Hematology and plasma biochemistry in rats fed with diets enriched with fatty fishes from Amazon region

• Autor(a) principal: das Chagas do Amaral SOUZA, Francisca
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Paxiúba DUNCAN, Wallice, Piccolotto CARVALHO, Roasany
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/8345
• topic: Cholesterol; Diet; Parameters; Triacylglycerols; Colesterol; Dieta; Parâmetros; Triglicerídios

ObjectiveRats fed diets enriched with fatty fish from the Amazon region had Hematology and plasma biochemistry analyzed. MethodsForty Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control group fed a standard diet; mapará group fed a diet enriched with Hypophthalmus edentatus; matrinxã group fed a diet enriched with Brycon spp.; and tambaqui group fed a diet enriched with Colossoma macropomum. After thirty days the rats had an red blood count and plasma biochemistry. ResultsHematocrit and hemoglobin levels were higher in rats fed tambaqui and matrinxã than in those fed the standard diet of mapará. However, mapará increased cholesterol, especially low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. All fish-enriched diets reduced triacylglycerols. ConclusionDiets enriched with fatty fish from the Amazon region reduce triacylglycerol and increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, especially the diet enriched with tambaqui. Tambaqui and matrinxã affected hematocrit and hemoglobin levels, but not mapará. Further research is needed to determine the benefits of diets enriched with fatty fish from the Amazon region.