title: Antiatherogenic effects of structured lipid containing conjugated linoleic acid in C57BL/6J mice.
abstract: Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) were enzymatically acidolyzed with olive oil to produce structured lipids (SL), and their antiatherosclerotic properties were investigated in C57BL/6J mice. Twenty-eight mice were divided into four groups and fed control diet or atherogenic diets supplemented with high cholesterol and high fat (HCHF) containing 5% of lard, olive oil, or SL based on control diet for 4 weeks. The supplementation of SL diet (0.6% CLA) significantly reduced the levels of serum total cholesterol and total triglyceride and increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level as compared to lard and olive oil diet groups (p < 0.05). The activity of liver acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) of mice fed the SL diet was significantly lower than that of mice fed the lard or olive oil diet. A reduced formation of aortic fatty streak was observed in SL group. The extent of CLA incorporation depended on tissues or types of phospholipids. More CLA was incorporated in adipose tissue (1.85 mol %) than in the liver (0.33 mol %). Besides, more CLA was found in phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) (0.47 mol %) than in phosphatidylcholine (PC) (0.05 mol %) of hepatic phospholipids. Hepatic phospholipids (PC and PE) of mice fed the SL diet contained reduced contents of arachidonic and linoleic acid compared with mice fed the olive oil or lard diet. The present study suggests that SL could be considered as a functional oil for preventing risks of atheroscelerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Chungnam National University, 220 Gung-Dong, Yusung-Gu, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeung Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyung Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Ki-Teak
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Mee Ree
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D044243:Linoleic Acids, Conjugated / Q000032:analysis*; D008055:Lipids / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry*; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D044243:Linoleic Acids, Conjugated; D008055:Lipids; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010743:Phospholipids; D010938:Plant Oils; D002784:Cholesterol; C029310:lard