Diet rich in saturated fat decreases the ratio of thromboxane/prostacyclin in healthy men.
- Author:
Duo LI
1
;
Raymundo HABITO
;
George ANGELOS
;
Andrew J SINCLAIR
;
Madeleine J BALL
Author Information
- Publication Type:Clinical Trial
- MeSH: 6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha; urine; Adult; Arteriosclerosis; physiopathology; Cross-Over Studies; Dietary Fats; pharmacology; Fatty Acids; metabolism; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Thrombosis; physiopathology; Thromboxane B2; analogs & derivatives; urine
- From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2003;16(4):333-339
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of dietary saturated fat (SFA) from animal sources on the urine excretion 11-dehydro thromboxane B2 (TXB2) and 6-keto prostaglandin F 1alpha (PGF 1alpha) in 27 healthy free-living male subjects aged 30 to 55 years.
METHODSIt was a randomized crossover design. Each volunteer was randomly assigned to one of the two diets (high fat and low fat) for a period of 4 weeks, after which each subject resumed his usual diet for 2 weeks as a 'wash-out period', before being assigned to the other diet for an additional 4 weeks.
RESULTSSerum proportion of 20:4n-6 was 5% lower in the high fat (6.2% of total fatty acid) than in the low fat diet (6.5% of total fatty acid), which was associated with a significantly decreased ratio of the urinary excretion 11-dehydro TXB2 to 6-keto PGF 1alpha (P < 0.05). However, there was no significant fall in the absolute urinary excretion of 11-dehydro TXB2.
CONCLUSIONSDiet rich in SFA from animal sources may influence TXA2 formation via effect on tissue proportion of 20:4n-6.
