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(Journal of Nutrition. 2000;130:1548-1554.)
© 2000 The American Society for Nutritional Sciences


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Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Reduces Rat Adipose Tissue Cell Size Rather than Cell Number1

Michael J. Azain*2, Dorothy B. Hausman{dagger}, Matthew B. Sisk*, William P. Flatt*,{dagger} and Dennis E. Jewell**

* Departments of Animal and Dairy Science and {dagger} Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 and ** Hill’s Science and Technology Center, Topeka, KS 66601

2To whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed.


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We investigated the basis for the reduction in fat pad size in rats fed conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). In the first study, growing female Sprague-Dawley rats (initial weight150 g) were fed diets containing 0, 0.25 and 0.5 g/100 g diet of a purified (97% CLA) and 0.5% of a feed-grade (55% CLA) source of CLA for 5 wk to determine the effects on growth performance and fat mass. There was no effect of CLA on growth rate or food intake. Dietary CLA reduced retroperitoneal fat pad weight 13, 25 and 32% in rats fed 0.25 and 0.5% of the pure CLA and 0.5% of the feed-grade CLA, respectively (P < 0.05). Similar effects were observed in the parametrial fat pad. The reduced pad size was due to smaller adipocyte size rather than a reduced cell number. Relative to the control group, mean cell volume was 15, 28 and 29% lower in tissue from rats fed 0.25 and 0.5% of the pure CLA and 0.5% of the feed-grade CLA, respectively (P < 0.01). In the second study, rats were fed CLA (0 vs. 0.5%) for 7 or 49 d. Reductions in fat pad weight were observed within 7 d. In addition, the effects of CLA on energy metabolism were studied in the chronically fed rats. There were no significant effects of CLA on oxygen consumption, CO2 or heat production. During wk 4 of feeding, but not at other times, there was a 5% lower respiratory quotient in CLA-fed rats (P < 0.05). There was a time-dependent accumulation of CLA in adipose tissue and a decrease in monounsaturated fatty acids. These results suggest that the reduction in fat mass in rats fed CLA can be accounted for by a reduction in cell size rather than a change in cell number.


KEY WORDS: • conjugated linoleic acid • rats • adipose tissue • cellularity


    INTRODUCTION
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 ABSTRACT
 INTRODUCTION
 MATERIALS AND METHODS
 RESULTS
 DISCUSSION
 REFERENCES
 
Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA)3 are a mixture of positional (9/11 or 10/12 double bonds) and geometric (various cis/trans combinations) isomers of linoleic acid (cis-9, cis-12-octadecadienoic acid) formed by rumen and colonic bacteria (Chin et al. 1994Citation ). The ability of CLA to prevent mammary and other tumors in rodents was first identified in the mid-1980s (Pariza and Hargraves 1985Citation ) and has been the subject of several reviews (Belury 1995Citation , Ip et al. 1994Citation , Ip 1997Citation , Scimeca et al. 1994Citation ). There are eight potential isomers of CLA, but the cis 9, trans 11 and trans 9, cis 11 isomers are thought to be active as potential antioxidant and anticarcinogenic agents (Lin et al. 1995Citation ).

More recently, the ability of dietary CLA to reduce body fat has been demonstrated in mice (DeLany et al. 1999Citation , Park et al. 1997Citation , West et al. 1998Citation ) and pigs (Dugan et al. 1997Citation ). The cellular basis, i.e., whether a change in cell size or number, for the reduction in fat pad weights was not established. However, decreased triglyceride content in white adipose tissue of rats fed CLA has been demonstrated (Yamasaki et al. 1999Citation ), implying that CLA inhibits lipid filling of adipocytes. Two recent studies have demonstrated an inhibitory effect of CLA in vitro on proliferation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes (Brodie et al. 1999Citation , Satory and Smith 1999Citation ). One of these studies reported that CLA also prevented preadipocyte differentiation (Brodie et al. 1999Citation ), whereas the other reported that CLA stimulated lipid filling (Satory and Smith 1999Citation ). Other work demonstrated that rat pups from dams fed CLA during gestation and lactation exhibit improved feed efficiency (Chin et al. 1994Citation ). Although carcass composition was not reported, it would be expected that the improved feed efficiency would be associated with reduced fat mass.

With the availability of pure isomers of CLA, it has now been demonstrated that the reduction in fat mass observed in vivo is attributed in large part to the trans-10, cis-12 isomer of CLA (Park et al. 1999bCitation ). The objective of the present series of studies was to confirm the effect of CLA on fat mass in the rat and to determine the in vivo effect on adipose cell size and number. Mixed CLA products containing predominantly the cis-9, trans-11 and trans-10, cis-12 isomers were used in these studies.


