title: Effects of supplemented omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid rich oils on the cardiovascular system of thermally injured rabbits: changes in plasma and platelet fatty acids.
abstract: The effects of omega-3 fatty acid rich oil (MaxEPA oil), omega-6 fatty acid rich oil (soybean oil), and a combination of omega-3 and omega-6 oils (MaxEPA oil + soybean oil) on cardiovascular health-related parameters of thermally injured and control (sham) rabbits were determined. Plasma and platelet analyses of burned rabbits fed with MaxEPA oil revealed significantly higher concentrations of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid + myristic acid. Linolenic acid concentrations declined in animals supplemented with soybean oil + MaxEPA oil. At the end of this study the lowest concentrations of linoleic acid and arachidonic acid were found in the sham and burned groups supplemented with soybean oil + MaxEPA oil. Overall, favorable significant differences in plasma and platelet fatty acids concentrations were found in burned or sham groups supplemented with MaxEPA when compared with those of groups supplemented with soybean oil. These favorable changes in plasma and platelet lipids may have an impact on the risk of cardiovascular disease in thermally injured patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Texas Woman's University, Denton, 76204, USA.
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Kirmani
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gorman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ashby
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ireton-Jones
authors.forename: G U
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Liepa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D002056:Burns / Q000097:blood*; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000097:blood; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000097:blood; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood*; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D019814:Myristic Acid; D009227:Myristic Acids / Q000097:blood; D011817:Rabbits; D013024:Soybean Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D005227:Fatty Acids; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; C045153:Maxepa; D009227:Myristic Acids; D019814:Myristic Acid; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D013024:Soybean Oil; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid