title: Sodium appetite in adult rats following ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency in early development.
abstract: We examined the effect of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) deficiency during development on sodium appetite. Being raised on an ω-3 PUFA deficient diet increased the intake of 0.5M NaCl following furosemide-induced sodium depletion by 40%. This occurred regardless of the diet they were maintained on later in life, and the increased consumption persisted for 3 days. In a second study, animals were administered furosemide and low-dose captopril. Sodium consumption of deficient raised animals was again higher than that of the control raised. Fos immunoreactivity in brain areas associated with sodium appetite and excretion were not influenced by diet. Our findings indicate that inadequate dietary ω-3 PUFA during development results in an exaggerated sodium appetite later in life.
authors.affiliation: La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia. r.weisinger@latrobe.edu.au
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Weisinger
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Armitage
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Begg
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Mathai
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Jayasooriya
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Weisinger
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001066:Appetite; D002216:Captopril / Q000494:pharmacology; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005665:Furosemide; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012964:Sodium / Q000172:deficiency*; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary; D005665:Furosemide; D002216:Captopril; D012964:Sodium