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A diet rich in (n-3) fatty acids increases peroxisomal beta-oxidation activity and lowers plasma triacylglycerols without inhibiting glutathione-dependent detoxication activities in the rat liver.

By using comparisons with a safflower oil diet (15% w/w) and a control, low-fat diet, the ability of a fish oil diet (15% MaxEPA) rich in the (n-3) fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, to alter hepatic activities has been determined in adult, male rats. Compared with the safflower diet, treatment for 2 weeks with the fish oil diet caused significant increases in the ratio of liver weight/body weight and the specific activities in liver homogenates of peroxisomal enzymes fatty acyl-CoA oxidase (263%) and catalase (149%) and caused a significant lowering of plasma triacylglycerol levels. Fish oil diets rich in (n-3) fatty acids should thus be placed in the category of hypotriglyceridemic agents which stimulate peroxisomal beta-oxidation activity. In contrast to the effects seen with the other hypotriglyceridemic, peroxisomal proliferating agents such as clofibrate, hepatic glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase activities are unchanged or are increased rather than inhibited with the fish oil diet.[1]

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