EPA + DHA intake in land-locked central Europe (CE) is barely fulfilled. Imported marine fish/farmed salmonids are likely the backbone of an ailing EPA + DHA security. Supplementing with captured marine fish oil capsules (~0.5 g up to 1.6 g CO2-eq. mg EPA + DHA-1) could be comparable in GHG emissions with fish consumption itself (~1 g to as low as 0.6 g CO2-eq. mg EPA + DHA-1). But synergistic benefits of EPA + DHA intake by consuming fish protein need consideration too. Taking semi-intensive pond carp and intensively farmed salmon as models, we analyzed footprint, eco-services, and resource use efficiency perspectives of achieving EPA + DHA security in a CE region. Despite a lower production footprint, pond-farmed fish greatly lag in EPA + DHA supply (carp 101-181 mg 100 g-1 < salmon 750-1300 mg 100 g-1). It doubles-to-quadruples footprint 'per mg' of EPA + DHA: nitrogen (carp 18.3 > salmon 8.7 mg N), phosphorus (carp 6.8 > salmon 1.6 mg P), and climate change (carp 1.84 > salmon 0.8 g CO2-eq.). With enhancements in pond carp (>300 mg EPA + DHA 100 g-1), these differences may cease to exist. Harnessing EPA + DHA bioaccumulation pathways active in ponds, finishing feeding strategies, and polyculture, the EPA + DHA content in pond fish may be increased. Ecosystem services with EPA + DHA mining from pond food web or high EPA + DHA output-to-input ratio (pond carp 1-200 > RAS salmon 0.75) make ponds an eco-efficient system. As fish consumption in CE must improve, pond-farmed fish would be needed to complement (but not substitute) salmonid/marine fish/oil capsules consumption. Achieving EPA + DHA security with minimum pressure on the environment or global resources.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) genome contains a single gene fads2 encoding a desaturase (FADS2) with both Δ6 and Δ5 activities, the key player in the endogenous biosynthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs), which serve essential functions as membrane components, sources of energy and signaling molecules. LC-PUFAs include the precursors of eicosanoids and are thus predicted to be indispensable molecules for reproductive health in virtually all vertebrates. In mice, an amniotic vertebrate, fads2 deletion mutants, both males and females, have been confirmed to be sterile. In anamniotic vertebrates, such as fish, there is still no information available on the reproductive (in)ability of fads2 mutants, although zebrafish have become an increasingly important model of lipid metabolism, including some aspects of the generation of germ cells and early embryonic development. In the present study, we apply the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system to induce mutations in the zebrafish genome and create crispants displaying a degree of fads2 gene editing within the range of 50-80%. Focusing on adult G0 crispant females, we investigated the LC-PUFA profiles of eggs. Our data suggest an impaired pathway of the LC-PUFA biosynthesis of the ω6 and ω3 series in the first-rate limiting steps of the conversion of linoleic acid (LA) into γ-linolenic acid (GLA), and α-linolenic acid (ALA) into stearidonic acid (SDA), respectively, finally resulting in bad-quality eggs. Our data suggest the existence of an alternative Δ8 pathway, which bypasses the first endogenous LC-PUFA biosynthetic step in zebrafish in vivo, and suggest that the zebrafish bifunctional FADS2 enzyme is actually a trifunctional Δ6/Δ5/Δ8 desaturase.

• Klíčová slova
• CRISPR/Cas9, dihomo γ-linolenic acid (DGLA), fads2, long-chain polyunsaturated (LC-PUFAs) biosynthesis, zebrafish (Danio rerio) reproduction, Δ6/Δ5/Δ8 desaturase,
• MeSH
• dánio pruhované * genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• desaturasy mastných kyselin * genetika   MeSH
• genový knockout MeSH
• mastné kyseliny MeSH
• myši knockoutované MeSH
• myši MeSH
• rozmnožování genetika   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• myši MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• desaturasy mastných kyselin * MeSH
• mastné kyseliny MeSH

Preclinical evidence suggests that n-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA (Omega-3) supplemented as phospholipids (PLs) may be more effective than triacylglycerols (TAGs) in reducing hepatic steatosis. To further test the ability of Omega-3 PLs to alleviate liver steatosis, we used a model of exacerbated non-alcoholic fatty liver disease based on high-fat feeding at thermoneutral temperature. Male C57BL/6N mice were fed for 24 weeks a lard-based diet given either alone (LHF) or supplemented with Omega-3 (30 mg/g diet) as PLs (krill oil; ω3PL) or TAGs (Epax 3000TG concentrate; ω3TG), which had a similar total content of EPA and DHA and their ratio. Substantial levels of TAG accumulation (~250 mg/g) but relatively low inflammation/fibrosis levels were achieved in the livers of control LHF mice. Liver steatosis was reduced by >40% in the ω3PL but not ω3TG group, and plasma ALT levels were markedly reduced (by 68%) in ω3PL mice as well. Krill oil administration also improved hepatic insulin sensitivity, and its effects were associated with high plasma adiponectin levels (150% of LHF mice) along with superior bioavailability of EPA, increased content of alkaloids stachydrine and trigonelline, suppression of lipogenic gene expression, and decreased diacylglycerol levels in the liver. This study reveals that in addition to Omega-3 PLs, other constituents of krill oil, such as alkaloids, may contribute to its strong antisteatotic effects in the liver.

• Klíčová slova
• C57BL/6N mice, NAFLD, high-fat diet, krill oil, obesity, omega-3, phospholipids, thermoneutral temperature,
• MeSH
• bydlení zvířat MeSH
• dieta s vysokým obsahem tuků škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• Euphausiacea MeSH
• fosfolipidy farmakologie   MeSH
• fyziologie výživy zvířat MeSH
• inzulinová rezistence MeSH
• játra metabolismus   MeSH
• modely nemocí na zvířatech MeSH
• myši inbrední C57BL MeSH
• myši MeSH
• nealkoholová steatóza jater etiologie   terapie   MeSH
• obezita etiologie   terapie   MeSH
• potravní doplňky * MeSH
• rybí oleje farmakologie   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• myši MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Názvy látek
• fosfolipidy MeSH
• rybí oleje MeSH

Antisteatotic effects of omega-3 fatty acids (Omega-3) in obese rodents seem to vary depending on the lipid form of their administration. Whether these effects could reflect changes in intestinal metabolism is unknown. Here, we compare Omega-3-containing phospholipids (krill oil; ω3PL-H) and triacylglycerols (ω3TG) in terms of their effects on morphology, gene expression and fatty acid (FA) oxidation in the small intestine. Male C57BL/6N mice were fed for 8 weeks with a high-fat diet (HFD) alone or supplemented with 30 mg/g diet of ω3TG or ω3PL-H. Omega-3 index, reflecting the bioavailability of Omega-3, reached 12.5% and 7.5% in the ω3PL-H and ω3TG groups, respectively. Compared to HFD mice, ω3PL-H but not ω3TG animals had lower body weight gain (-40%), mesenteric adipose tissue (-43%), and hepatic lipid content (-64%). The highest number and expression level of regulated intestinal genes was observed in ω3PL-H mice. The expression of FA ω-oxidation genes was enhanced in both Omega-3-supplemented groups, but gene expression within the FA β-oxidation pathway and functional palmitate oxidation in the proximal ileum was significantly increased only in ω3PL-H mice. In conclusion, enhanced intestinal FA oxidation could contribute to the strong antisteatotic effects of Omega-3 when administered as phospholipids to dietary obese mice.

• Klíčová slova
• Omega-3 index, Omega-3 phospholipids, high-fat diet, krill oil, small intestine,
• MeSH
• dieta s vysokým obsahem tuků * MeSH
• erytrocytární membrána metabolismus   MeSH
• Euphausiacea MeSH
• fosfolipidy aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• krevní glukóza analýza   MeSH
• mastné kyseliny metabolismus   MeSH
• metabolismus lipidů účinky léků   MeSH
• myši obézní MeSH
• oleje MeSH
• omega-3 mastné kyseliny aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• oxidace-redukce MeSH
• střeva anatomie a histologie   MeSH
• střevní sliznice metabolismus   MeSH
• tělesná hmotnost MeSH
• triglyceridy aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Názvy látek
• fosfolipidy MeSH
• krevní glukóza MeSH
• mastné kyseliny MeSH
• oleje MeSH
• omega-3 mastné kyseliny MeSH
• triglyceridy MeSH

Branched esters of palmitic acid and hydroxystearic acid (PAHSA) are anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic lipokines that connect glucose and lipid metabolism. We aimed to characterize involvement of the 5-PAHSA regioisomer in the adaptive metabolic response of white adipose tissue (WAT) to cold exposure (CE) in mice, exploring the cross talk between glucose utilization and lipid metabolism. CE promoted local production of 5- and 9-PAHSAs in WAT. Metabolic labeling of de novo lipogenesis (DNL) using 2H2O revealed that 5-PAHSA potentiated the effects of CE and stimulated triacylglycerol (TAG)/fatty acid (FA) cycling in WAT through impacting lipogenesis and lipolysis. Adipocyte lipolytic products were altered by 5-PAHSA through selective FA re-esterification. The impaired lipolysis in global adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) knockout mice reduced free PAHSA levels and uncovered a metabolite reservoir of TAG-bound PAHSAs (TAG estolides) in WAT. Utilization of 13C isotope tracers and dynamic metabolomics documented that 5-PAHSA primes adipocytes for glucose metabolism in a different way from insulin, promoting DNL and impeding TAG synthesis. In summary, our data reveal new cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of 5-PAHSA and its relation to insulin action in adipocytes and independently confirm a PAHSA metabolite reservoir linked to ATGL-mediated lipolysis.

• MeSH
• bílá tuková tkáň metabolismus   MeSH
• glukosa metabolismus   MeSH
• izotopy uhlíku MeSH
• kyselina palmitová metabolismus   MeSH
• kyseliny stearové metabolismus   MeSH
• lipasa genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• lipogeneze genetika   MeSH
• lipolýza MeSH
• mastné kyseliny metabolismus   MeSH
• metabolomika MeSH
• myši knockoutované MeSH
• myši MeSH
• nízká teplota MeSH
• oxid deuteria MeSH
• triglyceridy metabolismus   MeSH
• tukové buňky metabolismus   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• myši MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• 5-PAHSA MeSH Prohlížeč
• 9-PAHSA MeSH Prohlížeč
• glukosa MeSH
• izotopy uhlíku MeSH
• kyselina palmitová MeSH
• kyseliny stearové MeSH
• lipasa MeSH
• mastné kyseliny MeSH
• oxid deuteria MeSH
• PNPLA2 protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč
• triglyceridy MeSH