title: The pecan nut (Carya illinoinensis) and its oil and polyphenolic fractions differentially modulate lipid metabolism and the antioxidant enzyme activities in rats fed high-fat diets.
abstract: Tree nuts such as pecans (Carya illinoinensis) contain mostly oil but are also a source of polyphenols. Nut consumption has been linked to a reduction in serum lipid levels and oxidative stress. These effects have been attributed to the oil while overlooking the potential contribution of the polyphenols. Because the evidence regarding each fraction's bioactivity is scarce, we administered high-fat (HF) diets to male Wistar rats, supplementing them with pecan oil (HF+PO), pecan polyphenols (HF+PP) or whole pecans (HF+WP), and analysed the effects of each fraction. The HF diet increased the serum leptin and total cholesterol (TC) with respect to the control levels. The HF+WP diet prevented hyperleptinemia and decreased the TC compared with the control. The HF+WP diet upregulated the hepatic expression of apolipoprotein B and LDL receptor mRNAs with respect to the HF levels. The HF+PO diet reduced the level of triacylglycerols compared with the control. The HF+PP diet stimulated the hepatic expression of liver X receptor alpha mRNA. The HF+WP diet increased the activities of hepatic catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S transferase compared with the control, and decreased the degree of lipid peroxidation compared with the HF diet. The most bioactive diet was the WP diet.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Doctorado en Biotecnología, Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Guillermo Massieu Helguera No. 239, Fracc. La Escalera, Ticomán, México, DF CP 07320, Mexico.
authors.forename: Jesús A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Domínguez-Avila
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Anillo Envolvente del PRONAF y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua CP 32310, Mexico.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Parrilla
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Anillo Envolvente del PRONAF y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua CP 32310, Mexico.
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López-Díaz
authors.affiliation: Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR)-Instituto Politécnico Nacional - Unidad Sinaloa, Blvd. Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes No. 250, Guasave, Sinaloa 81101, Mexico.
authors.forename: Ignacio E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Maldonado-Mendoza
authors.affiliation: Programa de Doctorado en Biotecnología, Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Guillermo Massieu Helguera No. 239, Fracc. La Escalera, Ticomán, México, DF CP 07320, Mexico.
authors.forename: María Del Consuelo
authors.initials: Mdel C
authors.lastname: Gómez-García
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Anillo Envolvente del PRONAF y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua CP 32310, Mexico. Electronic address: ldelaros@uacj.mx.
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: de la Rosa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D031325:Carya / Q000737:chemistry*; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D059305:Diet, High-Fat; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D009754:Nuts / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D020738:Leptin; D010938:Plant Oils; D059808:Polyphenols; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol; D002374:Catalase
keywords: Dyslipidemia; Gene expression; Liver lipids; Oxidative stress; Tree nuts