• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.241-247
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• 2014

To investigate the underlying mechanisms of C18 fatty acids (stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid) on mast cells, we measured the effect of C18 fatty acids on intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization and histamine release in RBL-2H3 mast cells. Stearic acid rapidly increased initial peak of intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization, whereas linoleic acid and ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid gradually increased this mobilization. In the absence of extracellular $Ca^{2+}$, stearic acid ($100{\mu}M$) did not cause any increase of intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization. Both linoleic acid and ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid increased intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization, but the increase was smaller than that in the presence of extracellular $Ca^{2+}$. These results suggest that C18 fatty acid-induced intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization is mainly dependent on extracellular $Ca^{2+}$ influx. Verapamil dose-dependently inhibited stearic acid-induced intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization, but did not affect both linoleic acid- and ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid-induced intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization. These data suggest that the underlying mechanism of stearic acid, linoleic acid and ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid on intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization may differ. Linoleic acid and ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid significantly increased histamine release. Linoleic acid (C18:2: ${\omega}$-6)-induced intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization and histamine release were more prominent than ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid (C18:3: ${\omega}$-3). These data support the view that the intake of more ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid than linoleic acid is useful in preventing inflammation.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2022

Alpha-linolenic acid is an important polyunsaturated fatty acid that exhibits anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidative effects. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of alpha-linolenic acid on the cell proliferation and differentiation of C2C12 cells under essential amino acid-deficient conditions. Different concentrations of alpha-linolenic acid and essential amino acids were added to the growth and differentiation media. The concentrations of 10 µM of alpha-linolenic acid and 2% essential amino acid were chosen for subsequent experiments. Supplementation with alpha-linolenic acid and essential amino acids improved the proliferation and differentiation of C2C12 cells and significantly increased the mRNA levels of catalase, superoxide dismutase, B-cell lymphoma-2, and beclin-1 as well as the protein levels of PPARγ coactivator-1α compared to those in the controls. Moreover, supplementation with alpha-linolenic acid and essential amino acids reduced the levels of phosphorylated H2A.X variant histone, Bcl-2-associated X, p53, and light chain 3 during C2C12 cell proliferation, and increased the expression levels of myogenic factors 4 (myogenin) and 5 during C2C12 cell differentiation. Overall, we determined that alpha-linolenic acid and essential amino acids maintained the cell proliferation and differentiation of C2C12 cells via their anti-oxidative, anti-apoptotic, and anti-autophagic effects.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.129-138
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• 1994

In order to investigate of the Influence of $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$ on ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid converted into the eicosapentaenoic acid(EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid(DHA) forming in plasma lipid and in liver microsomes of rabbit, the animals were fed on the perila oil rich ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid or sardine oil rich EPA and DBA diet for 4 weeks were examined. In plasma, liver lipid, $Mg^{2+}$ was influenced on arachidonic acid(AA), EPA, DHA formative from ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid in perilla oil, but stearic acid was increased, $Ca^{2+}$ was Influenced on stearic acid increased and DHA was decreased. In phospholipid, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$ was influenced on stearic acid increased and DHA was decreased in perilla oil.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.477-491
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• 1990

To observe the effect of dietary n6 linoleic acid, n6 gamma-linolenic acid and n3 alphalinolenic acid aon plasma lipid composition and platelet aggregation, twenty college women were divided into 4 groups and treated for 2 weeks with experimental diets supplying fat at 23% cal which were different only in fatty acid composition. Dietary fat was corn oil(CO) as a source of n6 linoleic acid(LA), perilla oil(PO) for n3 alpha-linolenic acid(ALA) and evenign primrose oil(EPO) for n6 gamma-linolenic acid(GLA). Plasma cholesterol level was slightly decreased by PL(13.5g) but significantly increased by equal amount of CO. However, there was similar hypocholeaterolemic effect when double amount of CO(27.0g), was supplemented. Therefore, total fat unsaturation may be more important factor for plasma cholesterol-lowering effect than the structure of fatty acid itself. Plasma cholesterol level was not lowered by supplement of GLA in CO diet. There was similar trend in hypotriglyceridemic effect by PO and CO as in plasma cholesterol. Plasma TG level was rather increased but not significantly by GLA supplement to CO diet. Overall, plasma lipid-lowering effect was greater by ALA than LA and GLA effect was not greater than by LA. GLA supplement did not significantly improve lipid compositions to prevent against CHD. There was no significant change both in fatty acid composition in platelet and ADP-induced platelet aggregation by GLA supplement to corn oil diet and by ALA in PO diet in young women.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.19-23
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• 1988

