From: Fish oil protects the blood–brain barrier integrity in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Fatty acid | Hippocampus | |
---|---|---|
Corn oil-mice | Fish oil-mice | |
ω-6 PUFA | ||
LA (C18:2 ω-6) | 0.91 ± 0.02 | 0.91 ± 0.05 |
EDA (C20:2 ω-6) | 0.27 ± 0.05 | 0.24 ± 0.03 |
DGLA (C20:3 ω-6) | 0.51 ± 0.03 | 0.47 ± 0.05 |
AA (C20:4 ω-6) | 13.91 ± 0.42 | 11.11 ± 1.02* |
DTA (C22:4 ω-6) | 4.26 ± 0.17 | 3.99 ± 0.21 |
n-6 DPA (C22:5 ω-6) | 4.91 ± 0.43 | 1.26 ± 0.33*** |
Total | 28.05 ± 1.12 | 18.41 ± 1.16* |
ω-3 PUFA | ||
ω-3 DPA (C22:5 ω-3) | 0.15 ± 0.01 | 0.39 ± 0.03** |
DHA (C22:6 ω-3) | 16.12 ± 1.89 | 27.18 ± 2.25** |
Total | 16.57 ± 0.44 | 26.52 ± 1.21** |
Total PUFA | 35.75 ± 1.59 | 43.01 ± 1.73* |
ω-6/ω-3 | 1.56 ± 0.06 | 0.68 ± 0.06** |