Gunveen Kaur

Summary

Affiliation: Deakin University
Location: , Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi The role of eicosanoids in the brain
    Daniella Tassoni
    Deakin University, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17:220-8. 2008
  2. ncbi Short-term docosapentaenoic acid (22:5 n-3) supplementation increases tissue docosapentaenoic acid, DHA and EPA concentrations in rats
    Gunveen Kaur
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds 3217, Victoria, Australia
    Br J Nutr 103:32-7. 2010
  3. ncbi Docosapentaenoic acid (22:5n-3): a review of its biological effects
    Gunveen Kaur
    Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, 3217 Victoria, Australia
    Prog Lipid Res 50:28-34. 2011
  4. ncbi Docosapentaenoic acid (22:5n-3) down-regulates the expression of genes involved in fat synthesis in liver cells
    Gunveen Kaur
    Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, 3217 Victoria, Australia
    Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 85:155-61. 2011

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Publications4

  1. ncbi The role of eicosanoids in the brain
    Daniella Tassoni
    Deakin University, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17:220-8. 2008
    ..In contrast, DHA-derived compounds can prevent neuroinflammation. Clearly, the eicosanoids are very important for the normal functioning of the brain, while the PUFA themselves are important in membrane structure and function...
  2. ncbi Short-term docosapentaenoic acid (22:5 n-3) supplementation increases tissue docosapentaenoic acid, DHA and EPA concentrations in rats
    Gunveen Kaur
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds 3217, Victoria, Australia
    Br J Nutr 103:32-7. 2010
    ..Future studies should examine the physiological effect of DPA in tissues such as liver and heart...
  3. ncbi Docosapentaenoic acid (22:5n-3): a review of its biological effects
    Gunveen Kaur
    Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, 3217 Victoria, Australia
    Prog Lipid Res 50:28-34. 2011
    ..However, more research remains to be done to further investigate the biological effects of this n-3 VLCPUFA...
  4. ncbi Docosapentaenoic acid (22:5n-3) down-regulates the expression of genes involved in fat synthesis in liver cells
    Gunveen Kaur
    Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, 3217 Victoria, Australia
    Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 85:155-61. 2011
    ..The gene expression profiling of the lipogenic genes repeated at 8h confirmed that the inhibitory effect of DPA on mRNA expression levels of the lipogenic genes was most likely due to DPA itself and not due to its conversion into EPA...