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Palm fruit chemistry and nutritionKalyana Sundram
Malaysian Palm Oil Board, P O Box 10620, 50720 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 12:355-62. 2003..A further challenge would be to package all these palm ingredients into a single functional food for better nutrition and health...
An integrative metabolism approach identifies stearoyl-CoA desaturase as a target for an arachidonate-enriched dietDavid M Mutch
, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, Lausanne, Switzerland
FASEB J 19:599-601. 2005....
Hypertension is related to the degradation of dietary frying oilsFederico Soriguer
Servicio de Endocrinologia y Nutricion, Hospital Civil Hospital Universitario Carlos Haya, Plaza del Hospital Civil, 29009 Malaga, Spain
Am J Clin Nutr 78:1092-7. 2003..The family kitchen resembles an uncontrolled laboratory experiment, and some discrepancies in the relation between the risk of hypertension and dietary fat may be partly due to the manipulation to which the fats were subjected...
Total antioxidant capacity of plant foods, beverages and oils consumed in Italy assessed by three different in vitro assaysNicoletta Pellegrini
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
J Nutr 133:2812-9. 2003..Such data, coupled with an appropriate questionnaire to estimate antioxidant intake, will allow the investigation of the relation between dietary antioxidants and oxidative stress-induced diseases...
Docosahexaenoic acid suppresses the activity of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in a colon tumor cell lineJoo Y Lee
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 298:667-74. 2002..These results suggest that PPAR-mediated gene expression and cellular responses can be dynamically modulated by different types of dietary fatty acids consumed...
Dietary alpha-linolenic acid-rich diacylglycerols reduce body weight gain accompanying the stimulation of intestinal beta-oxidation and related gene expressions in C57BL/KsJ-db/db miceTakatoshi Murase
Biological Science Laboratories, Kao Corporation, Ichikai, Haga, Tochigi 321-3497, Japan
J Nutr 132:3018-22. 2002..In addition, structural differences between DG and TG, not variations in the composition of fatty acids, are responsible for the different effects of the lipids...
Vasculoprotective effects of oleic acid: epidemiological background and direct vascular antiatherogenic propertiesM Massaro
Laboratory for Thrombosis and Vascular Research, CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 12:42-51. 2002....
Effects of dietary fatty acids on the composition and oxidizability of low-density lipoproteinM Kratz
Institute of Arteriosclerosis Research at the University of Münster, Munster, Germany
Eur J Clin Nutr 56:72-81. 2002..The objective of this study was to compare the effects of dietary monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), n-6 and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on LDL composition and oxidizability...
Dietary virgin olive oil protects against lipid peroxidation and improves antioxidant status in the liver of rats chronically exposed to ethanolAbir Kasdallah-Grissa
Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Biochemistry, UR03 ES 08 Human Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Monastir 5019, Tunisia
Nutr Res 28:472-9. 2008..In conclusion, results of this study indicate that olive oil ingestion by rats protects the liver from ethanol-induced oxidative damage by affecting the cellular redox potential...
Biological properties of olive oil phytochemicalsFrancesco Visioli
University of Milan, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Italy
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 42:209-21. 2002....
The effect of dietary red palm oil on the functional recovery of the ischaemic/reperfused isolated rat heart: the involvement of the PI3-kinase signaling pathwayAnna Mart Engelbrecht
Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Lipids Health Dis 8:18. 2009..9 +/- 3.4 pixels in RPO + Wm). We have also demonstrated that PI3-K inhibition induced PARP cleavage (marker of apoptosis) in the hearts during ischaemia/reperfusion injury and that RPO supplementation counteracted this effect...
Chemistry of deep-fat frying oilsE Choe
Dept of Food and Nutrition, Inha Univ, Incheon, Korea
J Food Sci 72:R77-86. 2007..Antioxidant decreases the frying oil oxidation, but the effectiveness of antioxidant decreases with high frying temperature. Lignan compounds in sesame oil are effective antioxidants in deep-fat frying...
