Dietary strawberry seed oil affects metabolite formation in the distal intestine and ameliorates lipid metabolism in rats fed an obesogenic diet

  • Adam Jurgoński Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Bartosz Fotschki
  • Jerzy Juśkiewicz
Keywords: Metabolism, Metabolic Syndromel Food composition, Health claims

Abstract

Objective: To answer the question whether dietary strawberry seed oil rich in α-linolenic acid and linoleic acid (29.3 and 47.2% of total fatty acids, respectively) can beneficially affect disorders induced by the consumption of an obesogenic diet.

Design: Thirty-two male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to four groups of eight animals each and fed with a basal or obesogenic (high in fat and low in fiber) diet that contained either strawberry seed oil or an edible rapeseed oil. A two-way analysis of variance was then applied to assess the effects of diet and oil and the interaction between them.

Results: After 8 weeks of feeding, the obesogenic diet increased the body weight and the liver mass and fat content, whereas decreased the cecal acetate and butyrate concentration. This diet also altered the plasma lipid profile and decreased the liver sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c (SREBP-1c) content. However, the lowest liver SREBP-1c content was observed in rats fed an obesogenic diet containing strawberry seed oil. Moreover, dietary strawberry seed oil decreased the cecal short-chain fatty acid concentrations (acetate, propionate, and butyrate) regardless of the diet type, whereas the cecal β-glucuronidase activity was considerably increased only in rats fed an obesogenic diet containing strawberry seed oil. Dietary strawberry seed oil also lowered the liver fat content, the plasma triglyceride level and the atherogenic index of plasma.

Conclusions: Strawberry seed oil has a potent lipid-lowering activity but can unfavorably affect microbial metabolism in the distal intestine. The observed effects are partly due to the synergistic action of the oil and the obesogenic diet.

Keywords: α-linolenic acid; butyrate; cecum; linoleic acid; strawberry seed oil; triglycerides

(Published: 29 January 2015)

Citation: Food & Nutrition Research 2015, 59: 26104 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v59.26104

Responsible Editor: Seppo Salminen, University of Turku, Finland.

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2015-01-29
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Jurgoński A., Fotschki B., & Juśkiewicz J. (2015). Dietary strawberry seed oil affects metabolite formation in the distal intestine and ameliorates lipid metabolism in rats fed an obesogenic diet. Food & Nutrition Research, 59. https://doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v59.26104
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