Brain Phospholipid Arachidonic Acid Half-lives Are Not Altered Following 15 Weeks of N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Adequate or Deprived Diet

Overview

Journal J Lipid Res

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2009 Aug 8

PMID 19661256

Citations 10

Authors

Joshua T Green

Zhen Liu

Richard P Bazinet

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Abstract

Previous studies have infused radiolabeled arachidonic acid (AA) into rat brains and followed AA esterification into phospholipids for up to 24 h; however, the half-life of AA in rat brain phospholipids is unknown. Eighteen day old rats were fed either an n-3 PUFA adequate or deprived diet for 15 weeks. Following the 15 weeks, 40 microCi of [(3)H] AA was injected intracerebroventricularly into the right lateral ventricle using stereotaxic surgery and returned to their dietary treatment. From 4-120 days after [(3)H] AA administration, brains were collected for chemical analyses. The half-life of AA in rat brain phospholipids was 44 +/- 4 days for the n-3 PUFA adequate group and 46 +/- 4 days for the n-3 PUFA deprived group, which closely approximates the predicted half-life previously reported, based on the rate of entry from the plasma unesterified pool, suggesting the plasma unesterified pool is a major contributor to brain uptake of AA. Furthermore, unlike a previous report in which the half-life of brain phospholipid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was increased in n-3 PUFA deprived rats, n-3 PUFA deprivation did not significantly alter the AA half-life, suggesting different mechanisms exist to maintain brain concentrations of AA and DHA.

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