Research Article

Insulin Resistance and Obesity Affect Lipid Profile in the Salivary Glands

Table 2

Phospholipids composition in the parotid salivary glands (nmol/g).

Fatty acidControlHigh fat diet

Myristic (14:0)1067.79 ± 245.4041064.25 ± 183.734
Palmitic (16:0)18308.42 ± 3549.05720006.66 ± 3724.717
Palmitoleic (16:1)2262.11 ± 752.9991716.34 ± 255.614
Stearic (18:0)1666.38 ± 290.831936.75 ± 250.423
Oleic (18:1)3515.13 ± 567.3854726.36 ± 910.837
Linoleic (18:2)1920.61 ± 575.492656.63 ± 432.943
Arachidic (20:0)101.46 ± 21.18118.36 ± 36.992
α-linoleic (18:3)257.25 ± 90.915212.67 ± 30.417
Behenic (22:0)167.36 ± 28.941131.77 ± 32.863
Arachidonic (20:4)737.81 ± 101.194731.71 ± 123.755
Lignoceric (24:0)98.77 ± 18.389120.46 ± 37.501
Eicosapentaenoic (20:5)30.46 ± 8.77455.63 ± 8.098
Nervonic (24:1)88.62 ± 13.57780.72 ± 19.464
Docosahexaenoic (22:6)451.08 ± 69.753614.43 ± 175.756
UFA9263.07 ± 971.17510794.47 ± 1410.346
SFA21410.18 ± 3888.87923378.25 ± 3956.379
Total30673.25 ± 4728.934172.72 ± 4828.508

Results are based on 8 independent preparations for each experimental treatment (means ± SD). compared with control group.