Research Article

Insulin Resistance and Obesity Affect Lipid Profile in the Salivary Glands

Table 8

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

Fatty acidControlHigh fat diet

Myristic (14:0)95.58 ± 16.55793.13 ± 10.494
Palmitic (16:0)3753.26 ± 577.2124106.75 ± 355.387
Palmitoleic (16:1)725.82 ± 311.454457.56 ± 60.399
Stearic (18:0)1545.87 ± 203.5851739.3 ± 179.592
Oleic (18:1)740.19 ± 141.33758.58 ± 60.541
Linoleic (18:2)1745.84 ± 508.9392123 ± 239.624
Arachidic (20:0)6.46 ± 0.9736.98 ± 1.074
α-linoleic (18:3)15.69 ± 5.45814.51 ± 3.86
Behenic (22:0)57.18 ± 12.02925.77 ± 5.108
Arachidonic (20:4)2336.43 ± 247.1912462.9 ± 323.202
Lignoceric (24:0)6.2 ± 1.3027.04 ± 1.189
Eicosapentaenoic (20:5)63.45 ± 20.07114.81 ± 19.906
Nervonic (24:1)6 ± 3.6854.11 ± 2.077
Docosahexaenoic (22:6)175.64 ± 37.506250.05 ± 49.041
UFA5809.07 ± 895.8856185.53 ± 508.847
SFA5464.55 ± 774.2985978.97 ± 530.721
Total11273.62 ± 1662.30812164.5 ± 1031.873

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