Evidence map›Paper›PMID 17406927›Full record

ArticleLipids2007

Stearidonic acid increases the red blood cell and heart eicosapentaenoic acid content in dogs.

William S Harris, Maureen A DiRienzo, Scott A Sands, Cherian George, Philip G Jones, Alex K Eapen

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Article in Lipids, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

William S HarrisMid America Heart Institute, Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA. Bill.Harris@usd.edu
Maureen A DiRienzo
Scott A Sands
Cherian George
Philip G Jones
Alex K Eapen
Saint Luke's Hospital · USMonsanto (United States) · USAshland (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant sources of omega-3 fatty acids (FA) are needed that can materially raise tissue levels of long-chain omega-3 FA [i.e., eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 20:6n-3)]. Stearidonic acid (SDA; 18:4n-3) is the delta-6 desaturase product of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA; 18:3n-3), and when fed to humans, increases red blood cell (RBC) content of EPA to a greater extent than does ALA. This study was undertaken to determine the dose-dependence and time course of the increase in the EPA and DHA content of the heart and RBC in dogs. Adult male Beagles were fed 21, 64, or 193 mg/kg of SDA in in their food daily for up to 12 weeks. Positive and negative controls were given EPA (43 mg/kg) or high oleic acid sunflower oil, respectively. The baseline EPA content of RBC was 0.38 +/- 0.03% which increased (P<0.01) in a dose-dependent manner, with the high dose of SDA and EPA achieving levels of 1.33 +/- 0.26 and 1.55. +/- 0.28%, respectively. In the heart, the content of EPA rose from 0.06 +/- 0.01 to 1.24 +/- 0.22% in the EPA group and to 0.81 +/- 0.32% in the high SDA group (both P<0.01). In both tissues, DHA did not change. Compared to dietary EPA, SDA was 20-23% as efficient in raising tissue EPA levels. In conclusion, SDA supplementation increased the EPA content of RBC and heart and may have utility as a plant-based source of omega-3 FA.

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AnimalsChromatography, GasDocosahexaenoic AcidsDogsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEicosapentaenoic AcidErythrocytesFatty Acids, Omega-3HeartMaleMyocardiumTime FactorsDocosahexaenoic AcidsEicosapentaenoic AcidFatty Acids, Omega-3stearidonic acid

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PMID17406927
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