxidant enzyme activities in the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) and liver, 4) Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (TBARS) content in MLN, liver. and plasma. 5) total antioxidant capacity of the plasma, and 6) fatty acid composition of macrophages. MLN, liver and plasma. Both FO treatments did not affect phagocytosis capacity but increased hydrogen peroxide production by macrophages in the presence of PMA. FO given by gavage markedly increased lymphocytes proliferation both in the absence (5.8-fold) and in the presence (16.7-fold) of Con A. whereas FO-rich diet showed an increase in the presence of Con A only (53.3%). FO given by gavage raised the proliferation index by 2.9-fold and FO-rich diet increased by 29% only as compared to controls. Concomitantly, FO given by gavage was more effective to increase TBARS content in plasma. The proportion of some fatty acids in the tissues and cells was also differently changed depending on the way FO was administered to rats: in particular: myristic, arachidonic, and eicosapentaenoic acids, This fact may partially explain the differences between both FO treatments. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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