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 DISCUSSION
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Animals and diets.

The protocols for these experiments were approved by the University of Georgia Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Female Sprague-Dawley rats (Harlan Sprague Dawley, Indianapolis, IN) were used in Experiments 1 and 2. In both experiments, rats were individually housed in hanging wire mesh cages and maintained on a 12-h light:dark cycle at 22 ± 2°C. Upon arrival, rats were acclimated to individual cages for at least 2 wk and had unlimited access to pelleted nonpurified diet (Rodent Chow 5001, Purina, St. Louis, MO) and water. After this adaptation period, the experimental diets shown in Table 1Citation were fed. Feeders that minimized spillage were used. Any spilled food was recovered and weighed. Diets were based on the AIN-93 recommendations (Reeves et al. 1993Citation ). Two sources of CLA were used. A purified CLA product (Nu-Chek-Prep, Elysian, MN) was 97% CLA as indicated by the manufacturer and was found to contain 42.6% of the cis-9/trans 11 isomer, 45.6% of the trans-10/cis 12 isomer and 8.7% of other CLA isomers as determined by gas chromatography (GC). The second source of CLA was a feed-grade CLA product (Natural Lipids, Hovdebygda, Norway) reported to contain 55% CLA by the manufacturer. GC analysis confirmed that the product contained 21.3% cis 9/trans 11, 25.4% trans 10/cis 12 and 10.6% of other CLA isomers. Other major fatty acids in the product included 24.0% oleic acid, 7.7% palmitate, 5.4% linoleic acid and 4.5% stearic acid.


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Table 1. Diet composition

 
Experiment 1.

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of 0.25 and 0.5% of purified CLA and 0.5% of a feed-grade CLA on growth performance and body composition. Growing female rats (n = 40; initial weight 158 g) were assigned to one of the four experimental diets shown in Table 1Citation . The purified CLA was assumed to contain 100% "active" CLA, whereas the feed-grade product was assumed to contain 55% "active" CLA and was added at 0.91% of the diet. A representative group (n = 6) of rats were processed at the beginning of the study for baseline tissue weights. Rats were fed the experimental diets for 5 wk. Body weight and food intake were monitored three times per week. On d 35, rats were sedated with CO2 and decapitated. Trunk blood samples were obtained and allowed to clot. Serum was obtained by centrifugation (1200 x g for 15 min) and stored at -20°C. Serum samples were assayed for triglycerides, urea nitrogen and nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA), using commercially available kits [triglycerides (INT 336), urea (BUN 535), Sigma Chemical, St. Louis, MO; fatty acids (NEFA-C), Wako Chemical, Dallas, TX]. Inguinal, parametrial and retroperitoneal fat pads were dissected, weighed and stored at -20°C for later determination of cellularity. Adipose cell size distribution was determined in osmium-fixed cells as described previously (Lee et al. 1994Citation , Mersmann and MacNeil 1986Citation ). Duplicate 50-mg portions of tissue were fixed in osmium tetroxide. Cell size distribution and number were determined using the Coulter Counter (Coulter Electronics, Hialeah, FL). Cells with diameters from 20 to 240 µm were counted. Gastrocnemius and soleus muscle and liver were also dissected and weighed. Chemical composition of the remaining eviscerated carcasses was determined as described previously (Roberts et al. 1995).

Experiment 2.

The purpose of this experiment was twofold. One goal was to determine the effects of CLA on fat pad weight and fatty acid profile in acutely (7 d) and chronically (49 d) fed growing female Sprague-Dawley rats. A second goal was to determine whether dietary CLA affected energy metabolism. There were 10 rats per treatment group or a total of 40 rats in the study. Chronically fed rats (initial weight 120 g) were obtained as weanling rats, whereas acutely fed rats were several weeks older (initial weight 175 g) at the start of the feeding trial and had body weights similar to those at the midpoint of the study in the chronically fed group. Groups of 10 rats were fed control or 0.5% CLA diets (Diets 1 and 3 in Table 1Citation ). To determine the effect of CLA on energy metabolism, the chronically fed rats were placed in respiration chambers for indirect calorimetry for 2-d periods during wk 1 (d 6,7), 4 (d 27, 28) and 7 (d 48, 49) of the study. At the termination of the studies, rats in both the acute and chronically fed groups were sedated with CO2 and decapitated for collection of serum. Tissues were collected and weighed as in Experiment 1. Samples of the liver and retroperitoneal fat pad were homogenized for fatty acid synthase activity (Roberts et al. 1994Citation ) and were frozen for later determination of fatty acid profiles. The retroperitoneal pad was selected on the basis of the response to diet seen in Experiment 1. Serum was analyzed for triglycerides and NEFA as in Experiment 1.

Energy expenditure.

Twenty-four hour energy expenditure was measured using a computer-controlled indirect calorimeter with 10 open-circuit respiration chambers (Oxymax; Columbus Instrument, Columbus, OH). An infrared analyzer was used to measure the carbon dioxide concentration, and an Oxymax oxygen sensor battery was used to measure oxygen concentration. A mass flow controller measured the air flow. Average oxygen consumption, average carbon dioxide production, respiratory quotient (RQ) and average heat production after adjustment for metabolic body size (body weight in kg = W0.75) were then determined. Energy balance measurement was based on subtraction of heat production (energy expenditure) from digestible energy intake, assuming negligible energy losses as combustible gas and urine. Other variables such as chamber temperature, water lick counts and feeding activity counts were also recorded.

Fatty acid profile.

The fatty acid profile of adipose tissue and selected diet samples was determined by GC with a flame ionization detector (Shimadzu gas chromatograph, Model 14 A, Columbia, MD). Tissue (100 mg adipose) and diet (1 g) samples were saponified and methylated in duplicate using procedures described previously (Azain 1993Citation ). Heptadecanoic acid was used as an internal standard. Fatty acid methyl esters in hexane were separated on a Supelcowax-10 fused capillary column (60 m x 0.53 mm, 0.50 µm film thickness; Supelco, Bellefonte, PA) under isothermal conditions. Column temperature was 240°C, injector temperature was 250°C and detector temperature was 260°C. Sample size was 0.5 µL and helium was the carrier gas. Peak identification was based on known standards, which included pure samples of cis-9, trans-11 and trans-10, cis-12 CLA (Matreya, Pleasant Gap, PA). Under these conditions, the cis-9, trans-11 (and trans-9, cis-11) isomer elutes after linolenic acid (18:3 {Delta}9, 12, 15) and is followed by the trans-10, cis-12 isomer (Ha et al. 1989Citation ).

Data were analyzed using the General Linear Models procedure of SAS (SAS Institute, Cary, NC). In Experiment 1, orthogonal contrasts were used to compare the responses to 0, 0.25 and 0.5% CLA and separately to compare the pure and feed-grade forms of the 0.5% CLA diets. The effects of diet and duration of feeding on fat pad weights and fatty acid profile in Experiment 2 were analyzed as a 2 x 2 design with main effects of time (7 vs. 49 d) and diet (0 vs. 0.5% CLA). However, because initial body weight was different between acutely and chronically fed rats, the effects of time on the response to diet in the two groups were not compared directly. Results are reported as least squares means ± pooled SEM. P-values of <=0.05 were considered to be significant.


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Experiment 1.

Overall, there was no effect of CLA on food intake or growth rate (Table 2Citation ). There was no effect of CLA on liver, heart, kidney, gastrocnemius or soleus weights. Retroperitoneal and parametrial pad weights were significantly lower in rats fed 0.5% pure or feed-grade CLA. The reduction in fat pad weights with no difference in intake suggests a specific effect on lipid metabolism and not a secondary response to a reduction in energy intake. The difference in pad weight was even more striking when initial weights were considered. For example, the parametrial pad weight in rats killed at the beginning of the trial was 0.62 ± 0.0.03 g. Thus, although there was a 25% reduction in the absolute weight of the pad between control and 0.5% CLA groups, there was a 44% reduction in the accretion rate of the pad (Control, 1.04 g vs. CLA 0.58 g net gain; pooled SEM = 0.15 g; P < 0.01). Similarly, the weight of the retroperitoneal pad at the start of the study was 0.31 ± 0.03 g. The net growth of the retroperitoneal pad during the trial was 0.37, 0.28 and 0.20 g in Control, 0.25 and 0.5% CLA groups, respectively (pooled SEM = 0.04 g; P < 0.01). There was a numerical reduction in inguinal pad weights and no significant effect of diet on the rate of accretion in this fat pad.


