The effects of different fatty acids on nesfatin-1, omentin-1, adropin, leptin and ghrelin levels

There are many studies on nesfatin-1, omentin, adropin, leptin, and ghrelin. However, data on the effects of long, medium, and short chain fatty acids on serum/tissue concentrations of nesfatin-1, omentin, adropin, leptin, and ghrelin are scarce. This study aims to investigate the effects of butyric acid, caprylic acid, and oleic acid alone or in combination on nesfatin-1, omentin, adropin, leptin, and ghrelin secretion. In the study, 49 male Wistar rats were used. The rats were randomly divided into 7 groups as control (CONT), butyric acid (BA), caprylic acid (CA), oleic acid (OA), butyric acid+caprylic acid (BA+CA), butyric acid+oleic acid (BA+OA) and caprylic acid+oleic acid (CA+OA) groups. The rats were orally administered fatty acids for twenty-one days. At the end of the study, the levels of nesfatin-1, omentin, adropin, leptin, and ghrelin were determined by the ELISA method. When the groups were compared in terms of nesfatin-1, omentin, adropin, leptin, and ghrelin levels, the butyric acid group had higher nesfatin-1, omentin, adropin, leptin, and ghrelin levels than the other groups (p<0.05). No statistically significant difference was found in the other groups (p>0.05). In conclusion, it was observed that butyric acid use caused an increase in serum nesfatin-1, omentin, adropin, leptin, and ghrelin levels.