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Dietary phytanic acid-induced changes in tissue fatty acid profiles in mice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2020

Tomonori Nakanishi ,
Kazuhiro Kagamizono ,
Sayaka Yokoyama ,
Ryoji Suzuki ,
Hiroyuki Sakakibara ,
Kazuhiro Sugamoto ,
Laurie Erickson  and
Satoshi Kawahara
Tomonori Nakanishi*
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Kazuhiro Kagamizono
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Sayaka Yokoyama
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Ryoji Suzuki
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Hiroyuki Sakakibara
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Kazuhiro Sugamoto
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Laurie Erickson
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Harold Washington City College of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Health Sciences, Blitstein Institute of Hebrew Theological College, Chicago, IL, USA
Satoshi Kawahara
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
*
Author for correspondence: Tomonori Nakanishi, Email: animalproducts@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

The aims of this research communication were to investigate the in vivo tissue accumulation of phytanic acid (PA) and any changes in the tissue fatty acid profiles in mice. Previous in vitro studies have demonstrated that PA is a milk component with the potential to cause both beneficial effects on lipid and glucose metabolism and detrimental effects on neuronal cells. However, there is limited information about its in vivo actions. In this study, mice were fed diets containing either 0.00 or 0.05% 3RS, 7R, 11R-PA, which is the isomer found in milk and the human body. After 4 weeks, adipose tissue, liver and brain were harvested and their fatty acid profiles were determined by gas chromatographic analysis. The results showed that PA and its metabolite pristanic acid accumulated in the adipose tissue of PA-fed mice, and that dietary PA decreased the hepatic compositions of several saturated fatty acids such as palmitic acid while increasing the compositions of polyunsaturated fatty acids including linoleic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. However, dietary PA neither accumulated nor had a high impact on the fatty acid profile in the brain. These results suggested that dietary PA could exert its biological activities in adipose tissue and liver, although the brain is relatively less affected by dietary PA. These data provide a basis for understanding the in vivo physiological actions of PA.

Keywords

Phytanic acidPristanic acidTissue fatty acid profileMouse
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 87 , Issue 4 , November 2020 , pp. 498 - 500
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Hannah Dairy Research Foundation

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