title: The effects of vitamin E and selenium intake on oxidative stress and plasma lipids in hamsters fed fish oil.
abstract: The aim of the present work was to test the effects of large-dose supplementation of vitamin E (Vit E) and selenium (Se), either singly or in combination, on fish oil (FO)-induced tissue lipid peroxidation and hyperlipidemia. The supplementation of Se has been shown to lower blood cholesterol and increase tissue concentrations of the antioxidant glutathione (GSH); however, the effects of Se supplementation, either alone or in combination with supplemental Vit E, on FO-induced oxidative stress and hyperlipidemia have not been studied. Male Syrian hamsters received FO-based diets that contained 14.3 wt% fat and 0.46 wt% cholesterol supplemented with Vit E (129 IU D-alpha-tocopheryl acetate/kg diet) and/or Se (3.4 ppm as sodium selenate) or that contained basal requirements of both nutrients. The cardiac tissue of hamsters fed supplemental Se showed increased concentrations of lipid hydroperoxides (LPO) but decreased oxidized glutathione (GSSG) concentrations. The higher concentrations of LPO in the hearts of Se-supplemented hamsters were not lowered with concurrent Vit E supplementation. In the liver, Se supplementation was associated with higher Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity and an increase in the GSH/GSSG ratio, whereas a lower hepatic non-Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity was seen with Vit E supplementation. Supplemental intake of Se was associated with lower plasma concentrations of total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol plus very low density lipoprotein cholesterol. In view of the pro-oxidative effects of Se supplementation on cardiac tissue, a cautionary approach needs to be taken regarding the plasma lipid-lowering properties of supplemental Se.
authors.affiliation: School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Québec, H9X 3V9, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada.
authors.forename: Johanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cockell
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hidiroglou
authors.forename: Rene
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Madere
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trick
authors.forename: Stan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kubow
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D005395:Fish Oils; D008055:Lipids; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D014810:Vitamin E; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D005978:Glutathione; D012643:Selenium