About: Menhaden is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 665 publications have been published within this topic receiving 20899 citations. The topic is also known as: mossbunker & pogy.
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a diet high in EPA protects NZB x NZW F1 mice from the development of glomerulonephritis, and there was no evidence of essential fatty acid deficiency in any group.
Abstract: Prostaglandins and related compounds are active mediators of inflammation, but data concerning their role in the pathogenesis of the glomerulonephritis of New Zealand Black x New Zealand White (NZB x NZW) F1 mice are conflicting. Dietary eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5), a fatty acid analogue of arachidonic acid (C20:4), has been shown to impair platelet aggregation in humans, apparently through inhibition of the synthesis of prostaglandins and thromboxanes from arachidonic acid. We report here the effects of a diet high in EPA on the development of renal disease and survival in female NZB x NZW F1 mice. Animals from 4--5 wk of age were fed diets containing 25% lipid, supplied either as beef tallow or menhaden oil, with fatty acid analysis of less than 0.05 and 14.4% EPA, respectively. In the first experiment, by 13.5 mo of age, mice on the beef tallow diet had all (9/9) developed proteinuria and the majority (6/9) had died, with renal histologic examination revealing severe glomerulonephritis. In contrast, none of 10 menhaden oil-fed animals had developed proteinuria, and all were alive at this time (P less than 0.005 for both proteinuria and survival). In a second experiment using 50 mice in each dietary group, 56% of the beef tallow group vs. none of the menhaden oil group had developed proteinuria at 9 mo of age (P less than 0.005). Native DNA binding at 6 mo of age was 23.9 +/- 14.7 vs. 10.1 +/- 9.7% in the beef and menhaden oil groups, respectively (P less than 0.01). Weights were similar in all groups, and there was no evidence of essential fatty acid deficiency in any group. These results demonstrate that a diet high in EPA protects NZB x NZW F1 mice from the development of glomerulonephritis.
TL;DR: It is concluded that Grobiotic™AE and a partially autolyzed brewers yeast can serve as functional feedstuffs in the diets of hybrid striped bass by enhancing growth performance and immunological responses.
TL;DR: It is concluded that brewers yeast positively influenced growth performance and feed efficiency of hybrid striped bass as well as resistance to S. iniae infection and results of immune response assays demonstrate that brewer yeast can be administered for relatively long periods without causing immunosuppression.
TL;DR: The effect of various levels of dietary Menhaden fish oil containing omega-3 fatty acids plus corn oil containing corn oil contained omega-6 fatty acids fed during the postinitiation phase of colon carcinogenesis was studied in male F344 rats.
Abstract: The effect of various levels of dietary Menhaden fish oil containing omega-3 fatty acids plus corn oil containing omega-6 fatty acids fed during the postinitiation phase of colon carcinogenesis was studied in male F344 rats. Starting at 5 weeks of age, groups of animals were fed the 5% corn oil (5% CO) diet. At 7 weeks of age, all animals except the vehicle-treated controls were administered s.c. injections of azoxymethane (15 mg/kg body wt/week for 2 weeks). 4 days after carcinogen or vehicle treatment, groups of animals were transferred to experimental diets containing 4% Menhaden oil + 1% corn oil (4% MO + 1% CO), 23.5% corn oil (23.5% CO), 17.6% corn oil + 5.9% Menhaden oil (17.6% CO + 5.9% MO), 11.8% corn oil + 11.8% Menhaden oil (11.8% CO + 11.8% MO), or 5.9% corn oil + 17.6% Menhaden oil (5.9% CO + 17.6% MO) and fed these diets until termination of the experiment at Week 38 after carcinogen treatment. An additional group consuming a 5% CO diet was continued on these diets. Colon mucosal ornithine decarboxylase activity and microsomal fatty acid composition of colon mucosa were measured in vehicle-treated animals fed experimental diets for 14 weeks. Fatty acids were also analyzed in the microsomal fraction of colon tumors at termination of the experiment. The body weights of animals fed various experimental diets were comparable. Feeding of high fat diets containing 17.6% CO + 5.9% MO, 11.8% CO + 11.8% MO, or 5.9% CO + 17.6% MO significantly inhibited the incidence (percentage of animals with tumors) of colon adenocarcinomas compared to that of 23.5% CO diet. However, the multiplicity (number of tumors/rat) of colon adenocarcinomas was significantly inhibited only in groups fed the 5.9% CO + 17.6% MO compared to those fed the 23.5% CO diet. The incidence and multiplicity of adenocarcinomas were greater in animals fed the 23.5% CO diet compared to those fed the 5% CO diet. Colonic mucosal ornithine decarboxylase activity was lower in animals fed the 11.8% CO + 11.8% MO, 5.9% CO + 17.6% MO, 5% CO, and 4% MO + 1% CO diets compared to the levels in animals fed the 23.5% CO diet. The increasing levels of Menhaden oil in the diet significantly increased the omega-3 fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid and decreased the omega-6 fatty acids such as linoleic acid, linolenic acid, and arachidonic acid in microsomal fractions from colonic mucosa and tumors.