Dietary docosahexaenoic acid and immunocompetence in young healthy menD S Kelley
USDA, ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Presidio of San Francisco, California 94129, USA
Lipids 33:559-66. 1998..Our results show that when total fat intake is low and held constant, DHA consumption does not inhibit many of the lymphocyte functions which have been reported to be inhibited by fish oil consumption...
Diet and rheumatoid arthritis: a review of the literatureLisa K Stamp
Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand
Semin Arthritis Rheum 35:77-94. 2005..A large number of patients seek alternative or complementary therapies of which diet is an important component. This article reviews the evidence for diet in rheumatoid arthritis along with the associated concept of oral tolerization...
Differential regulation of hepatic apoptotic pathways by dietary olive and sunflower oils in the aging ratRosario I Bello
, , Facultad de Ciencias, , , Spain
Exp Gerontol 41:1174-84. 2006....
A long-term seal- and cod-liver-oil supplementation in hypercholesterolemic subjectsJ Brox
Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital of Tromsø, Norway
Lipids 36:7-13. 2001....
Age-related mitochondrial DNA deletion in rat liver depends on dietary fat unsaturationJose L Quiles
Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Spain
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 61:107-14. 2006..Results suggest that the age-related increase of the relative amount of deleted mtDNA depends on fat unsaturation. Moreover, the studied mtDNA deletion was correlated with mitochondrial oxidative stress and ultrastructural alterations...
Phenolic compounds and squalene in olive oils: the concentration and antioxidant potential of total phenols, simple phenols, secoiridoids, lignansand squaleneR W Owen
Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Food Chem Toxicol 38:647-59. 2000..29 +/- 2.56). All classes of phenolics were shown to be potent antioxidants. In future epidemiologic studies, both the nature and source of olive oil consumed should be differentiated in ascertaining cancer risk...
The effect of polyphenols in olive oil on heart disease risk factors: a randomized trialMaria Isabel Covas
Municipal Institute for Medical Research, Barcelona, Spain
Ann Intern Med 145:333-41. 2006..Little information is available on the effect of the phenolic compounds of olive oil on plasma lipid levels. No international study with a large sample size has been done...
Flaxseed oil and inflammation-associated bone abnormalities in interleukin-10 knockout miceStacey L Cohen
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2
J Nutr Biochem 16:368-74. 2005....
Dietary red palm oil reduces ischaemia-reperfusion injury in rats fed a hypercholesterolaemic dietMaritza J Kruger
Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
Br J Nutr 97:653-60. 2007..This significant reduction in p38-MAPK was also associated with reduced apoptosis as indicated by significant reductions in caspase-3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage...
Postprandial anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of extra virgin olive oilPaola Bogani
Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy
Atherosclerosis 190:181-6. 2007..These data reinforce the notion that the Mediterranean diet reduces the incidence of coronary heart disease partially due to the protective role of its phenolic components, including those of extra virgin olive oil...
Dietary fish oil positively regulates plasma leptin and adiponectin levels in sucrose-fed, insulin-resistant ratsAndrea S Rossi
Dept. of Biochemistry, School of Biochemistry, University of Litoral, Ciudad Universitaria, Paraje El Pozo C.C 242, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 289:R486-R494. 2005..These results suggest that increasing both adipokines by dietary FO might play an essential role in the normalization of insulin resistance and adiposity in dietary-induced, insulin-resistant models...
The scientific evidence for a beneficial health relationship between walnuts and coronary heart diseaseElaine B Feldman
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
J Nutr 132:1062S-1101S. 2002....
Suppression of fatty acid synthase promoter by polyunsaturated fatty acidsYang Soo Moon
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Lipid Res 43:691-8. 2002..Using HepG2 cells, we further examined the specific FAS promoter elements required for PUFA suppression. We found that the -150 SRE, as well as the -65 E-Box, contribute to PUFA suppression of the FAS promoter, at least in vitro...
Effect of dietary alpha-linolenic acid on the activity and gene expression of hepatic fatty acid oxidation enzymesT Ide
Laboratory of Nutrition Biochemistry, National Food Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tsukuba, Japan
Biofactors 13:9-14. 2000..It was suggested that both substrate specificities and alterations in the activities of the enzymes in beta-oxidation pathway play a significant role in the regulation of the serum lipid concentrations in rats fed alpha-18:3...
[Unsaturated fatty acids intake and breast cancer risk: epidemiological data review]Anne C M Thiebaut
Equipe E3N EPIC, INSERM, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39, rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif Cedex
Bull Cancer 92:658-69. 2005..However, it is difficult in human to disentangle the effect of nutrient intake from that of contributing foods or even nutritional profile...
Supplementation of postmenopausal women with fish oil does not increase overall oxidation of LDL ex vivo compared to dietary oils rich in oleate and linoleateJ V Higdon
Department of Nutrition and Food Management, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
J Lipid Res 42:407-18. 2001..H. Du, Y. S. Lee, T. Wu, and R. C. Wander. Supplementation of postmenopausal women with fish oil does not increase overall oxidation of LDL ex vivo compared to dietary oils rich in oleate and linoleate. J. Lipid Res. 2001. 42: 407--418...
Restoration of depressed prostanoid-induced ileal contraction in spontaneously hypertensive rats by dietary fish oilGlen S Patten
CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
Lipids 40:69-79. 2005....
Comparison of the effects of dietary n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on very-low-density lipoprotein secretion when delivered to hepatocytes in chylomicron remnantsX Zheng
Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Royal College St, London NW1 0TU, UK
Biochem J 357:481-7. 2001....
Importance of seafood as nutrient source in the diet of Belgian adolescentsI Sioen
Department of Public Health, and Department of Food Safety and Food Quality, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
J Hum Nutr Diet 20:580-9. 2007..The aim of this study was to investigate the importance of seafood as a nutrient source in adolescents' diet and the extent to which seafood consumption can increase the intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin D...
Dietary intake of essential and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancyElizabeth D Loosemore
University of Connecticut, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Storrs, CT 06269-4017, USA
Lipids 39:421-4. 2004..We conclude that replacing dietary sources of SFA with those of EFA and LCPUFA, especially n-3 LCPUFA, would benefit the dietary fat profiles of all pregnant women...
Influence of parturition and diets enriched in n-3 or n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on immune response of dairy cows during the transition periodM Lessard
Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri Food Canada, Lennoxville, QC, Canada J1M 1Z3
J Dairy Sci 87:2197-210. 2004..In conclusion, functional properties of lymphocytes and monocyte/macrophage lineage of dairy cows during the transition period are modulated by parturition and the composition of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet...
Effects of dietary fat and oxidized cholesterol on gene expression in rat liver as assessed by cDNA expression array analysisRobert Ringseis
Institut fur Ernahrungswissenschaften, Martin Luther Universitat Halle Wittenberg, Emil Abderhalden Strasse 26, 06108, Halle Saale, Germany
Eur J Nutr 44:231-41. 2005..However, the various biological effects of oxysterols such as cytotoxicity, atherogenicity or mutagenicity suggest that other genes may be also affected by oxysterols than lipid metabolism...
The effects of feeding fish oil on uterine secretion of PGF2alpha, milk composition, and metabolic status of periparturient Holstein cowsR Mattos
Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-0920, USA
J Dairy Sci 87:921-32. 2004..Feeding FO reduced plasma concentrations of glucose. Dietary fatty acids given during the periparturient period can reduce the uterine secretion of PGF2alpha in lactating dairy cows and alter the fatty acid profile of milk fat...
Virgin olive oil normalizes the altered triacylglycerol molecular species composition of adipose tissue in spontaneously hypertensive ratsJavier S Perona
Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC, , 41012 Seville, Spain
J Agric Food Chem 52:4227-33. 2004..Therefore, it was concluded that although oleic acid-rich diets improve some of the altered parameters of SHR adipose tissue, VOO is more effective than HOSO in this regard...
Lipid oxidation in fresh and spray-dried eggs enriched with omega3 and omega6 polyunsaturated fatty acids during storage as affected by dietary vitamin E and canthaxanthin supplementationJ Galobart
, , , Spain
Poult Sci 80:327-37. 2001..On the other hand, CX supplementation did not prevent lipid oxidation in PUFA-enriched eggs. Moreover, no synergistic effect between both compounds was detected...
The effect of dietary fish oil-supplementation to healthy young men on oxidative burst measured by whole blood chemiluminescenceStine Bartelt
Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, DK 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Br J Nutr 99:1230-8. 2008..44, P = 0.016), suggesting a dose-response relationship. These results indicate that n-3 LCPUFA may have immuno-stimulating effects...
Dietary fatty acid composition affects the repeat swimming performance of Atlantic salmon in seawaterG N Wagner
Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of British Columbia, 266B 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 137:567-76. 2004..g. SO diet). Lipid supplements consisting largely of vegetable oils did not compromise fish cardiorespiratory physiology under the conditions of this study...
[Dietary fatty acids and experimental carcinogenesis]Philippe Bougnoux
INSERM E 0211, Equipe de recherche Nutrition, Croissance et Cancer, CORAD, CHU de Tours 2,
Bull Cancer 92:685-96. 2005..On the other hand, an excessive consumption of n-6 PUFAs and of saturated fatty acids could promote colon cancers...
Influence of dietary fats on weight gain in albino ratsNandita Pereira
Department of Physiology, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa 403 202
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol 49:206-12. 2005..001), yet weight gain was similar. Thus it appears that carbon-chain length and degree of saturation of dietary fat does not influence weight gain in rats fed an ad libitum diet...
Enhanced level of n-3 fatty acid in membrane phospholipids induces lipid peroxidation in rats fed dietary docosahexaenoic acid oilJ H Song
Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, 981-8555, Sendai, Japan
Atherosclerosis 155:9-18. 2001....
Oily fish reduces plasma triacylglycerols: a primary prevention study in overweight men and womenCarmel S Moore
Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, UK
Nutrition 22:1012-24. 2006..It tested whether decreases in LA:LNA modulate effects of LC omega-3 PUFA...
Partial replacement of dietary fish oil with blends of vegetable oils (rapeseed, linseed and palm oils) in diets for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) over a long term growth study: effects on muscle and liver fatty acid composition and effectivG Mourente
Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Universidad de Cadiz, E 11510 Puerto Real Cádiz, Spain
Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 145:389-99. 2006..95 g of EPA+DHA for fish fed FO or 60% VO, respectively. Therefore, sea bass grown for most of the production cycle using diets containing 60% VO can still contribute a significant quantity of healthy n-3 HUFA to the human consumer...
Replacement of dietary fish oil for Atlantic salmon parr (Salmo salar L.) with a stearidonic acid containing oil has no effect on omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrationsMatthew R Miller
School of Aquaculture, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1370, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 146:197-206. 2007..The balance between increased biosynthesis and retention of omega3 LC-PUFA to maintain the concentrations observed in the SO fed fish remains to be conclusively determined, and further studies are needed to ascertain this...
Fish-oil esters of plant sterols improve the lipid profile of dyslipidemic subjects more than do fish-oil or sunflower oil esters of plant sterolsIsabelle Demonty
School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada
Am J Clin Nutr 84:1534-42. 2006..0006), fish oil (P = 0.0036), and SU-PS (P = 0.0016) treatments. CONCLUSION: Supplementation of an OO-based diet with FO-PS may reduce cardiovascular disease risk more than does supplementation with fish oil or SU-PS...
Phospholipid fatty acid composition and diamine oxidase activity of intestinal mucosa from rats treated with irinotecan hydrochloride (CPT-11) under vegetable oil-enriched diets: comparison between perilla oil and corn oilMakoto Usami
Division of Surgical Metabolism, Faculty of Health Science, Kobe University School of Medicine, 7 10 2 Tomogaoka, Suma ku, Kobe 654 0142, Japan
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 30:124-32. 2006..The effect of dietary vegetable oil supplementation, perilla oil vs corn oil, was also evaluated...
