Incorporation of dietary trans monounsaturated fatty acids into tissues of Walker 256 tumor-bearing rats

The correlation between dietary trans fatty acids and neoplasia was examined in the present study. Walker 256 tumor-bearing and control rats were fed a trans monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA)-rich diet for 8 weeks and the incorporation of trans fatty acids by tumor tissue was examined. Also, the effect of tumor growth on trans fatty acid composition of plasma and liver, and the content of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) was determined. Walker 256 tumor cells presented both trans and cis MUFAs given in the diet. The equivalent diet proportions were 0.66 for trans and 1.14 for cis. Taking into consideration the proportion of trans MUFAs in plasma (11.47%), the tumor incorporated these fatty acids in a more efficient manner (18.27%) than the liver (9.34%). Therefore, the dietary trans fatty acids present in the diet are actively incorporated by the tumor. Tumor growth itself caused marked changes in the proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the plasma and liver but provoked only slight modifications in both trans and cis MUFAs. Tumor growth also reduced the unsaturation index in both plasma and liver, from 97.79 to 86.83 and from 77.51 to 69.64, respectively. This effect was partially related to an increase in the occurrence of the lipid oxidation/peroxidation process of TBARS content which was increased in both plasma (from 0.428 to 0.505) and liver (from 9.425 to 127.792) due to tumor growth

Influência dos compostos fenólicos de especiarias sobre a lipoperoxidação e o perfil lipídico de tecidos de ratos Influence of spices phenolic compounds on lipoperoxidation and lipid profile of rats tissues

OBJETIVO: Este trabalho avaliou o efeito antioxidante dos compostos fenólicos de uma mistura de especiarias (mostarda, canela e erva-doce) sobre o metabolismo dos ácidos graxos das séries ômega3 e ômega6. MÉTODOS: Ratos Wistar recém desmamados receberam dieta rica em gorduras essenciais e um chá de especiarias. Após 45 dias, os animais foram sacrificados e tiveram seus tecidos coletados para análise das substâncias reativas ao ácido tiobarbitúrico e perfil lipídico. RESULTADOS: O chá fornecido aos animais apresentou atividade antioxidante equivalente ao hidroxitolueno butilado. Foram identificados no chá, os ácidos fenólicos catecol, salicílico e caféico; as enzimas cicloxigenase e lipoxigenase foram inibidas pelos extratos ricos nestes ácidos fenólicos. O perfil de ácidos graxos apresenta diferença entre os grupos teste e controles. Todos os tecidos dos grupos teste apresentaram menores valores em lipoperoxidação, em comparação aos controles. CONCLUSÃO: Estes dados sugerem, portanto, um efeito antioxidante das substâncias fenólicas identificadas na mistura das especiarias, sobre os ácidos graxos das séries ômega3 e ômega6.<br>OBJECTIVE: This work analyzed the influence of the phenolic compounds from a blend of spices (mustard, cinnamon and anise) on the omega3 and omega6 fatty acids metabolism. METHODS: Weaned Wistar rats received a diet rich in essencial lipids and an infusion of blended spices for 45 days. After that period, they were sacrificed their tissues were collected and analized for the TBARS and lipid profile by CGMS. RESULTS: The tea of spices showed an antioxidant activity equivalent to that of the butylated hydroxytoluene. The following phenolic acids were identified in the infusion, using mass chromatography: cathecol, salicilic and cafeic; Lipooxygenase and ciclooxigenase enzymes were inhbited by the phenolic acid extracts. It was observed that the total amount of the fatty acids found in the test's rat tissues was different from that found in tissues of the control group. Tissues from the experimental groups presented a lower level of lipid peroxidation than those of the respective control groups. CONCLUSION: Therefore, such results suggest that, the phenolic substances identified in the spices had an antioxidant effect on the omega3 and omega6 fatty acids