Ethanol drinking, brain mitochondrial DNA, polyunsaturated fatty acids and effects of dietary anthocyanins
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Citazione:
Ethanol drinking, brain mitochondrial DNA, polyunsaturated fatty acids and effects of dietary anthocyanins / C. Demeilliers, M. Toufektsian, P. Salen, F. Laporte, K. Petroni, M. de Lorgeril. - In: CLINICAL NUTRITION EXPERIMENTAL. - ISSN 2352-9393. - 12:(2017 Apr), pp. 11-19. [10.1016/j.yclnex.2017.01.003]
Abstract:
Background This study aimed at exploring whether moderate ethanol drinking may have adverse effects on the fatty acids composition and on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of rat brain. A secondary aim was to examine whether dietary antioxidant anthocyanins (ACN) can be protective. Methods One group of rats received ethanol 12% and another water as an exclusive liquid to drink for 8 weeks. In order to test the impact of ACN consumption, two other groups of rats were fed an ACN-rich diet in combination with either ethanol or water. Brain fatty acids were measured by gas chromatography and mtDNA alterations, markers of mitochondrial suffering, were studied through an original real-time qPCR-based protocol. Results Linoleic acid (LA, 18:2n-6) and eicosadienoic acid (20:2n-6) were significantly decreased, by 12% and 31% respectively, in the brains of both ethanol groups. The other brain lipids, including arachidonic acid (20:4n-6) and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, were not modified. These changes were associated with a significant increase in deleted mtDNA (by 28%) in the ethanol group, without total mtDNA depletion. The ACN-rich diet prevented the increase in mtDNA common deletion (mtDNA CD). Conclusion These data demonstrate that moderate ethanol drinking reduces certain brain n-6 and results in mtDNA injury. The antioxidant anthocyanins protect brain mtDNA but do not restore normal n-6 levels. Further studies are required to investigate the consequences of a decrease in n-6 levels in brain.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Anthocyanins; Brain; Ethanol; Mitochondrial DNA; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Nutrition and Dietetics
Elenco autori:
C. Demeilliers, M. Toufektsian, P. Salen, F. Laporte, K. Petroni, M. de Lorgeril
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