Altered Potassium Ion Channel Function as a Possible Mechanism of Increased Blood Pressure in Rats Fed Thermally Oxidized Palm Oil Diets / Etah E. Nkanu, Daniel U. Owu, Eme E. Osim

ABSTRACT Intake of thermally oxidized palm oil leads to cytotoxicity and alteration of the potassium ion channel function. This study investigated the effects of fresh and thermally oxidized palm oil diets on blood pressure and potassium ion channel function in blood pressure regulation. Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups of eight rats. Control group received normal feed; fresh palm oil (FPO) and thermally oxidized palm oil (TPO) groups were fed a diet mixed with 15% (weight/weight) fresh palm oil and five times heated palm oil, respectively, for 16 weeks. Blood pressure was measured; blood samples, hearts, and aortas were collected for biochemical and histological analyses. Thermally oxidized palm oil significantly elevated basal mean arterial pressure (MAP). Glibenclamide (10 −5 mmol/L) and tetraethylammonium (TEA; 10 −3 mmol/L) significantly raised blood pressure in TPO compared with FPO and control groups. Levcromakalim (10 −6 mmol/L) significantly ( p < .01) reduced MAP by 32.0% in FPO and by 5.4% in TPO. NS1619 (10 mmol/L) significantly ( p < .01) decreased MAP by 19.5% in FPO and by 8% in TPO. The TPO significantly ( p < 0.01) increased the tissue levels of peroxide, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol while catalase and superoxide dismutase activities were significantly ( p < .01) decreased compared with control and FPO groups. Histological alterations were prominent in aortas and hearts of rats in the TPO group. These results suggest that prolonged consumption of repeatedly heated palm oil increases MAP probably due to the attenuation of adenosine triphosphate–sensitive potassium (K ATP ) and large-conductance calcium-dependent potassium (BK Ca ) channels, tissue peroxidation, and altered histological structures of the heart and blood vessels.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Journal of dietary supplements - 15(2018), 4, Seite 431-444

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nkanu, Etah E. [VerfasserIn]
Owu, Daniel U. [VerfasserIn]
Osim, Eme E. [VerfasserIn]

Links:

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Themen:

Aorta
Blood pressure
Dietary oils
Levcromakalim
Lipid profile
Tetraethylammonium-NS1619

Umfang:

1 Online-Ressource (14 p)

doi:

10.1080/19390211.2017.1350248

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

KFL011106174