Table 5. Muscle N-Acylethanolamides (NAEs), 2-AG and fatty acid concentrations in phospholipids (PL), triacylglycerols (TAG) and non esterified fatty acids (NEFA), in rats fed Lsn-2 PA or Hsn-2 PA for 5 weeks.
| Ln2-PA | Hsn2-PA | |
|---|---|---|
| NAEs and 2-AG (pmoles/g of tissue) | ||
| AEA | 17.50 ± 4.74 | 15.96 ± 3.44 |
| PEA | 105.46 ± 34.62 | 86.32 ± 8.51 |
| OEA | 313.66 ± 11.42 | 400.95 ± 55.54* |
| 2AG | 689.34 ± 35.09 | 771.44 ± 134.88 |
| PL fatty acids (umoles/g of tissue) | ||
| 16:0 | 7.51 ± 0.31 | 8.97 ± 1.02 |
| 18:0 | 4.88 ± 0.14 | 5.37 ± 0.79 |
| 16:1n-7 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 0.44 ± 0.02 |
| 18:1n-9 | 2.47 ± 0.16 | 2.72 ± 0.21 |
| 18:2n-6 | 5.55 ± 0.31 | 5.43 ± 0.30 |
| 20:4n-6 | 3.15 ± 0.33 | 3.23 ± 0.04 |
| 22:6n-3 | 2.48 ± 0.13 | 2.88 ± 0.22 |
| TAG fatty acids (nmoles/g of tissue) | ||
| 14:0 | 259.09 ± 89.57 | 157.15 ± 71.04 |
| 16:0 | 2712.80 ± 695.19 | 2276.43 ± 804.75 |
| 18:0 | 718.05 ± 144.67 | 622.58 ± 106.40 |
| 16:1n-7 | 58.54 ± 13.76 | 41.99 ± 28.77 |
| 18:1n-9 | 297.62 ± 119.62 | 207.37 ± 90.59 |
| 18:2n-6 | 63.60 ± 33.57 | 41.21 ± 16.49 |
| NEFA fatty acids (nmoles/g of tissue) | ||
| 16:0 | 150.68 ± 40.56 | 185.89 ± 35.87 |
| 18:1n-9 | 145.51 ± 32.12 | 203.92 ± 20.85* |
| 18:2n-6 | 42.05 ± 6.31 | 45.59 ± 4.99 |
| 20:4n-6 | 15.15 ± 1.31 | 16.11 ± 1.93 |
| 22:6n-3 | 29.43 ± 2.84 | 35.01 ± 4.39 |
AEA, anandamide; PEA, palmitoylethanolamide; OEA, oleoylethanolamide; 2-AG, 2-arachidonoylglycerol; Values are means ± SD, n = 10.
* P< 0.05.