Journal
PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR
Volume 97, Issue 3, Pages 560-565Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2010.11.004
Keywords
Trans fatty acids; Omega-3 fatty acids; Hyperactivity; Mania; Bipolar disorder; Oxidative stress
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- FAPERGS
- PRPGP (Pro-Reitoria de Pos-Graduacao e Pesquisa)
- PROAP-UFSM
- CAPES
- CNPq
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In the last decades, foods rich in omega-3 (omega-3) fatty acids (FA) have been replaced by omega-6 (omega-6) and trans FA, which are found in processed foods. The influence of omega-6 (soybean oil - SO). trans (hydrogenated vegetable fat - HVF) and omega-3 (fish oil - FO) fatty acids on locomotor and oxidative stress (OS) parameters were studied in an animal model of mania. Rats orally fed with SO. HVF and FO for 8 weeks received daily injections of amphetamine (AMPH 4 mg/kg/mL-ip) for the last week of oral supplementation. HVF induced hyperactivity, increased the protein carbonyl levels in the cortex and decreased the mitochondrial viability in cortex and striatum. AMPH-treatment increased the locomotion and decreased the mitochondrial viability in all groups, but its neurotoxicity was higher in the HVF group. Similarly. AMPH administration increased the protein carbonyl levels in striatum and cortex of HVF-supplemented rats. AMPH reduced the vitamin-C plasmatic levels of SO and HVF-fed rats, whereas no change was observed in the FO group. Our findings suggest that trans fatty acids increased the oxidative damage per se and exacerbated the AMPH-induced effects. The impact of trans fatty acids consumption on neuronal diseases and its consequences in brain functions must be further evaluated. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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