title: Dietary linoleic acid and salt-induced hypertension.
abstract: Male Wistar rats chronically fed a low level (0.41%) of linoleic acid (LA) in the diet as supplied by 5% olive oil developed a significant elevation of systolic blood pressure as compared with rats fed either a medium (4.2%) or high (9.4%) level of dietary LA. Chronic excess intake of NaCl (3.75% in the diet) was associated with a significant elevation of blood pressure on all three diets but a low level of LA in the diet exaggerated the salt-induced hypertension. The results suggest that inadequate dietary LA may result in an increase in systolic blood pressure regardless of the sodium content of the diet.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D019787:Linoleic Acid