Cox-2 expression, PGE(2) and cytokines production are inhibited by endogenously synthesized n-3 PUFAs in inflamed colon of fat-1 mice

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Claudia GravaghiSergio A Lamprecht

Abstract

There is great interest in the role of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in promoting (n-6 class) or inhibiting (n-3 class) inflammation. Mammalian cells are devoid of desaturase that converts n-6 to n-3 PUFAs. Consequently, essential n-3 fatty acids must be supplied with the diet. We have studied the effect of endogenously produced n-3 PUFAs on colitis development in fat-1 transgenic mice carrying the Caenorhabditis elegans fat-1 gene encoding n-3 desaturase. Colonic cell lipid profile was measured by capillary gas chromatography in fat-1 and wild-type (WT) littermates fed standard diet supplemented with 10% (w/w) safflower oil rich (76%) in n-6 polyunsaturated linoleic acid (LA). Experimental colitis was induced by administrating 3% dextran sodium sulphate (DSS). Colitis was scored by histopatological analysis. Cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) expression was evaluated by real time polymerase chain reaction. Prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) levels and cytokine production were determined by enzyme and microsphere-based immunoassays, respectively. The n-6/n-3 PUFA ratios in colonic cells of fat-1 mice were markedly lower (9.83±2.62) compared to WT (54.5±9.24, P<.001). Results also showed an attenuation of colonic acute and chronic inflamma...Continue Reading

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