title: Metabolism of gamma-linolenic acid in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes and in Hep G2 cells.
abstract: Incorporation and metabolism of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) in both rat hepatocytes and Hep G2 cells were compared to those of oleic (OA), linoleic (LA), alpha-linolenic (LLA), and dihomo-gamma-linolenic (DGLA) acids. The incorporation of GLA into both types of cells was higher than LLA and DGLA, but lower than OA and LA. It was efficiently converted into DGLA in both types of cells and increased the concentration of DGLA. LLA was converted to a small amount of C20:4 (n-3) only in Hep G2 cells. Incubation with LA, GLA, LLA, and DGLA did not increase the concentration of arachidonic acid (AA) in both types of cells. LA. GLA, LLA, and their metabolites were incorporated into phosphatidylcholine, but only GLA and its metabolite, DGLA, were also incorporated into phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylserine, and phosphatidylinositol. The coexistence of GLA and LLA during their catabolism diminished the amounts of respective metabolite in Hep G2 cells. The presence of GLA inhibited completely the formation of C20:4(n-3) from LLA. The results indicate that GLA is more effective in raising the ratio of DGLA/AA. Also, polyunsaturated fatty acids of n-3 and n-6 series have competitively catabolized in both types of hepatocytes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Science for Human Life, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiyama-Fujiwara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Igarashi
mesh_terms: D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008042:Linolenic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D019301:Oleic Acid; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000378:metabolism; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000378:metabolism; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism; D010718:Phosphatidylserines / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid
chemical_list: D008041:Linoleic Acids; D008042:Linolenic Acids; D009829:Oleic Acids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010718:Phosphatidylserines; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid; D019301:Oleic Acid; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid