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Dietary fats modify vascular fat composition, eNOS localization within lipid rafts and vascular function in obesity
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Dietary fats modify vascular fat composition, eNOS localization within lipid rafts and vascular function in obesity

Daniel W Nuno, Lawrence J Coppey, Mark A Yorek and Kathryn G Lamping
Physiological reports, Vol.6(15), pp.e13820-n/a
08/2018
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13820
PMCID: PMC6090220
PMID: 30105819
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Abstract

We tested whether dietary fatty acids alter membrane composition shifting localization of signaling pathways within caveolae to determine their role in vascular function. Wild type ( WT ) and caveolin‐1‐deficient mice (cav‐1 KO ), required for vascular caveolae formation, were fed low fat ( LF ), high saturated fat ( HF , 60% kcal from lard), or high‐fat diet with 50:50 lard and n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acid‐enriched menhaden oil ( MO ). HF and MO increased body weight and fat in WT but had less effect in cav‐1 KO . MO increased unsaturated fatty acids and the unsaturation index of aorta from WT and cav‐1 KO . In LF WT aorta, endothelial nitric oxide synthase ( eNOS ) was localized to cav‐1‐enriched low‐density fractions which shifted to actin‐enriched high‐density fractions with acetylcholine ( AC h). HF and MO shifted eNOS to high‐density fractions in WT aorta which was not affected by AC h. In cav‐1 KO aorta, eNOS was localized in low‐density non‐caveolar fractions but not shifted by AC h or diet. Inducible NOS and cyclooxygenase 1/2 were not localized in low‐density fractions or affected by diet, AC h or genotype. AC h‐induced dilation of gracilis arteries from HF WT was similar to dilation in LF but the NOS component was reduced. In WT and cav‐1 KO , dilation to AC h was enhanced by MO through increased role for NOS and cyclooxygenase. We conclude that dietary fats affect vascular fatty acid composition and membrane localization of eNOS but the contribution of eNOS and cyclooxygenase in AC h‐mediated vascular responses is independent of lipid rafts.
Adipose Tissue and Obesity lipid raft Caveolae Original Research caveolin‐1 Signalling Pathways cyclooxygenase nitric oxide synthase Membrane Physiology Vasculature

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