Jacaric Acid, a Linolenic Acid Isomer with a Conjugated Triene System, Reduces Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Expression in Liver of Mice
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- Shinohara Nahoko
- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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- Ito Junya
- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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- Tsuduki Tsuyoshi
- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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- Honma Taro
- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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- Kijima Ryo
- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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- Sugawara Soko
- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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- Arai Tatsuya
- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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- Yamasaki Masao
- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, University of Miyazaki
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- Ikezaki Aya
- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, University of Miyazaki
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- Yokoyama Marino
- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, University of Miyazaki
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- Nishiyama Kazuo
- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, University of Miyazaki
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- Nakagawa Kiyotaka
- Food and Biodynamic Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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- Miyazawa Teruo
- Food and Biodynamic Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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- Ikeda Ikuo
- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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Abstract
Conjugated fatty acid is a collective term used for fatty acids with conjugated double bond systems. Seed oils from certain plants include conjugated linolenic acids, which have a conjugated triene system and are geometrical and positional isomers of α-linolenic acid. One of these isomers, jacaric acid (JA, 8c, 10t, 12c-18:3), has not been examined widely. Therefore, we investigated the absorption and metabolism of JA in normal animals (ICR mice). An oral dose of JA of 5 mg/day for 1 week had no effects on body weight, food intake and tissue weight of mice. JA was detected in the serum, kidney, liver, lung and epididymal white adipose tissue. Analysis of the fatty acid composition in liver and white adipose tissue showed a tendency to increase levels of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) such as palmitic acid (16:0) and stearic acid (18:0) and to decrease levels of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) such as palmitoleic acid (16:1) and oleic acid (18:1). Thus, JA treatment decreased the desaturation index (16:1/16:0, 18:1/18:0) in liver and white adipose tissue. This index is used as an indicator of the activity of stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase (SCD), an endoplasmic reticulum enzyme that catalyzes the biosynthesis of MUFAs from SFAs. The change in this index indicates that JA inhibited SCD activity in ICR mice, and further experiments showed that JA also decreased the expression level of SCD-1 mRNA. Inhibition of SCD activity may have anti-obesity and anti-diabetes effects, and therefore the findings in this study suggest that JA may be effective for preventing obesity and diabetes.
Journal
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- Journal of Oleo Science
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Journal of Oleo Science 61 (8), 433-441, 2012
Japan Oil Chemists' Society
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- CRID
- 1390001204091679744
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- NII Article ID
- 130004435972
- 40019348697
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- NII Book ID
- AA11503337
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- COI
- 1:STN:280:DC%2BC38flsF2jug%3D%3D
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- ISSN
- 13473352
- 13458957
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- NDL BIB ID
- 023824022
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- PubMed
- 22864514
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- en
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