Providing Flaxseed Oil but Not Menhaden Oil Protects against OVX Induced Bone Loss in the Mandible of Sprague-Dawley Rats.
Higher intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are associated with benefits at several skeletal sites in postmenopausal women and in rodent models, but the effect of PUFA-containing oils on tooth-supporting alveolar bone of the mandible has not been studied. Moreover, direct comparison of the effect of flaxseed oil (a source of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)) and menhaden oil (a source of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)) is unknown. One-month old female Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 48) were randomized to and fed a diet containing flaxseed oil or menhaden oil from one to six months of age. At three months of age, rats were randomized to receive SHAM or ovariectomy (OVX) surgery (n = 12/diet). The inter-radicular septum below the first molar of the mandible was imaged at 6 months of age (study endpoint) using micro-computed tomography (μCT) at a resolution of 9 μm. As expected, OVX significantly reduced percent bone volume (BV/TV), connectivity density (Conn. D.), trabecular number (Tb. N.), and increased trabecular separation (Tb. Sp.) compared to SHAM rats (p < 0.001). However, post hoc analysis revealed these differences were present in rats fed menhaden oil but not those fed flaxseed oil. These results suggest that providing flaxseed oil, possibly through its high ALA content, provides protection against the OVX-induced alveolar bone loss in rats.
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada. ll12xx@brocku.ca.
Amanda B
AB
Longo
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada. wward@brocku.ca.
Wendy E
WE
Ward
D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008043:Linseed Oil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008334:Mandible / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
D005395:Fish Oils; C033266:Menhaden oil; D008043:Linseed Oil
alpha-linolenic acid; alveolar bone; docosahexaenoic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid; fish oil; flaxseed oil; mandible; micro-computed tomography; omega-3 fatty aids; ovariectomy
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