Transfer of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids from yolk to embryo during development of the king penguinF Decrock
, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, , 67087 Strasbourg, France
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 280:R843-53. 2001..Thus both 22:6(n-3) and 20:4(n-6), which are, respectively, abundant and deficient in the yolk, undergo biomagnification during transfer to the embryo...
Fatty acids in liver, muscle and gonad of three tropical rays including non-methylene-interrupted dienoic fatty acidsMohamed Vall Ould El Kebir
Laboratoire de Phytochimie de Marseille, UMR CNRS 6171, Faculte des Sciences et Techniques de Saint Jerome, Universite Paul Cezanne, Case 531, Avenue Escadrille Normandie Niemen, 13397 Marseille Cedex 20, France
Lipids 42:525-35. 2007..These acids are quite unusual in fish and unprecedented in rays. The 22:2 Delta6,14 acid occurred in gonads of male specimens of R. cemiculus at 2.9%...
Replacement of dietary fish oils by alpha-linolenic acid-rich oils lowers omega 3 content in tilapia fleshIoannis T Karapanagiotidis
Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland
Lipids 42:547-59. 2007....
Effects of n-3 polyunsaturated dietary supplementation on the reproductive capacity of male turkeysE Blesbois
Station de Recherches Avicoles, INRA, F 37380 Nouzilly, France
Theriogenology 61:537-49. 2004..These results indicate that an increase in the dietary ratio of n-3/n-6 PUFAs is valuable to sustain the reproductive capacity of male turkeys especially when they are getting older...
Immune modulation by parenteral lipid emulsionsGeert J A Wanten
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Am J Clin Nutr 85:1171-84. 2007....
Effects of dietary saturated, monounsaturated, and n-3 fatty acids on blood pressure in healthy subjectsBirthe M Rasmussen
Department of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism C, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Am J Clin Nutr 83:221-6. 2006..Interestingly, the beneficial effect on BP induced by fat quality was negated by the consumption of a high total fat intake. The addition of n-3 fatty acids to the diet had no significant effect on BP...
Paradoxical effect of n-3-containing vegetable oils on long-chain n-3 fatty acids in rat heartLeslie G Cleland
Hanson Institute and Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA, Australia
Lipids 40:995-8. 2005..e., flaxseed > echium > canola > sunflower oil. This paradox may be explained by lower ALA intake leading to decreased competition for Delta6 desaturase activity between ALA and the 24:5n-3 FA precursor to DHA formation...
High-concentrate diets and polyunsaturated oils alter trans and conjugated isomers in bovine rumen, blood, and milkJ J Loor
Herbivore Research Unit INRA Theix, 63122 St Genes Champanelle, France
J Dairy Sci 88:3986-99. 2005....
Does enteral nutrition of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids promote oxidative stress and tumour growth in ductal pancreatic cancer? Experimental trial in Syrian HamsterJ I Gregor
Clinic of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Charite Campus Mitte, Humbold University of Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 74:67-74. 2006..Thus we investigated the effects of n-3, n-6 and n-9 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on oxidative stress (lipidperoxidation) and tumour growth in ductal pancreatic cancer...
Dietary PUFA and the metabolic syndrome in Indian Asians living in the UKLouise M Brady
Hugh Sinclair Human Nutrition Unit, School of Food Biosciences, PO Box 226, University of Reading, White Knights, Reading RG6 6AP, UK
Proc Nutr Soc 63:115-25. 2004..The present study concludes that, contrary to the central hypothesis, the prevalence of metabolic abnormalities in Indian Asians compared with Caucasians may not be attributable to differences in intakes of n-6 and n-3 PUFA...
