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