Effects of Different Dietary Fatty Acids on the Fatty Acid Compositions and the Expression of Lipid Metabolic-Related Genes in Mammary Tumor Tissues of Rats

In this study, the effects of dietary fatty acids on the fatty acid compositions and lipid metabolic-related genes expression in N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced rat mammary carcinogenesis were evaluated. The 50-day-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were intervened by different dietary fats (15% wt/wt), including saturated fatty acid (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), n-3 PUFA, 1:1 n-6/n-3, 5:1 n-6/n-3, 10:1 n-6/n-3, and 1:2:1 S/M/P (1:1 n-6/n-3), alone or in combination with MNU. There was no mammary tumor occurrence in the control and MNU-treated n-3 PUFA groups after 18 wk. n-3 PUFA diet retarded the weight growth of rats. 1:1 n-6/n-3 diet significantly reduced the MNU-induced tumor incidence and tumor multiplicity compared with SFA, MUFA, n-6 PUFA, 5:1 n-6/n-3, 10:1 n-6/n-3 and 1:2:1 S/M/P diets (42.86% vs. 83.33%–92.31%, 0.79 vs. 2.62–2.85, P < 0.01). Additionally, 1:1 n-6/n-3 diet substantially increased cis-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid and cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid levels, whereas it decreased C20:4 level and the mRNA expressions of fatty acid synthase, Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) in mammary tissues (P < 0.05). These results suggest that 1:1 n-6/n-3 in the diet is effective in the prevention of mammary tumor development by increasing the n-3 PUFA content and reducing the expression of lipid metabolic-related genes.

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