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  • Title: Dietary intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids alters the lipid mediator profile of the kidney but does not attenuate renal insufficiency.
    Author: Shioda R, Jo-Watanabe A, Lee-Okada HC, Yasukawa K, Okuno T, Suzuki Y, Yokomizo T.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 2021 Dec 10; 582():49-56. PubMed ID: 34689105.
    Abstract:
    The efficacy of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in improving outcomes in a renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) model has previously been reported. However, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood and few reports demonstrate how dietary n-3 PUFAs influence the composition of membrane phospholipids in the kidney. Additionally, it has not been elucidated whether perilla oil (PO), which is mainly composed of the n-3 alpha-linolenic acid, mitigates renal IRI. In this study, we investigated the effect of dietary n-3 PUFAs (PO), compared with an n-6 PUFA-rich soybean oil (SO) diet, on IRI-induced renal insufficiency in a rat model. Levels of membrane phospholipids containing n-3 PUFAs were higher in the kidney of PO-rich diet-fed rats than the SO-rich diet-fed rats. Levels of blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine were significantly higher in the ischemia-reperfusion group than the sham group under both dietary conditions. However, no significant differences were observed in blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, or histological damage between PO-rich diet-fed rats and SO-rich diet-fed rats. In the kidney of PO-rich diet-fed rats, levels of arachidonic acid and arachidonic acid-derived pro-inflammatory lipid mediators were lower than SO-rich diet-fed rats. Eicosapentaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid-derived lipid mediators were significantly higher in the kidney of PO-rich than SO-rich diet-fed rats. These results suggest that dietary n-3 PUFAs alter the fatty acid composition of membrane phospholipids and lipid mediators in the kidney; however, this does not attenuate renal insufficiency or histological damage in a renal IRI model.
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