Influence of dietary lipid source and strain on fatty acid composition of Muscovy duck meatA Schiavone
Dipartimento di Produzioni Animali, Epidemiologia ed Ecologia, Universita di Torino, Grugliasco, Italy
J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 88:88-93. 2004..e. off-flavours) must be evaluated...
Cholesterol synthesis in mice is suppressed but lipofuscin formation is not affected by long-term feeding of n-3 fatty acid-enriched oils compared with lard and n-6 fatty acid-enriched oilsChunyan Du
Department of Preventive Nutraceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan
Biol Pharm Bull 26:766-70. 2003....
Long-term supplementation of various dietary lipids alters bone mineral content, mechanical properties and histological characteristics of Japanese quailD Liu
Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
Poult Sci 82:831-9. 2003..These results suggest that long-term exposure to a FO or HSBO diet have a significant beneficial effect on bone metabolism...
Plant- and marine-derived n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have differential effects on fasting and postprandial blood lipid concentrations and on the susceptibility of LDL to oxidative modification in moderately hyperlipidemic subjectsYvonne E Finnegan
Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition, School of Food Biosciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
Am J Clin Nutr 77:783-95. 2003..CONCLUSION: At estimated biologically equivalent intakes, dietary ALA and EPA+DHA have different physiologic effects...
[Possibilities for correction of n-3 fatty acids insufficiency in the Hungarian population]József Perédi
Elelmiszertudományi Kar, Gabona és Iparinövény Technológiai Tanszék, Szent Istvan Egyetem, Budapest
Orv Hetil 143:2587-91. 2002..The author has presented presumable reasons of this deficiency, and has highlighted that production, marketing and consumption of special 'functional foods', rich in n-3 fatty acids may considerably improve this unfavourable situation...
Accumulation of alpha-tocopherol in eggs enriched with omega3 and omega6 polyunsaturated fatty acidsJ Galobart
, , , E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
Poult Sci 81:1873-6. 2002..No differences were observed between dietary oils in the deposition pattern of alpha-Toc in the egg...
Maternal dietary N-3 fatty acids alter the spleen fatty acid composition and bovine serum albumin-induced wing web swelling in broilersY W Wang
Poult Sci 81:1722-7. 2002..In conclusion, n-3 PUFA in breeder hen diets suppressed the BSA-induced wing web swellings of the hens, increased the spleen n-3 fatty acids (especially DHA), and decreased BSA-induced wing web swellings of progeny up to 4 wk of age...
The influence of chylomicron remnants on cholesteryl ester metabolism in cultured rat hepatocytes: comparison of the effects of particles enriched in n-3 or n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acidsK M Botham
Department of Physiology, University of the Basque Country, Medical School, Bilbao, Spain
Biochim Biophys Acta 1534:96-109. 2001....
n-3 Deficient and docosahexaenoic acid-enriched diets during critical periods of the developing prenatal rat brainMark Schiefermeier
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
J Lipid Res 43:124-31. 2002..Thus the content of fetal brain DHA in n-3 deficient embryos could be restored within 48 hours. Dietary manipulation of fetal tissues is a rapid phenomenon and can be used to enrich DHA at critical periods of development in utero...
Inhibition of intracellular peroxides and apoptosis of lymphocytes in lupus-prone B/W mice by dietary n-6 and n-3 lipids with calorie restrictionC P Reddy Avula
University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Medicine, San Antonio 78229-3900, USA
J Clin Immunol 22:206-19. 2002..In summary, CR resulted in decreased apoptosis accompanied by alterations in Fas, Fas-L, and Bcl-2 expression in old mice, increased life span, and delayed onset of kidney disease...
Dietary alpha-linolenic acid lowers postprandial lipid levels with increase of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid contents in rat hepatic membraneH K Kim
Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University, Korea
Lipids 36:1331-6. 2001..These results suggest that n-3 ALA has more of a hypolipidemic effect than n-6 LA and that the hypolipidemic effect of n-3 PUFA may be partly related to the increase of EPA and DHA in hepatic membrane...
Dietary n-3 and n-6 fatty acids alter avian metabolism: metabolism and abdominal fat depositionRonald E Newman
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
Br J Nutr 88:11-8. 2002..In addition, the PUFA-rich diets lowered plasma concentrations of serum triacylglycerols and cholesterol. The findings indicate that dietary fatty acid profile influences nutrient partitioning in broiler chickens...
Fatty acid compositions of serum phospholipids of postmenopausal women: a comparison between Greenland Inuit and Canadians before and after supplementation with fish oilKen D Stark
Department of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Nutrition 18:627-30. 2002..The present findings also support the hypothesis of genetically decreased Delta5-desaturase potential in the Greenland Inuit compared with Canadian postmenopausal women...
Digestion and deposition of individual fatty acids in growing-finishing pigs fed diets containing either beef tallow or sunflower oilJ Mitchaothai
Department of Clinic for Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Nong Chok, Bangkok, Thailand
J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 92:502-10. 2008..It is concluded that the feeding of a diet with sunflower oil instead of beef tallow improved apparent digestibility of SFA, MUFA and PUFA, increased the deposition:digestible intake ratio for SFA, but lowered that for MUFA and PUFA...
Cardiac membrane fatty acid composition modulates myocardial oxygen consumption and postischemic recovery of contractile functionSalvatore Pepe
Cardiac Surgical Research Unit, Alfred Hospital and Baker Medical Research Institute, Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Melbourne, Australia
Circulation 105:2303-8. 2002..Thus, direct effects on myocardial function may contribute to the altered cardiovascular disease profile associated with fish consumption...
Altered fatty acid compositions in atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed diets containing linseed and rapeseed oils can be partially restored by a subsequent fish oil finishing dietJ Gordon Bell
Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK
J Nutr 133:2793-801. 2003....
Effect of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids on uterine prostaglandin synthesis in the cowZ Cheng
Reproduction and Development Group, Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Boltons Park, Hawkshead Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 1NB, UK
J Endocrinol 171:463-73. 2001..These data suggest that a high n-6 diet reduces the endometrial capacity to produce PGs and may therefore have implications for the control of luteolysis and other PG-mediated events such as ovulation...
The Mediterranean vs the Japanese dietS Tokudome
Eur J Clin Nutr 58:1323; author reply 1324-5. 2004
Mechanisms by which botanical lipids affect inflammatory disordersFloyd H Chilton
Center for Botanical Lipids, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 87:498S-503S. 2008..Echium oil and other oils containing stearidonic acid as well as botanical oil combinations (such as echium and borage oils) hold great promise for modulating inflammatory diseases...
Effects of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, breed and dietary vitamin E on the fatty acids of lamb muscle, liver and adipose tissueG Demirel
Division of Farm Animal Science, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK
Br J Nutr 91:551-65. 2004..Different combinations of dietary fatty acids and better protection against rumen biohydrogenation are required to improve muscle PUFA : saturated fatty acids ratios...
Biohydrogenation of dietary n-3 PUFA and stability of ingested vitamin E in the rumen, and their effects on microbial activity in sheepS Chikunya
ASRC, Harper Adams University College, School of Agriculture, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UK
Br J Nutr 91:539-50. 2004..Although alpha-tocopheryl acetate resisted degradation in the rumen, plasma vitamin E status remained deficient to borderline, suggesting either that uptake may have been impaired or metabolism post-absorption increased...
Diets rich in saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids: metabolic shifting and cardiac healthAntonio C Cicogna
Department of Clinical Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, , Botucatu, , Brazil
Nutrition 20:230-4. 2004..The control diet, which was much lower in calories and fat, produced better overall clinical outcomes, better fat profiles, and less oxidative stress than did the diets rich in fatty acids...