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Table 2. Effect of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on growth, intake and selected carcass components in female Sprague-Dawley rats (Experiment 1)1

 
There was no effect of diet on the number of cells per pad in any of the pads (Table 2)Citation . However, there were effects on cell size distribution in the retroperitoneal pad (Fig. 1Citation ). The effects of the feed-grade CLA were similar to those of the purified form and are not shown in the figure. In general, the percentage of cells in the 40–60 µm diameter range was greater and the proportion of cells in the 80–240 µm range was lower in tissue from rats fed CLA compared with controls. Cells with mean diameters of 60–80 µm were not affected. There was an overall decrease in average cell diameter. Similar size distribution changes were observed in the inguinal and parametrial pads (Table 2)Citation . Changes in average cell diameter were commensurate with weight changes in the pads. Thus, the inguinal pad was least affected and the retroperitoneal pad was most affected by dietary CLA.



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Figure 1. Effect of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on adipocyte size distribution in the retroperitoneal fat pad of rats fed 0, 0.25 or 0.5 g/100 g for 5 wk. Data represent the mean of duplicate cell size distributions for 10 rats fed each diet. Data are presented as means ± SEM. Data for the cell size distribution of rats fed the feed-grade CLA were not different from those of rats fed the 0.5 g/100 g pure CLA and are not shown in the figure. Different superscripts within a cell size range denote significant differences as determined by orthogonal contrasts (P < 0.05).

 
Despite the lower fat pad weights in response to dietary CLA, the chemical composition of the carcass was not affected by treatment (data not shown). The average lipid content was 11 g or ~8% of the wet weight of the carcass. There were no significant differences among groups for serum urea nitrogen, triglycerides or insulin concentrations (data not shown).

Experiment 2.

Rats in the acute feeding group were heavier initially and had lighter final weights than the chronically fed group. There was a reduction in growth rate in rats fed 0.5% CLA for 7 d (2.31 vs. 1.64 g/d, P < 0.05). This was not observed in wk 1 in the chronically fed group and was not seen in Experiment 1 (Table 3Citation ). Food intake was not affected by dietary treatment. Circulating triglycerides and cholesterol were not affected by diet. However, there was a trend (P < 0.10) for greater free fatty acid concentrations in rats fed CLA. There was no difference in liver weight due to diet or duration of feeding. Both the retroperitoneal (P < 0.05) and parametrial fat pads (P < 0.005) were larger in the chronically fed than in the acutely fed group (main effect of time). There was an effect of dietary CLA on both parametrial (P < 0.001) and retroperitoneal pad weights (P < 0.05), with no time x diet interaction. Parametrial pad weights were 28 and 27% lower in rats fed CLA for 7 and 49 d, respectively (P < 0.001). The main effect of dietary CLA in the retroperitoneal pad was accounted for by a 26% reduction in pad weight in rats fed for 7 d (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in retroperitoneal pad weights between control and CLA-fed rats at 49 d.


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Table 3. Acute (7 d) and chronic (49 d) effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on growth performance and fat pad weights in female Sprague-Dawley rats (Experiment 2)1

 
The only significant effect of diet on energy metabolism (indirect calorimetry) was a lower RQ in rats fed CLA on both days of the wk-4 measure (d 27: Control 0.84, CLA 0.82; d 28: Control 0.87, CLA 0.83, pooled SEM = 0.01; P < 0.05). Oxygen consumption, CO2 production and heat production averaged 5.73 ± 0.45 L/24 h, 5.10 ± 0.46 L/24 h and 116.4 ± 9.5 kJ/24 h, respectively.

Fatty acid synthase activity in liver and adipose tissue, whether expressed per unit of protein or per unit of tissue, was greater in the chronically fed group than in the acutely fed group (P < 0.01, Table 4Citation ), but there was no effect of diet.


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Table 4. Effect of dietary conjugated linboleic acid (CLA) on liver and adipose tissue fatty acid synthase activity (Experiment 2)1

 
In the chronically fed control group, the proportion of monounsaturated fatty acids was greater and that of polyunsaturates was lower in the retroperitoneal pad (Table 5Citation ) compared with that in the acutely fed group. This effect was likely accounted for by dilution of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) with the products of de novo lipogenesis. The reverse was observed with CLA feeding, resulting in several diet x time interactions. Rats that were chronically fed CLA had a lower proportion of monounsaturates and a greater proportion of polyunsaturates than the corresponding acute group. The two main CLA isomers (c9/t11 and c10/t11) found in the diet are reported in the table. Both isomers were detected in tissues from control rats, but accounted for <0.5% of the fatty acids. There was an increase in tissue CLA in response to feeding CLA and this appeared to be time dependent. CLA level increased threefold after 7 d of feeding and sixfold after 49 d of feeding. Dietary CLA prevented the decrease in the relative abundance of linoleate and linolenate seen in control rats over time.


