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1: Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2008 Jan;78(1):67-72.Click here to read Links

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation reduces hypertension in TGR(mRen-2)27 rats.

Jayasooriya AP, Begg DP, Chen N, Mathai ML, Sinclair AJ, Wilkinson-Berka J, Wark JD, Weisinger HS, Weisinger RS.

Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.

To establish the effect of dietary omega-3 PUFA on angiotensin II (ANG II)-mediated hypertension, male TGR (mRen-2)27 (Ren-2) rats (animals with high ANG II activity) were maintained on a diet either deficient or sufficient in omega-3 PUFA from conception. Half the animals on each diet were treated with the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, perindopril, from birth. Ren-2 rats fed the omega-3 PUFA deficient diet were significantly more hypertensive than those fed the omega-3 PUFA sufficient diet. Perindopril reduced the blood pressure of both omega-3 PUFA-deficient and omega-3 PUFA-sufficient diet-fed Ren-2 rats. Body weight, body fat and plasma leptin were reduced by perindopril treatment but not affected by omega-3 PUFA supply. Given that the elevated blood pressure of the Ren-2 rat is mediated by ANG II, the data suggest that omega-3 PUFA may reduce hypertension via the renin-angiotensin system.

PMID: 18083506 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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