Research Article

Insulin Resistance and Obesity Affect Lipid Profile in the Salivary Glands

Table 3

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

Fatty acidControlHigh fat diet

Myristic (14:0)1812.03 ± 410.021220.06 ± 50.003
Palmitic (16:0)20700.35 ± 5080.4284084.86 ± 826.012
Palmitoleic (16:1)4888.46 ± 1330.273347.52 ± 90.284
Stearic (18:0)2551.09 ± 568.8471235.59 ± 228.771
Oleic (18:1)15946.36 ± 3926.2054915.29 ± 1193.102
Linoleic (18:2)10439.62 ± 3124.4382841.45 ± 698.514
Arachidic (20:0)46.67 ± 14.16331.41 ± 3.803
α-linoleic (18:3)488.17 ± 261.042157.67 ± 37.696
Behenic (22:0)51.8 ± 7.35932.97 ± 2.694
Arachidonic (20:4)391.03 ± 70.611196.61 ± 18.14
Lignoceric (24:0)14.08 ± 3.69312.93 ± 2.181
Eicosapentaenoic (20:5)15.41 ± 3.30718.88 ± 1.696
Nervonic (24:1)13.09 ± 2.7195.57 ± 0.947
Docosahexaenoic (22:6)92.91 ± 26.46238.75 ± 5.619
UFA32275.05 ± 6588.6668521.74 ± 1983.94
SFA25176.03 ± 5704.1845617.82 ± 1005.162
Total57451.08 ± 11482.44914139.56 ± 2787.592

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