Dietary fatty acids and oxidative stress in the heart mitochondria.
Our study compared the effects of different oils on oxidative stress in rat heart mitochondria, as well as on plasma parameters used as risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The rats were fed for 16 weeks with coconut, olive, or fish oil diet (saturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated fatty acids, respectively). The cardiac mitochondria from rats fed with coconut oil showed the lowest concentration of oxidized proteins and peroxidized lipids. The fish oil diet leads to the highest oxidative stress in cardiac mitochondria, an effect that could be partly prevented by the antioxidant probucol. Total and LDL cholesterols decreased in plasma of rats fed fish oil, compared to olive and coconut oils fed rats. A diet enriched in saturated fatty acids offers strong advantages for the protection against oxidative stress in heart mitochondria.
Lemieux
Hélène
H
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative, Université du Québec, Rimouski, Québec, Canada.
Bulteau
Anne Laure
AL
Friguet
Bertrand
B
Tardif
Jean-Claude
JC
Blier
Pierre U
PU
D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D000074263:Coconut Oil; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008297:Male; D008929:Mitochondria, Heart / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000069463:Olive Oil; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005395:Fish Oils; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010938:Plant Oils; D002784:Cholesterol; D000074263:Coconut Oil