title: Absorption and distribution of arachidonate in rats receiving lysophospholipids by oral route.
abstract: Absorption and distribution of polyunsaturated fatty acids was investigated in rats receiving lysophospholipids per os (30 mg kg-1). Lysophosphatidylcholine (lysoPC) increased [3H]arachidonate absorption and its incorporation into mucosal phosphatidylcholine. Transport of [3H]arachidonate by the phospholipid fraction of lymph lipoproteins and the level of [3H]arachidonate in plasma and liver lipids was also increased by lyso PC. Lysophosphatidylserine also increased [3H]arachidonate absorption but channeled the fatty acids into the aminophospholipid fraction of mucosal phospholipids, thus decreasing its efflux in lymph lipoproteins. As a consequence, lysophosphatidylserine caused [3H]arachidonate accumulation in mucosa. As similar results were obtained with [14C]linoleate, the data suggest that the addition of an appropriate lysophospholipid to the diet may direct absorption and distribution of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
authors.affiliation: Fidia Research Laboratories, Abano Terme, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Viola
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mietto
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Secchi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ping
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bruni
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008041:Linoleic Acids; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D014280:Triglycerides; C025059:lysophosphatidylserine; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D019787:Linoleic Acid