Efeito da gordura vegetal parcialmente hidrogenada sobre a incorporação de ácidos graxos trans em tecidos de ratos
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2003-10
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Revista de Nutrição
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A composição lipídica da dieta pode influenciar o perfil de ácidos graxos dos tecidos. O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a incorporação de ácidos graxos trans no fígado e coração de ratos. Dois grupos com doze ratos Wistar recém-desmamados foram alimentados com duas dietas diferentes por oito semanas. Uma das dietas (experimental) foi rica em isômeros trans (33,0% da fração lipídica) e apresentou quantidades mínimas de ácidos linoléico e a-linolênico (8,0% e 0,7%, respectivamente, da fração lipídica da dieta), enquanto a outra (controle) foi nutricionalmente adequada. O perfil de ácidos graxos das dietas e dos tecidos foi avaliado por cromatografia gasosa. Houve incorporação de 14,0% dos ácidos graxos trans no fígado e 8,6% no coração dos animais. Não foi observado efeito inibitório dos ácidos graxos trans no fígado sobre a formação dos ácidos araquidônico e docosahexaenóico. No entanto, no coração houve uma diminuição significante da concentração do ácido docosahexaenóico, provavelmente como reflexo da deficiência de ácido a-linolênico e da incorporação dos trans.
The lipid composition of the diet can influence the profile of fatty acids the tissues. The objective of this study was to evaluate the incorporation of trans fatty acids in the liver and in the heart of rats. Two groups with twelve weanling Wistar rats each were fed two different diets for eight weeks. One of the diets (experimental) was rich in trans fatty acids (33.0% of total lipids) and presented minimal amounts of linoleic and a-linolenic acids (8.0% and 0.7%, respectively, of total lipids), while the other (control) was nutritionally adequate. The profile of fatty acids of the diets and tissues was evaluated by gas chromatography. There was an incorporation of 14.0% of the trans fatty acids in the liver and 8.6% in the heart. There was no inhibitory effect of the trans fatty acids on the formation of arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids in the liver. However, a significant decrease in the docosahexaenoic acid concentration was observed in the heart. It was probably a consequence of the deficiency of a-linolenic acid and of the incorporation of trans fatty acids.
The lipid composition of the diet can influence the profile of fatty acids the tissues. The objective of this study was to evaluate the incorporation of trans fatty acids in the liver and in the heart of rats. Two groups with twelve weanling Wistar rats each were fed two different diets for eight weeks. One of the diets (experimental) was rich in trans fatty acids (33.0% of total lipids) and presented minimal amounts of linoleic and a-linolenic acids (8.0% and 0.7%, respectively, of total lipids), while the other (control) was nutritionally adequate. The profile of fatty acids of the diets and tissues was evaluated by gas chromatography. There was an incorporation of 14.0% of the trans fatty acids in the liver and 8.6% in the heart. There was no inhibitory effect of the trans fatty acids on the formation of arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids in the liver. However, a significant decrease in the docosahexaenoic acid concentration was observed in the heart. It was probably a consequence of the deficiency of a-linolenic acid and of the incorporation of trans fatty acids.
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Ácidos graxos trans, Gordura vegetal hidrogenada, Ácidos graxos essenciais, Ácidos graxos poliinsaturados, Cadeia longa, Ratos, Dieta, Trans fatty acids, Hydrogenated vegetable fat, Essential fatty acids, Long-chain, Polyunsaturated fatty acids, Rats, Diet