Diet rich in saturated fat decreases the ratio of thromboxane/prostacyclin in healthy men.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of dietary saturated fat (SFA) from animal sources on the urine excretion 11-dehydro thromboxane B2 (TXB2) and 6-keto prostaglandin F 1alpha (PGF 1alpha) in 27 healthy free-living male subjects aged 30 to 55 years.


METHODS
It was a randomized crossover design. Each volunteer was randomly assigned to one of the two diets (high fat and low fat) for a period of 4 weeks, after which each subject resumed his usual diet for 2 weeks as a 'wash-out period', before being assigned to the other diet for an additional 4 weeks.


RESULTS
Serum proportion of 20:4n-6 was 5% lower in the high fat (6.2% of total fatty acid) than in the low fat diet (6.5% of total fatty acid), which was associated with a significantly decreased ratio of the urinary excretion 11-dehydro TXB2 to 6-keto PGF 1alpha (P < 0.05). However, there was no significant fall in the absolute urinary excretion of 11-dehydro TXB2.


CONCLUSIONS
Diet rich in SFA from animal sources may influence TXA2 formation via effect on tissue proportion of 20:4n-6.
Li
Duo
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Department of Food Science, Hangzhou University of Commerce, Hangzhou 310035, Zhejiang, China. duoli@mail.hzic.edu.au
Habito
Raymundo
R
Angelos
George
G
Sinclair
Andrew J
AJ
Ball
Madeleine J
MJ
D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000652:urine*; D000328:Adult; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000652:urine*
D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D013929:Thromboxane B2; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha; C049235:11-dehydro-thromboxane B2