Research Article

Walnut Supplementation Restores the SIRT1-FoxO3a-MnSOD/Catalase Axis in the Heart, Promotes an Anti-Inflammatory Fatty Acid Profile in Plasma, and Lowers Blood Pressure on Fructose-Rich Diet

Table 2

Effects of fructose-rich diet and walnut supplementation on the total plasma AA/EPA and AA/DHA ratio in experimental rats.

CCWFFWTwo-way ANOVA
FW

AA/EPA0.0320.0000.000
AA/DHA0.9770.0130.071

Data are presented as for 9 animals per group. A value of was considered as statistically significant. C: animals on standard laboratory chow; F: animals fed a fructose-rich diet; CW: animals on standard laboratory chow and walnut supplementation; FW: fructose-fed animals on walnut supplementation; AA: arachidonic acid (20 : 4 n-6); EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid (20 : 5 n-3); DHA: docosahexaenoic acid (22 : 6 n-3).