Dietary docosahexaenoic acid is retroconverted in man to eicosapentaenoic acid, which can be quickly transformed to prostaglandin I3 |
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Authors: | Sven Fischer Axel Vischer Vera Preac-Mursic Peter C Weber |
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Abstract: | In a 24 h kinetic study docosahexaenoic acid (DCHA, C22:6n-3) or eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5n-3) were given in a single dose to healthy male volunteers. PGI3-M, the main urinary metabolite of prostaglandin I3 was below the detection limit in the control periods, but was excreted already in the first 4 h after ingestion of DCHA or EPA and decreased thereafter. Excretion of PGI2-M did not change significantly. In a second dietary trial DCHA and EPA were given cross-over to 7 healthy male volunteers for 6 days. PGI3-M was formed after DCHA and EPA in amounts of 35 and 20 % of PGI2-M and showed a considerable interindividual variation. The structure of PGI3-M was verified by independant biochemical synthesis. Our data indicate that dietary DCHA is retroconverted to EPA in man, which is quickly transformed - like dietary EPA itself - to prostaglandin I3. DCHA may therefore serve as a precursor fatty acid for EPA and its cyclooxygenated and lipoxygenated products. |
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