?-Tocomonoenol Is Bioavailable in Mice and May Partly Be Regulated by the Function of the Hepatic ??Tocopherol Transfer Protein.

ABSTRACT: Tocomonoenols are vitamin E derivatives present in foods with a single double bond at carbon 11' in the sidechain. The ?-tocopherol transfer protein (TTP) is required for the maintenance of normal ?-tocopherol (?T) concentrations. Its role in the tissue distribution of ?-11'-tocomonoenol (?T1) is unknown. We investigated the tissue distribution of ?T1 and ?T in wild-type (TTP+/+) and TTP knockout (TTP-/-) mice fed diets with either ?T or ?T1 for two weeks. ?T1 was only found in blood, not tissues. ?T concentrations in TTP+/+ mice were in the order of adipose tissue > brain > heart > spleen > lungs > kidneys > small intestine > liver. Loss of TTP function depleted ?T in all tissues. ?T1, contrary to ?T, was still present in the blood of TTP-/- mice (16% of ?T1 in TTP+/+). Autoclaving and storage at room temperature reduced ?T and ?T1 in experimental diets. In conclusion, ?T1 is bioavailable, reaches the blood in mice, and may not entirely depend on TTP function for secretion into the systemic circulation. However, due to instability of the test compounds in the experimental diets, further in vivo experiments are required to clarify the role of TTP in ?T1 secretion. Future research should consider compound stability during autoclaving of rodent feed.

SUBMITTER: Irias-Mata A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7588010 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature