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Age-related changes in linoleic acid bioconversion by isolated hepatocytes from spontaneously hypertensive and
M Narce1, P Asdrubal, M C Delachambre
1Unité de Nutrition Cellulaire et Métabolique, EA DRED 564, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
Abstract:
This study points out the hepatocyte interconversion of the linoleic acid family during hypertension. Hepatocyte delta 6 desaturase activity was higher in 1 month-old spontaneously hypertensive rats than in normotensive controls. A similar tendency was observed in 6 month-old SHR. delta 5 desaturase activity was higher only in 1 month-old spontaneously hypertensive rats as compared to controls. Desaturase activities were particularly high at the age of 6 months. The hepatocyte fatty acid composition showed an impairment of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in spontaneously hypertensive animals. Changes were greater in the young prehypertensive rats than in adults. A storage of n-3 long chain fatty acids is remarkable in adult hypertensive rats, suggesting an alteration in peroxisomal oxidation. Such modifications may be related to the prostaglandin precursors availability to peripheral tissues such as kidney.
