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Table 4 Fatty acid profile in plasma in mice fed different diets

From: n-3 PUFA added to high-fat diets affect differently adiposity and inflammation when carried by phospholipids or triacylglycerols in mice

Major FA in plasma

LF

HF

HF-ω3PL

HF-ω3TG

Total FA (mol/100 mol FA):

SFA

33.7 ± 0.3

34.5 ± 0.2

34.4 ± 1.3

36.1 ± 2.6

16:1 n-7

4.0 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.2$

1.2 ± 0.02$

1.6 ± 0.4$

18:1 n-7

2.7 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.1$

1.3 ± 0.1$

1.4 ± 0.3$

18:1 n-9

19.3 ± 1.9

15.6 ± 0.7$

16.1 ± 1.9$

13.4 ± 6.7$

MUFA

27.9 ± 1.0

19.6 ± 0.3$

19.5 ± 0.2$

17.3 ± 6.7$

18:2 n-6

21.2 ± 0.6

25.4 ± 0.2$

26.1 ± 0.4$

26.4 ± 0.8$

20:4 n-6

9.6 ± 1.2*

14.3 ± 0.4

11.2 ± 0.5*

9.5 ± 0.8*

n-6

33.1 ± 0.9*

42.1 ± 0.5

39.2 ± 1.0$

38.2 ± 3.2$*

18:3 n-3

0.4 ± 0.1

Tr$

0.3 ± 0.0*$

0.2 ± 0.0$*

20:5 n-3

0.7 ± 0.0

Tr$

0.7 ± 0.0

1.2 ± 0.1$*

22:6 n-3

3.8 ± 0.4

3.2 ± 0.1

4.9 ± 0.3$*£

6.6 ± 0.5$*

n-3

5.2 ± 0.4

3.9 ± 0.1$

6.4 ± 0.2

8.4 ± 1.3$*

n-6/n-3 ratio

6.4 ± 0.3*

10.9 ± 0.4

6.1 ± 0.2*

4.6 ± 0.4*

  1. (*P < 0.05 vs HF), ($P < 0.05 vs LF), (£P < 0.05 vs HF-ω3TG). Data are mean ± SEM for n = 5 per group. Abbreviations: Tr, traces FA; fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; SFA, saturated fatty acids.