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Relationship between the fatty acid composition of rat lymphocytes and immune functions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10884721     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effects of dietary lipids on the fatty acid composition, activation and proliferation of lymphocytes were investigated. Weanling male Wistar rats were fed for 8 weeks on one of two low-fat diets which contained 50 g lipid/kg, or one of two high-fat diets containing 200 g lipid/kg, from either coconut oil or soyabean oil. The fatty acid composition of phospholipids from splenocyte membranes was affected by dietary lipid manipulation, and these differences influenced lymphocyte functions. Increased levels of linoleic acid in spleen lymphocytes correlated negatively with interleukin-2 receptor alpha-chain expression determined either by measuring the mean fluorescence or by the proportion of cells staining positive for CD25, and with the cell proliferation index. However, we found a positive correlation between interleukin-2 receptor alpha-chain expression determined by measuring the mean fluorescence and the cell proliferation index with the oleic acid concentration of spleen lymphocytes. Since phospholipid hydrolysis occurs early in lymphocyte activation, immunosuppressive effects induced by polyunsaturated fatty acids, described in the literature, could be due to an increase of linoleic acid or a decrease of oleic acid affecting many components of plasma-membrane-associated events involved in lymphocyte activation.
Authors:
M Moussa; J Tkaczuk; J Ragab; J Garcia; M Abbal; E Ohayon; J Ghisolfi; J P Thouvenot
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The British journal of nutrition     Volume:  83     ISSN:  0007-1145     ISO Abbreviation:  Br. J. Nutr.     Publication Date:  2000 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-07-17     Completed Date:  2000-07-17     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372547     Medline TA:  Br J Nutr     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  327-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Group d'Etudes en Nutrition Infantile, Laboratoire de Biochimie, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France. moussa.m@chu-toulouse.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Dietary Fats / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Linoleic Acid / metabolism*
Lymphocyte Activation / drug effects
Lymphocytes / chemistry,  drug effects*,  physiology
Male
Membrane Lipids / chemistry
Oleic Acid / metabolism*
Phospholipids / chemistry,  physiology
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Receptors, Interleukin-2 / drug effects,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dietary Fats; 0/Membrane Lipids; 0/Phospholipids; 0/Receptors, Interleukin-2; 112-80-1/Oleic Acid; 2197-37-7/Linoleic Acid

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