Polotow Tatiana G, Poppe Sandra C, Vardaris Cristina V, Ganini Douglas, Guariroba Maísa, Mattei Rita, Hatanaka Elaine, Martins Maria F, Bondan Eduardo F, Barros Marcelo P
Postgraduate program in Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (ICAFE), Cruzeiro do Sul University, R. Galvao Bueno, 868, Building B, 13th floor, Sao Paulo SP 01506000, Brazil.
Free Radical Metabolism Group, Laboratory of Toxicology and Pharmacology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Mar Drugs. 2015 Sep 28;13(10):6117-37. doi: 10.3390/md13106117.
Health authorities worldwide have consistently recommended the regular consumption of marine fishes and seafood to preserve memory, sustain cognitive functions, and prevent neurodegenerative processes in humans. Shrimp, crabs, lobster, and salmon are of particular interest in the human diet due to their substantial provision of omega-3 fatty acids (n-3/PUFAs) and the antioxidant carotenoid astaxanthin (ASTA). However, the optimal ratio between these nutraceuticals in natural sources is apparently the key factor for maximum protection against most neuro-motor disorders. Therefore, we aimed here to investigate the effects of a long-term supplementation with (n-3)/PUFAs-rich fish oil, ASTA-rich algal biomass, the combination of them, or krill oil (a natural combination of both nutrients) on baseline redox balance and neuro-inflammation indexes in cerebellum and motor cortex of Wistar rats. Significant changes in redox metabolism were only observed upon ASTA supplementation, which reinforce its antioxidant properties with a putative mitochondrial-centered action in rat brain. Krill oil imposed mild astrocyte activation in motor cortex of Wistar rats, although no redox or inflammatory index was concomitantly altered. In summary, there is no experimental evidence that krill oil, fish oil, oralgal biomass (minor variation), drastically change the baseline oxidative conditions or the neuro-inflammatory scenario in neuromotor-associated rat brain regions.
全球卫生当局一直建议经常食用海鱼和海鲜,以保护记忆力、维持认知功能并预防人类神经退行性病变。虾、蟹、龙虾和三文鱼在人类饮食中特别受关注,因为它们富含omega-3脂肪酸(n-3/多不饱和脂肪酸)和抗氧化类胡萝卜素虾青素(ASTA)。然而,天然来源中这些营养保健品之间的最佳比例显然是最大程度预防大多数神经运动障碍的关键因素。因此,我们在此旨在研究长期补充富含(n-3)/多不饱和脂肪酸的鱼油、富含ASTA的藻类生物质、它们的组合或磷虾油(两种营养素的天然组合)对Wistar大鼠小脑和运动皮层的基线氧化还原平衡和神经炎症指标的影响。仅在补充ASTA后观察到氧化还原代谢的显著变化,这强化了其抗氧化特性,并在大鼠脑中具有以线粒体为中心的假定作用。磷虾油使Wistar大鼠运动皮层中的星形胶质细胞轻度激活,尽管氧化还原或炎症指标没有随之改变。总之,没有实验证据表明磷虾油、鱼油、藻类生物质(微小变化)会显著改变神经运动相关大鼠脑区的基线氧化状况或神经炎症情况。