Paradoxical Effect of Nonalcoholic Red Wine Polyphenol Extract, Provinols™, in the Regulation of Cyclooxygenases in Vessels from Zucker Fatty Rats (fa/fa)
Table 2
Comparison between fatty acid (FA) molecular species from carotids in control and Provinols-treated rats.
FA
ZF
ZF + Provinols
Total FA (nmol/mg)
14.59 ± 4.58
19.74 ± 6.43
Percent distribution of FA
SAFA
41.5 ± 2.4
40.9 ± 1.3
MUFA
38.1 ± 4.9
39.7 ± 1.4
PUFA
20.4 ± 2.6
19.4 ± 2.1
Percent distribution of SAFA
14 : 0
3.3 ± 0.7
3.4 ± 1.3
16 : 0
72.6 ± 5.9
72.5 ± 2.7
18 : 0
22 ± 4.4
22.9 ± 3.6
20 : 0
1.1 ± 0.5
0.6 ± 0.2
24 : 0
1.1 ± 0.8
0.6 ± 0.2
Percent distribution of MUFA
16 : 1 n-7
17.8 ± 0.8
17 ± 2.4
18 : 1 n-9
78.5 ± 4.3
82 ± 2
20 : 1 n-9
0.4 ± 0.1
0.4 ± 0.2
22 : 1 n-9
Nd
Nd
24 : 1 n-9
3.3 ± 4.5
0.6 ± 0.3
Percent distribution of PUFA
18 : 2 n-6
53.1 ± 11.7
57.9 ± 9.3
18 : 3 n-6
Nd
Nd
18 : 3 n-6
2.1 ± 0.8
2.3 ± 0.6
20 : 2 n-6
1.3 ± 0.3
1.4 ± 0.4
20 : 3 n-6
Nd
Nd
20 : 3 n-6
1.7 ± 0.4
1.6 ± 0.4
20 : 4 n-6
38.5 ± 12
33.2 ± 9.2
20 : 5 n-3
Nd
Nd
22 : 5 n-3
Nd
Nd
22 : 2 n-6
Nd
Nd
22 : 6 n-3
3.3 ± 1
3.4 ± 1
Data are means ± SEM. Total fatty acids (FA) are expressed as nanomoles per mg of tissue wet weight. SAFA: saturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids; Nd: not detected.
