Fig. 4.
Fatty acid profiles (mole percent in total fatty acids, mean ± SD) in hBMSCs (n = 4) cultured for 9 days in the control (Ctrl) medium or media supplemented with different n-6 and n-3 PUFAs. A: Profiles of individual SFAs and MUFAs in cells cultured in the Ctrl medium and in the cells the medium of which was supplemented with 18:2n-6, 20:4n-6, 18:3n-3, 20:5n-3, or 22:6n-3. B: Profiles of PUFAs in the cells cultured in the Ctrl medium and in the medium supplemented with 18:2n-6 or 20:4n-6. C: PUFA profiles in the cells cultured in the Ctrl medium and in the medium supplemented with 18:3n-3, 20:5n-3, or 22:6n-3. Statistics are as in Fig. 1. In the cases where the value exceeded the scale, the mean and SD are shown at the top of the bar. D: Scheme of the metabolism of n-6 and n-3 PUFAs in the hBMSCs cultured in control (Ctrl) medium or media supplemented with the different n-6 and n-3 PUFAs. The enzymes metabolizing the PUFAs are indicated (abbreviations explained in Fig. 3). The values on the bars represent mole percent of the PUFAs per total fatty acids.