title: Therapeutic efficacy of N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid in experimental Crohn's disease.
abstract: We investigated the therapeutic efficacy of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) on trinitro-benzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis in the rats, which condition is considered an experimental Crohn's disease (CD). In rats with TNBS-induced colitis, feeding with an elemental diet (ED) plus 2% n-3 PUEA-rich perilla oil significantly suppressed plasma leukotriene (LT) B4 and ulcer index compared to that in rats fed with ED plus 2% n-6 PUFA-rich safflower oil (34.2 +/- 12.3 s 63.8 +/- 13.2 pg/ml and 8.8 +/- 12.1 vs 66.4 +/- 33.1, P < 0.01, respectively). Moreover, the plasma LTB4 and the ulcer index were significantly correlated (P < 0.05). Feeding with ED plus 2% alpha-linolenic acid (A-LA)-rich vegetable oil significantly reduced plasma LTB4 and colonic weight compared to that in rats fed with ED plus 2% eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)/docosahexaenonic acid (DHA)-rich fish oil in this model (61.6 +/- 10.5 vs 85.0 +/- 20.9 pg/ml and 0.83 +/- 0.13 vs 0.96 +/- 0.08g, P < 0.05, respectively). This study suggested that dietary fat manipulation with perilla oil can reduce colonic damage and that this is correlated with the suppression of plasma LTB4. The therapeutic efficacy of A-LA in controlling intestinal inflammation in experimental CD may be superior to that of EPA and DHA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, International Medical Center of Japan, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shoda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsueda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamato
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Umeda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003092:Colitis / Q000139:chemically induced; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005526:Food, Formulated; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012450:Safflower Oil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014302:Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D005395:Fish Oils; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid; D007975:Leukotriene B4; D012450:Safflower Oil; D014302:Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid