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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid enriched diet attenuates stress-induced lactacidemia in 10-day-old rats

Skalski M, Goto M, Ravindranath T, Myers T, Zeller WP

Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society, 2001

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lactacidemia is often seen under stress conditions including septic shock in the newborn. Under stress conditions, plasma catecholamine concentrations are increased and play an important role in lactate metabolism. Our previous study shows that perinatal feeding of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid enriched diet (omega-3PUFA) attenuates lactacidemia of endotoxic shock in 10-day-old rats. In the omega-6 fatty acids series, decosapentanoic acid, two series prostaglandins and four series leukotrienes are synthesized through linoleic acids. As plasma lactate concentration correlates with the outcome of septic shock in the newborn, it is important to understand the effects of omega-3PUFA on lactate metabolism. Thus, we tested the hypothesis that perinatal feeding of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid enriched diet (omega-3PUFA) alters responses to catecholamines and attenuates the stress-induced lactacidemia in 10-day-old rats.

METHODS: Ten-day-old rats which perinatally fed omega-3PUFA. Lactacidemia was induced by swimming for 5 min. Ten-day-old rats which perinatally fed omega-6PUFA were controls. Omega-6 fatty acids series are contained in animal fats and corn oil. Adrenergic blockers were used to assess roles of catecholamines in swimming-induced lactacidemia.

RESULTS: Swimming increased plasma lactate concentration less (P<0.05) in rats fed omega-3PUFA than rats fed omega-6PUFA. Swimming increased plasma concentrations of glucose and glucagon, cyclic adenosine…

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