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Table 5. Effect of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on adipose tissue fatty acid profiles in the retroperitoneal fat pad (Experiment 2)1

 

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 DISCUSSION
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The ability of CLA to reduce body fat was first reported in 1996 (Pariza et al. 1996). Subsequent publications have detailed the response. In mice fed 0.5% CLA for 4–5 wk, carcass fat was reduced 50–60% (Park et al. 1997Citation ). There was no effect of CLA on body weight or intake in male mice, but there was a trend for reduced body weight in females. Similarly, West et al. (1998)Citation reported 40–80% reductions in specific adipose tissue depots in male mice fed 1% CLA. The retroperitoneal pad was most responsive, whereas the epididymal showed the least response. At this dose (1%), CLA resulted in reduced growth and intake. It was noted that the decrease in adipose tissue was greater than would have been accounted for by the reduced intake and growth rate. In support of this, it was shown that mice fed CLA had increased energy expenditure. Regional differences in responsiveness to CLA were also noted in the present studies (Table 2Citation , 3)Citation , with the parametrial and retroperitoneal pads responding more than the inguinal in Experiment 1, and the parametrial pad responding more than the retroperitoneal in Experiment 2. These regional differences are most likely accounted for by differences in accretion rates of these tissues during the trial (Dijan et al. 1983Citation ).

The present results demonstrate that 0.5% dietary CLA reduces adipose tissue mass in rats and suggest that, at least under these conditions, the response in rats is less than that seen in mice. In both experiments reported here, the reduction in fat pad weight was on the order of 15–25%, and not the large 50–80% reductions reported in mice. Chemical composition of the carcass was not affected by diet. This is likely explained by the relative leanness of Sprague-Dawley rats (~8% carcass fat) and the sensitivity of the body composition analysis vs. that of determining the mass of a discrete fat pad.

It should be noted that in the mouse studies reported by West et al. (1998)Citation , 1% CLA was fed and that this level of CLA also reduced food intake. Studies by Park et al. (1997Citation , 1999aCitation and 1999b)Citation examined the effect of 0.5% mixed CLA (Nu-Chek-Prep) in mice and are thus comparable to those reported here. In those studies, intake was similar in some experiments (Park et al. 1997Citation ) and reduced in CLA-fed mice in others (Park et al. 1999aCitation ). In all cases, the reductions in intake and subsequently in body weight of mice fed 0.5% CLA were in the range of 5–10% below that of control groups, whereas the reductions in carcass lipid were on the order of 50–60%. The effect of diet on the weight of specific fat depots was not reported in that study.

DeLany et al. (1999)Citation demonstrated dose-dependent reductions in carcass fat and specific depots in response to feeding 0.25–1.0% CLA to male mice. The effects of CLA were independent of intake. As in the present work, the retroperitoneal pad was more responsive to CLA than the inguinal pad. Feeding 0.5% CLA appeared to result in a 15–20% reduction in retroperitoneal pad weight, whereas feeding 1.0% CLA caused a 50% reduction. Carcass lipid was 24% lower in mice fed 0.5% CLA for 39 d than in the corresponding control group. Reduced retroperitoneal pad weight was evident within 2 wk of feeding 1% CLA (DeLany et al. 1999Citation ).

The conclusion that reduced cell size can account for the effect of CLA in vivo differs from the conclusion of in vitro experiments that found a reduction in 3T3-L1 preadipocyte proliferation in the presence of CLA (Brodie et al. 1999Citation , Satory and Smith 1999Citation ). Because postweaning "growth" of adipose tissue depots is accounted for in large part by lipid filling of existing fat cells, the observation that the reductions in adipose tissue mass in response to CLA can be accounted for by decreased cell size rather than cell number is expected. The observation that triglyceride content (mg/g tissue) of adipose tissue is reduced in CLA-fed rats is consistent with decreased lipid filling (Yamasaki et al. 1999Citation ). To determine whether there is an in vivo correlate to the cell proliferation response, it would be necessary to expose animals to CLA during fetal development when most preadipocyte hyperplasia occurs (Faust et al. 1980Citation , Marques et al. 1998Citation ).

Other studies have examined the metabolic effects of CLA on adipose tissue and reported increased lipid mobilization, as evidenced by an increase in lipolysis and glycerol release, and a decrease in lipid deposition as evidenced by an decrease in lipoprotein lipase (Park et al. 1997Citation ). Similarly, dietary CLA has been shown to reduce the concentration of fat in milk through an inhibition of de novo lipogenesis in lactating dairy cows (Chouinard et al. 1999Citation , Loor and Herbein 1999). These changes in lipid metabolism were found to be associated exclusively with the trans-10, cis-12 isomer of CLA (Park et al. 1999bCitation ). The cis-9, trans-12 isomer, which is the more common natural form of CLA (Ha et al. 1989Citation , Lin et al. 1995Citation ), appears to account for the anticarcinogenic effects of CLA, but does not affect lipid metabolism.

Changes in adipose tissue fatty acid profiles in response to CLA feeding are consistent with an inhibition of desaturase activity (Lee et al. 1998Citation ). Adipose tissues from CLA-fed rats had reduced palmitoleic and oleic acid (Table 5)Citation . There was no significant difference in total percentage of saturated fatty acid, but total PUFA were greater in CLA-fed rats. This was accounted for in large part by an increase in the percentage of linoleic acid, particularly in the chronically fed group. Although the decrease in monounsaturated fatty acids is consistent with other reports (Lee et al. 1998Citation ), the increase in linoleic acid has not been reported consistently. Hayek et al. (1999)Citation saw no change in linoleic acid content of liver lipids of mice fed 1% CLA, but an increase was noted in milk fat of dairy cows fed CLA (Chouinard et al. 1999Citation ). Differences in fatty acid profile in response to CLA may relate to the type and amount of lipid used in diets supplemented with CLA.

In contrast to what has been reported in CLA-fed mice (West et al. 1998Citation ), there was not a significant difference in heat production in rats fed CLA compared with controls. In agreement with the mouse data, however, a decrease in the RQ or respiratory exchange ratio was observed at d 27 and 28, but as with CLA-induced changes in adipose tissue mass, the magnitude of the change was not as great as that reported in mice (West et al. 1998Citation ). The decrease in RQ may be accounted for by an increase in lipid oxidation, which is also supported by a trend for more circulating fatty acids in CLA-fed rats (Table 3)Citation . There was no effect of CLA on gas exchange or heat production in adult female pigs (Muller et al. 1999Citation ).

A change in fat pad mass without a significant change in body weight, body composition, feed intake or heat production is likely accounted for by the sensitivity of the various assays. The lack of a significant effect of CLA on chemical composition of the rats may have been due to the relative leanness of the rats used and the sensitivity of the body composition assay. The reduction in fat pad weights for three discrete depots is a more precise measure than determination of lipid content of carcass homogenates. The difference in total pad weights between control and 0.5% CLA groups (Table 2)Citation , which amounts to ~0.9 g of tissue, represents a 1 kJ/d difference in energy intake over the course of the 35-d feeding period, if one assumes that the difference is entirely lipid. Intake was not different between treatment groups and averaged 15.4 g/d or 261 kJ/d (diet energy = 17.0 kJ/g). Thus, the decrease in intake needed to account for the reduction in fat pad mass observed is <1% of energy intake. Similar calculations can be made to explain the lack of significant difference in the energy metabolism of rats fed CLA.

In conclusion, the results of these studies demonstrate that the reduction in adipose tissue mass in response to dietary CLA is accounted for by a decrease in cell size rather than a change in cell number. This basis for the reduction in fat pad mass is consistent with metabolic changes (decreased lipid deposition and increased lipolysis) reported previously (Park et al. 1997Citation , 1999aCitation and 1999bCitation ). The results suggest that rats are less sensitive to CLA than mice and that there is no significant effect on heat production. There is a time-dependent increase in tissue levels of CLA, but it appears that the reduction in adipose mass is evident in as little as 1 wk of feeding CLA. The observation that 7 d of feeding CLA was sufficient to reduce fat pad weight (Experiment 2, Table 3Citation ) differs from results in mice, which suggest that several weeks are necessary to detect a change in fat mass (Park et al. 1999aCitation ).


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1 Presented in part at Experimental Biology 98, April 1998, San Francisco, CA [Sisk, M., Azain, M. J., Hausman D. B. & Jewell, D. E. (1998) Effect of conjugated linoleic acid on fat pad weights and cellularity in Sprague-Dawley and Zucker rats. FASEB J. 12: A536 (abs.)]. Back

3 Abbreviations used: CLA, conjugated linoleic acid; GC, gas chromatography; NEFA, nonesterified fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; RQ, respiratory quotient. Back

Manuscript received September 30, 1999. Initial review completed December 20, 1999. Revision accepted March 3, 2000.


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