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Table 7 Fatty acid composition of serum TAG

From: Fasting enriches liver triacylglycerol with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: implications for understanding the adipose–liver axis in serum docosahexaenoic acid regulation

Fatty acid

μg fatty acid/100 μl serum

% weight total fatty acids

Ad libitum

Fasted

Ad libitum

Fasted

C 10:0

0.12 ± 0.07

0.03 ± 0.03

0.28 ± 0.16

0.09 ± 0.08

C 12:0

1.43 ± 1.41

0.21 ± 0.10

3.40 ± 3.69

0.73 ± 0.20

C 14:0

1.73 ± 0.88

1.09 ± 0.94

4.02 ± 1.99

3.67 ± 2.24

C 16:0

13.83 ± 3.85

9.81 ± 2.38

32.58 ± 4.87

36.61 ± 2.42

C 18:0

6.19 ± 1.89

6.01 ± 3.07

14.44 ± 1.20

21.13 ± 6.06

C 20:0

0.32 ± 0.08

0.35 ± 0.18

0.76 ± 0.06

1.22 ± 0.34

C 22:0

0.37 ± 0.11

0.38 ± 0.15

0.87 ± 0.15

1.39 ± 0.27

C 24:0

0.19 ± 0.12

0.11 ± 0.08

0.43 ± 0.20

0.51 ± 0.45

Total SFAs

24.18 ± 6.18

17.98 ± 6.36

56.78 ± 2.27

65.33 ± 5.82

C 12:1

0.29 ± 0.21

0.04 ± 0.03

0.67 ± 0.52

0.15 ± 0.06

C 14:1

0.06 ± 0.05

0.14 ± 0.21

0.13 ± 0.09

0.43 ± 0.57

C 16:1

1.47 ± 1.24

0.46 ± 0.20

3.24 ± 2.20

1.73 ± 0.64

C 18:1n-7

0.77 ± 0.31

0.27 ± 0.12*

1.81 ± 0.62

1.01 ± 0.31

C 18:1n-9

10.84 ± 1.74

4.24 ± 1.27*

26.01 ± 4.64

16.09 ± 4.14*

C 20:1n-9

0.20 ± 0.11

0.11 ± 0.03

0.49 ± 0.35

0.43 ± 0.16

C 22:1n-9

0.22 ± 0.04

0.24 ± 0.08

0.51 ± 0.02

0.89 ± 0.32

C 24:1n-9

0.15 ± 0.08

0.33 ± 0.12

0.39 ± 0.28

1.24 ± 0.46*

Total MUFAs

13.98 ± 2.35

5.82 ± 1.82*

33.24 ± 2.17

21.97 ± 5.11*

C 18:2n-6

1.81 ± 0.63

0.68 ± 0.23*

4.53 ± 2.31

2.84 ± 1.50

C 18:3n-6

0.11 ± 0.03

0.09 ± 0.09

0.27 ± 0.06

0.32 ± 0.27

C 20:2n-6

0.16 ± 0.18

0.21 ± 0.15

0.33 ± 0.32

0.83 ± 0.59

C 20:3n-6

0.12 ± 0.08

0.15 ± 0.11

0.26 ± 0.13

0.58 ± 0.36

C 20:4n-6

0.20 ± 0.09

0.11 ± 0.03

0.46 ± 0.10

0.45 ± 0.18

C 22:2n-6

0.30 ± 0.22

0.31 ± 0.10

0.67 ± 0.33

1.19 ± 0.37

C 22:4n-6

0.09 ± 0.11

0.16 ± 0.10

0.23 ± 0.33

0.58 ± 0.23

C 22:5n-6

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

Total n-6

2.80 ± 0.73

1.73 ± 0.56

6.76 ± 2.24

6.81 ± 2.68

C 18:3n-3

0.17 ± 0.15

0.13 ± 0.06

0.43 ± 0.39

0.49 ± 0.27

C 20:3n-3

0.21 ± 0.13

0.40 ± 0.35

0.47 ± 0.19

1.34 ± 0.83

C 20:5n-3

0.13 ± 0.10

0.18 ± 0.08

0.29 ± 0.21

0.66 ± 0.33

C 22:5n-3

0.11 ± 0.09

0.19 ± 0.17

0.24 ± 0.15

0.76 ± 0.58

C 22:6n-3

0.38 ± 0.32

0.22 ± 0.14

0.82 ± 0.52

0.78 ± 0.27

Total n-3

1.00 ± 0.55

1.12 ± 0.46

2.26 ± 0.80

4.03 ± 0.56*

n-6/n-3

3.54 ± 2.56

1.78 ± 0.88

3.54 ± 2.56

1.78 ± 0.88

Total

41.96 ± 9.16

26.65 ± 7.83

  
  1. Data are mean ± SD (n = 3–4)
  2. Significant differences between ad libitum fed and fasted mice are denoted by * p < 0.05
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