합성 항산화제인 BHA와 천연 항산화제인 ${\alpha}-tocopherol$, NDGA, propyl gallate, sesamol등의 항산화력을 비교하기 위하여 식용 대두유에 이들 항산화제를 첨가하여 가열처리한 후 2주간보존할때 일어나는 물리화학적인 변화와 지방산 조성의 변화를 조사하였다. 항산화력은 BHA > ${\alpha}-tocopherol$ > propyl gallate > sesamol의 순으로 BHA에 비하여 천연 항산화제가 다소 떨어졌지만 ${\alpha}-tocopherol$의 경우는 BHA에 크게 뒤지지 않는 우수한 황산화력을 나타내었다. Gas chromatography에 의한 지방산 분석의 결과 산패가 진행될수록 불포화도가 높은 linolenic acid 와 linolenic acid 의 함량은 증가하였으며 BHA와 ${\alpha}-tocopherol$을 첨가한 경우 linolenic acid와 linolenic acid 함량의 감소가 현저하게 억제되었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.1028-1032
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• 1997

Low-temperature crystallization method silver nitrate-impregnated silicic acid column chromatography were applied for the isolation of pure $\alpha$-linolenic acid(ALA) from perilla seed oil. ALA or 78% in purity(HALA; yield, 83%) was obtained from the fatty acid mixture(ALA, 65.7%) derived from perilla oil by the low-temperature crystallization method, when the mixture was frozen at -8$0^{\circ}C$ for 210min. ALA over 90% in purity(yield, 71%) was also obtained from HALA ethyl esters(ALA, 78%) by the silver nitrate-impregnated silicic acid column(100cm$\times$10cm, i.d.) chromatography. In addition, the silver nitrate-impregnated silicic acid could be semipermanently used for isolation of ALA, because $Ag^{+}$ ion was not dissociated from the stationary phase.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권12호
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• pp.1734-1742
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• 2011

본 실험에서는 들기름에 약 60%로 존재하는 ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid를 알칼리 이성질화 반응을 이용하여 CLnA(conjugated linolenic acid)와 CLA(conjugated linoleic acid)를 생산하고자 하였다. 들기름을 가수분해한 뒤에 10분에서 6시간까지의 반응시간과 5%에서 60%까지의 NaOH 농도에서 CLnA와 CLA의 생성을 표준물질과 함께 GC와 spectrophotometer를 이용하여 확인하였다. 시간에 따른 CLnA와 CLA 함량 변화는 나타나지 않았으나, NaOH 농도가 증가함에 따라서 CLnA와 CLA가 유의적으로 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 반응조건 중, 20% KOH, $180^{\circ}C$, 1시간 반응에서 14.5%와 14%의 CLnA와 CLA의 함량을 나타냈으며, 42.2%의 C18:3 conjugated 이성질체가 생성되었다. 이성질체를 확인하기 위해 GC-MS 그리고 FT-IR을 이용한 실험을 수행하였다. GC-MS의 ion peak 분석 결과, conjugated 형태에서만 특징적으로 나타나는 m/z=91 ion peak를 확인할 수 있었고, CLA와 CLnA의 분자량이 C18:2와 C18:3과 일치하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 NIST Library에서 검색된 methyl 9c, 11t-CLA, methyl 10t, 12c-CLA와 methyl 9cis, 11trans, 13trans-octadecatrienoate의 결과와 일치하는 ion peak를 형성하였다. 이 외의 이성질체는 FT-IR 분석 결과, 높은 trans fatty acid 함량을 보여 알칼리 이성질화 반응 시, $180^{\circ}C$의 높은 열에 반응을 하여 trans 형태의 conjugated form이 다량 생성된 것으로 사료된다. conjugated 이성질체의 생성 양을 높이기 위해 들기름 가수분해물을 우레아 분별을 한 뒤에, ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid의 함량을 70%까지 높인 뒤에 알칼리 이성질화 반응을 수행한 결과 CLnA의 생성 양이 16.6%까지 증가한 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 그러나 CLnA 이외의 conjugated 지방산 함량의 변화는 없었다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.259-262
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• 2016

