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Plasma Lipid Changes In Prcd-Affected And Normal Miniature Poodles Given Oral Supplements Of Linseed Oil. Indications For The Involvement Of N-3 Fatty Acids In Inherited Retinal Degenerations, Robert E. Anderson, Maureen B. Maude, Gregory M. Acland, Gustavo D. Aguirre
Plasma Lipid Changes In Prcd-Affected And Normal Miniature Poodles Given Oral Supplements Of Linseed Oil. Indications For The Involvement Of N-3 Fatty Acids In Inherited Retinal Degenerations, Robert E. Anderson, Maureen B. Maude, Gregory M. Acland, Gustavo D. Aguirre
Gustavo D. Aguirre, VMD, PhD
It has previously been shown that miniature poodles with regressive rod-cone degeneration (PRCD) have lower plasma levels of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) than normal poodles and it has been suggested that affected animals have a defect in the motabolism of 22:6n-3. To test this hypothesis in vivo, PRCD affected and normal miniature poodles were given daily oral supplements of linsee oil (enriched in 19:3n-3, 20:5n-3, and 22:5n-3 between affected and normal dogs. Therefore, there appears to be no abnormality in the elongation and desaturation system that takes 18:3n-3 and 22:5n-3. Surprisingly, the plasma level of 22:6n-3 was reduced in both groups …