Immunological unresponsiveness or hyporesponsiveness (tolerance) can be induced by feeding protein antigens to naïve animals. Using a classical oral ovalbumin gut-induced tolerance protocol in BALB/c mice we investigated the effects of dietaryn-6 andn-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on high-and low-dose oral tolerance (and in non-tolerised animals, i.e. effects of antigen challenge alone) in relation to lymphoproliferative, cytokine and antibody responses. Fish oil rich in long-chainn-3 fatty acids decreased both T-helper (Th) 1- and Th2-like responses. In contrast, borage (Borago officinalis) oil rich inn-6 PUFA, of which γ-linolenic acid is rapidly metabolised to longer-chainn-6 PUFA, increased Th1-like responses and decreased Th2-like responses, and possibly enhanced suppressor cell or Th3-like activity. These findings are in general agreement with other studies on the effects of long chainn-3 PUFA on immune system functions, and characterise important differences between long-chainn-3 andn-6 PUFA, defining more precisely and broadly the immunological regulatory mechanisms involved. They are also discussed in relation to autoimmune disease.
免疫无反应性或低反应性(耐受性)可通过给天真动物喂食蛋白质抗原来诱导。我们在 BALB/c 小鼠中采用经典的口服
卵清蛋白肠道诱导耐受方案,研究了膳食中 6 和 n-3 多不饱和
脂肪酸(PUFA)对高剂量和低剂量口服耐受(以及对非耐受动物,即单独抗原挑战的影响)的影响,这些影响与淋巴细胞增殖、细胞因子和
抗体反应有关。富含长链n-3
脂肪酸的鱼油可降低T-辅助细胞(Th)1-和Th2-样反应。相反,富含inn-6 PUFA的琉璃苣(Borago officinalis)油(其中的
γ-亚麻酸可迅速代谢为长链n-6 PUFA)则增加了Th1样反应,减少了Th2样反应,并可能增强了抑制细胞或Th3样活性。这些发现与其他关于长链 n-3 PUFA 对免疫系统功能影响的研究结果基本一致,并描述了长链 n-3 和 n-6 PUFA 之间的重要差异,更准确、更广泛地定义了其中涉及的免疫调节机制。还讨论了它们与自身免疫疾病的关系。