Effects of dietary alpha-linolenic acid-enriched diacylglycerol oil on embryo/fetal development in rats. 2018

Hiroto Bushita, and Shujie Liu, and Takafumi Ohta, and Yuichi Ito, and Kazutoshi Saito, and Yuko Nukada, and Naohiro Ikeda, and Osamu Morita
R&D Safety Science Research, Kao Corporation, 2-1-3, Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 131-8501, Japan. Electronic address: bushita.hiroto@kao.com.

Recent studies suggest that diets supplemented with alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)-enriched diacylglycerol (DAG) oil provide potential health benefits in preventing or managing obesity. However, available safety information about reproductive and developmental toxicities of ALA-DAG oil is limited. This study was conducted to clarify the effect, if any, of ALA-DAG oil on embryo-fetal development, following maternal exposure during the critical period of major organogenesis. ALA-DAG oil was administered via gavage to pre-mated female Sprague Dawley rats from gestation day 6 through 19, at dose levels of 0, 1.25, 2.5, and 5.0 mL/kg/day (equivalent to 0, 1149, 2325, and 4715 mg/kg/day, respectively), with total volume adjusted to 5 mL/kg/day with rapeseed oil. All females survived to the scheduled necropsy. There were no treatment-related changes in clinical or internal findings, maternal body weights, feed consumption, intrauterine growth, survival, and number of implantations. No ALA-DAG oil-related fetal malformations or developmental variations were noted. A maternal maximum tolerated dose for ALA-DAG oil could not be achieved in this study. Based on these results, a dose level of 5.0 mL/kg (4715 mg/kg/day), the highest dose tested, was considered as the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) for both maternal and developmental toxicity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008431 Maternal-Fetal Exchange Exchange of substances between the maternal blood and the fetal blood at the PLACENTA via PLACENTAL CIRCULATION. The placental barrier excludes microbial or viral transmission. Transplacental Exposure,Exchange, Maternal-Fetal,Exposure, Transplacental,Maternal Fetal Exchange
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D004042 Dietary Fats, Unsaturated Unsaturated fats or oils used in foods or as a food. Dietary Oils,Unsaturated Dietary Fats,Dietary Fat, Unsaturated,Dietary Oil,Fat, Unsaturated Dietary,Fats, Unsaturated Dietary,Oil, Dietary,Oils, Dietary,Unsaturated Dietary Fat
D004075 Diglycerides Glycerides composed of two fatty acids esterified to the trihydric alcohol GLYCEROL. There are two possible forms that exist: 1,2-diacylglycerols and 1,3-diacylglycerols. Diacylglycerol,Diacylglycerols
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D017207 Rats, Sprague-Dawley A strain of albino rat used widely for experimental purposes because of its calmness and ease of handling. It was developed by the Sprague-Dawley Animal Company. Holtzman Rat,Rats, Holtzman,Sprague-Dawley Rat,Rats, Sprague Dawley,Holtzman Rats,Rat, Holtzman,Rat, Sprague-Dawley,Sprague Dawley Rat,Sprague Dawley Rats,Sprague-Dawley Rats
D047108 Embryonic Development Morphological and physiological development of EMBRYOS. Embryo Development,Embryogenesis,Postimplantation Embryo Development,Preimplantation Embryo Development,Embryonic Programming,Post-implantation Embryo Development,Postnidation Embryo Development,Postnidation Embryo Development, Animal,Pre-implantation Embryo Development,Prenidation Embryo Development, Animal,Development, Embryo,Development, Embryonic,Development, Postnidation Embryo,Embryo Development, Post-implantation,Embryo Development, Postimplantation,Embryo Development, Postnidation,Embryo Development, Pre-implantation,Embryo Development, Preimplantation,Embryonic Developments,Embryonic Programmings,Post implantation Embryo Development,Pre implantation Embryo Development
D047109 Fetal Development Morphological and physiological development of FETUSES. Fetal Programming,Fetal Growth,Development, Fetal,Fetal Programmings,Growth, Fetal
D017962 alpha-Linolenic Acid A fatty acid that is found in plants and involved in the formation of prostaglandins. Linolenic Acid,Linolenate,alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,E,E)-Isomer,alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,E,Z)-Isomer,alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,Z,E)-Isomer,alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,Z,Z)-Isomer,alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,E,E)-Isomer,alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,E,Z)-Isomer,alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,Z,E)-Isomer,alpha-Linolenic Acid, Ammonium Salt,alpha-Linolenic Acid, Calcium Salt,alpha-Linolenic Acid, Lithium Salt,alpha-Linolenic Acid, Magnesium Salt,alpha-Linolenic Acid, Potassium Salt,alpha-Linolenic Acid, Sodium Salt,alpha-Linolenic Acid, Tin(2+) Salt,alpha-Linolenic Acid, Zinc Salt,alpha Linolenic Acid,alpha Linolenic Acid, Ammonium Salt,alpha Linolenic Acid, Calcium Salt,alpha Linolenic Acid, Lithium Salt,alpha Linolenic Acid, Magnesium Salt,alpha Linolenic Acid, Potassium Salt,alpha Linolenic Acid, Sodium Salt,alpha Linolenic Acid, Zinc Salt

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