Abstract
Phospholipase D (PLD) is emerging as a major player in many novel signaling pathways. Based on recent studies correlating membrane composition with enzyme function, we speculated that feeding of dietary lipids to the newborns has a major impact on brain PLD activity. To test this hypothesis, the rat dams were fed fat-free powder containing either safflower oil or fish oil, and a control powdered chow. The pups were weaned onto the diet and sacrificed at 30 days of age. PLD activity was measured by transphosphatidylation assays using rat brain membranes. This study shows that microsome GTPγS-dependent PLD activity in rats fed safflower oil or fish oil was significantly reduced by 38% and 30% respectively compared to controls. Oleate-dependent PLD activity in the safflower oil group, however, was significantly increased by 38%. In contrast, synaptosome membrane (P2) GTPγS-dependent PLD activity in rats consuming safflower oil was significantly increased by 29%, but there was no difference in oleate-dependent PLD activity. Likewise, no difference was observed in microsome oleate-dependent PLD and P2 GTPγS-dependent PLD activity between the fish oil and the control groups. These results indicate that dietary lipid intake appears to modulate phospholipid metabolism and differential expression of PLD isozymes in the brain.
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Peng, JH.F., Rhodes, P.G. Effect of Dietary Lipids on Phospholipase D Activity in Rat Brain. Neurochem Res 24, 975–979 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021068807265
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