抄録
The dietary effect of fish oils (FOs) rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on the immune function of Sprague-Dawley rats was compared with that of safflower oil. After 3 weeks of feeding at the 10% level of a dietary fat, the IgG and IgM production by splenocytes and IgG production by mesenteric lymph node (MLN) lymphocytes were significantly higher in the FO-fed rats, while no significant difference was found in IgA or IgE productivity by both the spleen and MLN lymphocytes. In the FO-fed rats, peritoneal exudate cells released a lower amount of LTB4, reflecting their lower arachidonic acid level, and a higher amount of LTB5, reflecting their higher EPA level in phospholipids. On these EPA-rich FO exerted a stronger effect than DHA-rich FO immune functions.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 135-140 |
ページ数 | 6 |
ジャーナル | Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry |
巻 | 63 |
号 | 1 |
出版ステータス | Published - 1999 1月 |
外部発表 | はい |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 食品科学
- 生化学、遺伝学、分子生物学(全般)
- 生化学
- バイオテクノロジー
- 化学(その他)
- 応用微生物学とバイオテクノロジー
- バイオエンジニアリング