Research Article

Insulin Resistance and Obesity Affect Lipid Profile in the Salivary Glands

Table 5

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

Fatty acidControlHigh fat diet

Myristic (14:0)50.36 ± 7.53313.05 ± 2.304
Palmitic (16:0)1044.21 ± 293.655136.95 ± 22.83
Palmitoleic (16:1)136.64 ± 33.2833.2 ± 0.647
Stearic (18:0)673.43 ± 215.344147.14 ± 21.13
Oleic (18:1)374.01 ± 68.92621.52 ± 4.774
Linoleic (18:2)347.78 ± 77.77211.45 ± 2.765
Arachidic (20:0)10.32 ± 2.8925.01 ± 0.88
α-linoleic (18:3)31.6 ± 11.0891.97 ± 0.495
Behenic (22:0)11.71 ± 0.9452.39 ± 0.336
Arachidonic (20:4)828.63 ± 332.3485.27 ± 1.259
Lignoceric (24:0)3.67 ± 0.972.53 ± 0.444
Eicosapentaenoic (20:5)24.19 ± 6.6551.55 ± 0.656
Nervonic (24:1)3.78 ± 0.8591.32 ± 0.417
Docosahexaenoic (22:6)46.98 ± 7.0581.1 ± 0.145
UFA1793.6 ± 488.95247.38 ± 7.813
SFA1793.71 ± 515.048307.07 ± 44.118
Total3587.31 ± 959.758354.44 ± 46.163

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