title: Influence of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids on renal & aortic prostaglandin synthesis in 1 kidney 1 clip Goldblatt hypertensive rats.
abstract: To study the influence of dietary modification on prostaglandin synthesis and on blood pressure regulation, the effects of dietary enrichment with linolenic or linoleic acid was compared with standard rat chow in 3 groups of 13 rats before and after renal artery constriction and contralateral nephrectomy. Before renal artery constriction 4 weeks supplementation with 40 en% linseed oil (53% linolenic acid) increased renal linolenic acid, decreased arachidonic acid, and suppressed synthesis of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and PGE2 by renal homogenates (33% and 38% respectively, p less than 0.01) compared with standard diet. Rats fed on 40 en % sunflower seed oil (63% linoleic acid) increased renal prostaglandin synthesis (p less than 0.05) compared with linseed oil, but not compared with standard diet. Seven weeks after renal artery constriction renal and aortic 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and PGE2 were suppressed 30% to 50% (p less than 0.05) by linseed oil supplements compared with sunflower seed oil and standard diets. In the sunflower seed oil group aortic 6-keto-PGF1 alpha correlated (r = 0.75, p less than 0.02) with final systolic blood pressure. Final systolic blood pressures were similar in linseed oil (152.9 mm Hg +/- se 3.3, sunflower oil (155.1 +/- se 6.6) and standard diet group (159.0 +/- se 4.2). Thus dietary linseed oil suppressed renal and aortic prostaglandin synthesis but did not accentuate renal hypertension, and linoleic acid supplementation did not protect against 1 kidney 1 clip renal hypertension.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000378:metabolism*; D001835:Body Weight; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D011453:Prostaglandins; D013929:Thromboxane B2