title: Effects of endotoxin on pigs prefed omega-3 vs. omega-6 fatty acid-enriched diets.
abstract: We investigated in a porcine model whether omega-3 fatty acids modify the physiological response to sepsis. For 8 days, 16 male pigs were fed a diet containing 18% fat by weight enriched with either omega-3 or omega-6 fatty acids (FA). A group of six pigs receiving their regular diet served as controls. The omega-3 FA-supplemented pigs had elevated levels of omega-3 FA in their serum-free FA, serum phospholipid (PL), and platelet PL levels compared with either of the other groups. On the ninth day, the unanesthetized pigs were injected with 0.3 mg/kg of endotoxin (Escherichia coli) intravenously. The animals had a significant decrease in their arterial O2 pressure (PaO2) [from 84.4 +/- 6.8 (SD) to 64 +/- 9.4, and from 83.1 +/- 7.2 to 55.9 +/- 6.3 mmHg in the omega-6 FA and regular diet groups, respectively]. The PaO2 did not decrease in the omega-3 FA pigs. The omega-3 FA group had significantly lower pulmonary vascular resistance (541 +/- 205 dyn.s.cm-5) 20 min after endotoxin compared with either the omega-6 FA or regular diet groups (797 +/- 233 and 1,102 +/- 552 dyn.s.cm-5, respectively) and more normal blood pressure compared with the other two groups. Plasma thromboxane (Tx) B2 and 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (6-keto-PGF1 alpha) levels were lowest in the omega-3 FA diet group and highest in the regular diet group.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Service, Mayo Clinic, Rochester 55905.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Svingen
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Yaksh
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Holman
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D003314:Corn Oil / Q000494:pharmacology; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D004926:Escherichia coli; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D043371:Fatty Acids, Omega-6; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000494:pharmacology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013552:Swine; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D004731:Endotoxins; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D043371:Fatty Acids, Omega-6; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D005395:Fish Oils; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D003314:Corn Oil; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid