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Essential fatty acid deficiency reduces cortical spreading depression propagation in rats: a two-generation study

2010; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 13; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1179/147683010x12611460763887

1476-8305

Juliana Maria Carrazzone Borba, Ana Paula Rocha-de-Melo, Ângela Amâncio dos Santos, Belmira Lara da Silveira Andrade‐da‐Costa, Reginaldo Pereira da Silva, Priscila Pereira Passos, Rubem Carlos Araújo Guedes,

Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques

Cortical spreading depression (CSD) propagation was investigated in rats under dietary essential fatty acid (EFA) deficiency over two generations (F1 and F2). Wistar rat dams received diets containing 5% fat either from coconut-oil (EFA-deficient) or soybean-oil (control). F1-pups received their dams' diets until the day of CSD recording (30-40 days or 90-100 days). F2-pups were kept on their F1 dams' diet until 30-40 days. Compared to the controls, the EFA-deficient group had reduced (P < 0.05) body weights in both F1 and F2 conditions. This effect was more conspicuous (P < 0.001) in the F2-animals where brain weight was also reduced (P < 0.05). All EFA-deficient groups displayed lower CSD velocities (P < 0.001) than the corresponding controls. Within the same dietary group and generation, F1 young rats showed higher CSD velocities (P < 0.001) than adults. Data show that EFA deficiency reduces CSD propagation, and this effect is long lasting as it persists up to the second generation.