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Table 2 Estimated marginal means (95% confidence interval) for stearoyl-CoA desaturase activity indices, sulfur amino acids and related metabolites

From: Postprandial effects of a meal low in sulfur amino acids and high in polyunsaturated fatty acids compared to a meal high in sulfur amino acids and saturated fatty acids on stearoyl CoA-desaturase indices and plasma sulfur amino acids: a pilot study

 

Group

Baseline

1 h

2 h

3 h

4 h

p for interaction

Fatty acids (μmol/L) and SCD

 16:0

Cys/Methigh + SFA

1690 (1310, 2070)

1750 (1370, 2120)

1820 (1440, 2190)

1990 (1610, 2360)

1980 (1600, 2350)

0.437

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

1700 (1320, 2070)

1690 (1310, 2070)

1710 (1340, 2090)

1750 (1370, 2130)

1920 (1550, 2300)

 16:1n-7

Cys/Methigh + SFA

171 (105, 238)

184 (118, 251)

169 (103, 236)

187 (120, 253)

195 (129, 262)

0.429

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

141 (74.3, 208)

138 (71, 204)

131 (64, 197)

133 (66.1, 199)

149 (82.1, 215)

 18:0

Cys/Methigh + SFA

609 (533, 686)

644 (568, 721)

663 (587, 740)

720 (644, 797)

723 (647, 799)

0.101

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

621 (545, 697)

621 (545, 697)

621 (545, 697)

628 (552, 704)

693 (617, 769)

 18:1n-9

Cys/Methigh + SFA

1650 (1220, 2080)

1750 (1320, 2180)

1760 (1330, 2200)

1900 (1460, 2330)

1910 (1480, 2340)

0.439

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

1770 (1340, 2200)

1760 (1330, 2190)

1800 (1370, 2230)

1860 (1420, 2290)

2120 (1690, 2550)

 SCD-16

Cys/Methigh + SFA

0.10 (0.07, 0.12)

0.10 (0.08, 0.13)

0.09 (0.07, 0.12)

0.09 (0.07, 0.12)

0.10 (0.07, 0.12)

0.788

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

0.08 (0.06, 0.11)

0.08 (0.06, 0.11)

0.08 (0.05, 0.10)

0.0749 (0.05, 0.10)

0.08 (0.05, 0.10)

 SCD-18

Cys/Methigh + SFA

2.74 (2.09, 3.39)

2.73 (2.08, 3.38)

2.69 (2.04, 3.34)

2.63 (1.98, 3.28)

2.67 (2.02, 3.32)

0.077

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

2.86 (2.21, 3.51)

2.85 (2.2, 3.5)

2.9 (2.25, 3.55)

2.95 (2.3, 3.6)

3.03 (2.38, 3.68)

Sulfur amino acids, μmol/L

 Methionine

Cys/Methigh + SFA

25.1 (20.8, 29.3)

38.7 (34.5, 43.1)

34.1 (29.8, 38.3)

26.8 (22.6, 31.1)

23.4 (19.2, 27.7)

< 0.001

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

23.5 (19.3, 27.8)

18.2 (13.9, 22.5)

15.1 (10.8, 19.4)

12.7 (8.46, 17.3)

13.2 (8.98, 17.5)

 SAM

Cys/Methigh + SFA

97.3 (86.6, 108)

109 (97.9, 119)

101 (90.5, 112)

95.7 (84.9, 106)

94.2 (83.4, 105)

< 0.001

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

99.7 (88.9, 110)

88.6 (77.8, 99.3)

81.3 (70.5, 92.1)

78.1 (67.4, 88.9)

78.8 (68, 89.6)

 SAH

Cys/Methigh + SFA

14 (11.8, 16.2)

15.4 (13.2, 17.6)

14.4 (12.2, 16.6)

13.7 (11.5, 15.9)

13.2 (11.2, 15.4)

0.040

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

13.8 (11.6, 15.9)

13.1 (10.9, 15.2)

12.1 (9.88, 14.2)

10.9 (8.68, 13)

10.6 (8.46, 12.8)

 SAM/SAH

Cys/Methigh + SFA

7.1 (6.2, 8.01)

7.19 (6.28, 8.09)

7.22 (6.32, 8.13)

7.14 (6.23, 8.04)

7.29 (6.39, 8.21)

0.424

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

7.27 (6.37, 8.18)

6.8 (5.9, 7.71)

6.76 (5.86, 7.66)

7.21 (6.31, 8.12)

7.43 (6.53, 8.34)

Total homocysteine

Cys/Methigh + SFA

8.61 (6.87, 10.4)

9.23 (7.49, 11.0)

8.27 (6.53, 10.2)

7.09 (5.35, 8.83)

6.71 (4.97, 8.45)

< 0.001

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

7.98 (6.23, 9.72)

7.58 (5.84, 9.32)

7.74 (6.01, 9.48)

7.41 (5.67, 9.16)

7.39 (5.65, 9.13)

Cystathionine, nmol/L

Cys/Methigh + SFA

156 (112, 199)

254 (211, 298)

281 (237, 324)

275 (231, 319)

246 (202, 289)

< 0.001

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

127 (83.4, 171)

113 (69.3, 157)

98.3 (54.6, 142)

94.8 (51.2, 138)

98.3 (54.7, 142)

Total cysteine

Cys/Methigh + SFA

228 (204, 252)

231 (207, 255)

231 (207, 256)

224 (199, 248)

225 (201, 250)

0.387

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

235 (210, 259)

224 (199, 248)

218 (194, 243)

218 (194, 242)

216 (192, 241)

Total GSH

Cys/Methigh + SFA

5.97 (4.29, 7.65)

5.7 (4.02, 7.39)

4.44 (2.75, 6.12)

5.72 (4.04, 7.41)

5.3 (3.62, 6.98)

0.169

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

4.03 (2.35, 5.71)

5.37 (3.69, 7.05)

5.28 (3.59, 6.96)

5.35 (3.67, 7.03)

5.1 (3.42, 6.78)

Taurine

Cys/Methigh + SFA

85.7 (65.3, 106)

86.8 (66.4, 107)

68.5 (48.1, 88.9)

77.1 (56.7, 97.5)

81 (60.6, 101)

0.082

Cys/Metlow + PUFA

54.8 (34.3, 75.2)

58.5 (38.1, 78.9)

65.1 (44.7, 85.5)

69.6 (49.1, 90)

76.1 (55.7, 96.5)

  1. Cys/Methigh + SFA, meal with high contents of cysteine, methionine and saturated fatty acids; Cys/Metlow + PUFA, meal with low contents of cysteine and methionine, and high contents of polyunsaturated fatty acids; SAM, S-adenosylmethionine; SAH, S-adenosylhomocysteine; GSSG, oxidized glutathione; GSH, glutathione; SCD, steraoyl-CoA desaturase