Research Article

Insulin Resistance and Obesity Affect Lipid Profile in the Salivary Glands

Table 4

Free fatty acids composition in the parotid salivary glands (nmol/g).

Fatty acidControlHigh fat diet

Myristic (14:0)73.74 ± 11.53938.11 ± 4.69
Palmitic (16:0)1225.19 ± 312.786721.51 ± 90.679
Palmitoleic (16:1)475.43 ± 90.23787.46 ± 21.989
Stearic (18:0)430.62 ± 120.932230.14 ± 43.29
Oleic (18:1)369.43 ± 50.221156.9 ± 39.858
Linoleic (18:2)337.67 ± 50.205151.54 ± 35.83
Arachidic (20:0)6.67 ± 1.8616.25 ± 0.806
α-linoleic (18:3)31.86 ± 4.27611.21 ± 3.25
Behenic (22:0)18.35 ± 4.6094.2 ± 0.822
Arachidonic (20:4)558.74 ± 242.799136.16 ± 41.227
Lignoceric (24:0)5.3 ± 1.3813.97 ± 0.72
Eicosapentaenoic (20:5)28.94 ± 17.1819.99 ± 3.425
Nervonic (24:1)3.88 ± 0.9622.15 ± 0.29
Docosahexaenoic (22:6)70.78 ± 7.9975.88 ± 1.923
UFA1876.72 ± 267.732561.29 ± 134.462
SFA1759.88 ± 383.4281004.18 ± 134.206
Total3636.6 ± 622.3431565.47 ± 188.869

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