The content analysis of fatty acids in Perilla cultivars and commercial oils is conducted through gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector. Results show that Perilla cultivars, such as Deulsaem and Daesil, contain high amounts of ${\alpha}-linolenic$ acid (262.22 and 261.97 mg/g, respectively). Among commercial oils, Perilla oil contains a higher amount of ${\alpha}-linolenic$ acid (515.20 mg/g). Accordingly, ${\alpha}-linolenic$ acid is a major fatty acid of Perilla cultivars and oil. Therefore, Perilla cultivars could be used as a food supplement for nutritional and pharmaceutical purposes.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.135-144
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• 2015

The Korean daily intake of vegetable oils has increased about 2.5-fold from 17 g/day to 46 g/day for the last several decades. Perilla (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens) has been cultivated in Korea for a long time as a dietary oil seed which has the highest content of ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid, accounting for nearly 60%. It is known that the main role of ALA is as a precursor to the longer-chain ${\omega}-3$, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), the metabolic products of ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid (ALA, ${\omega}-3$). Dietary ${\omega}-3$ fatty acids reduce inflammation and the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and arthritis, but they also may act as functional components for cognitive and behavioral function. Thus, ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid is one of the essential nutrients in modern dietary patterns in which much linoleic acid is consumed. Nevertheless, perilla oil, rich in ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid, can be easily oxidized, giving rise to controversies with respect to shelf life, the deterioration of the product's commercial value, and further related toxicity. Recent research using genetic modifications has tried to develop new plant oil seeds that balance the ratio of ${\omega}-6/{\omega}-3$ fatty acids. Such trials could be a strategy for improving an easily oxidizable property of perilla oil due to high ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid. Alternatively, appropriate application of antioxidant to the oil can be considerable.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.75-80
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• 1999

The effects of dietary n-3 fatty acids, ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid (18:3), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6), on brain phospholipid content and fatty acid composition were compared in rats fed with a diet containing constant ratios of saturated fatty acid/monounsaturated fatty acid/polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and n-3/n-6. The dietary fat in each diet was added at the level of 10%. In each diet, n-3 PUFA comprised two-thirds of the PUFA and the remaining one-third was linoleic acid (18:2). Dietary fat containing linoleic acid as the sole source of PUFA was also given to the control group. The content of brain phospholipid in the three n-3 PUFA groups was significantly lower than that of the linoleic acid group. This reduction was greater in the EPA and DHA groups than in the ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid group. The decrease in phospholipid content in rats fed n-3 fatty acid-rich diets was largely due to the decrease in the phosphatidylethanolamine fraction. Each dietary n-3 PUFA was found to affect the fatty acid composition of brain phospholipids; the most pronounced alteration was observed in phosphatidylethanolamine fraction. Furthermore, the proportion of DHA in the phosphatidylethanolamine fraction tended to be higher in the DHA group than in other PUFA groups. In conclusion, dietary ${\alpha}$-linolenic acid, EPA and DHA can influence the phospholipid content, phospholipid subclass, and fatty acid composition in rat brain.