On the reanalysis of the GISSI-PrevenzioneAlexander Leaf
Circulation 105:1874-5. 2002
Astrocytes in culture require docosahexaenoic acid to restore the n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid balance in their membrane phospholipidsGaelle Champeil-Potokar
Laboratoire de Nutrition et Securite Alimentaire, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy en Josas, France
J Neurosci Res 75:96-106. 2004..This reliable method of altering membrane phospholipid composition promises to be useful for studying the influence of n-6/n-3 imbalance on astrocyte function...
n-3 enrichment of chicken meat. 1. Use of very long-chain fatty acids in chicken diets and their influence on meat quality: fish oilS López-Ferrer
Department of Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Facultat de Veterinaria, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
Poult Sci 80:741-52. 2001..After 1 wk of T4, the DHA levels in chicken decreased. Sensory panelists could not identify the meats from T4 and T5 as being different from the control diet (T1)...
Reversibility of n-3 fatty acid deficiency-induced alterations of learning behavior in the rat: level of n-6 fatty acids as another critical factorA Ikemoto
Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabedori, Mizuhoku, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan
J Lipid Res 42:1655-63. 2001....
Effects of lifestyle modification and lipid intake variations on patients with peripheral vascular diseaseTeresa Nestares
Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Department of Physiology, University of Granada
Int J Vitam Nutr Res 73:389-98. 2003..The lifestyle intervention program, together with a high intake of olive plus fish oil, seems to produce important beneficial effects in nutritional management, physical performance, and clinical parameters of PVD patients...
n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease mucosal/epidermal reactions and enhance antitumour effect of ionising radiation with inhibition of tumour angiogenesisB Wen
, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39, rue Camille Desmoulins, , France
Br J Cancer 89:1102-7. 2003..The magnitude of the differential effect suggests that n-3 PUFAs need to be further investigated in the clinic...
[The role of omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of bipolar disorders: the current situation]C Sempels
Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, campus Kortenberg, Belgie
Tijdschr Psychiatr 49:639-47. 2007..Epidemiological investigations show that a high consumption of omega-3 fatty acids is in inverse proportion to the prevalence of affective disorders...
Dietary fat, cooking fat, and breast cancer risk in a multiethnic populationJun Wang
Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Nutr Cancer 60:492-504. 2008..Our results suggest that a low-fat diet may play a role in breast cancer prevention. We speculate that monounsaturated trans fats may have driven the discrepant associations between types of fat and breast cancer...
Development of a gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric method for determination of phthalates in oily foodsAnna Sannino
Stazione Sperimentale per l Industria delle Conserve Alimentari, Food Safety Department, Viale F Tanara 31 A 43100 Parma, Italy
J AOAC Int 93:315-22. 2010..LOQs were 0.050-0.10 mg/kg for all the target compounds except di-isononyl phthalate, di-isodecyl phthalate, and DINCH (2.0 mg/kg)...
Studies on the protective effect of dietary fish oil on gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity and oxidative damage in rat kidneyShubha Priyamvada
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, U P, India
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 78:369-81. 2008..Dietary FO supplementation ameliorated GM-induced specific metabolic alterations and oxidative damage due to its intrinsic biochemical/antioxidant properties...
Oxidative stability and shelf-life evaluation of selected culinary oilsS Parkash Kochhar
Nutrition and Food Science Group, School of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
Int J Food Sci Nutr 60:289-96. 2009....
Whole body distribution of deuterated linoleic and alpha-linolenic acids and their metabolites in the ratYu Hong Lin
Section of Nutritional Neuroscience, Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 9410, USA
J Lipid Res 48:2709-24. 2007..Approximately 6.0% of D5-18:3n-3 and 2.6% of D5-18:2n-6 were elongated/desaturated and stored, mainly in muscle, adipose, and the carcass. The remaining 78% of both precursors was apparently catabolized or excreted...
No effect of fish oil supplementation on serum inflammatory markers and their interrelationships: a randomized controlled trial in healthy, middle-aged individualsG K Pot
Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Eur J Clin Nutr 63:1353-9. 2009..Therefore, we determined the effects of fish oil supplementation on 19 serum inflammatory markers and their interrelationships in healthy, middle-aged individuals...
Short-term high fat-feeding results in morphological and metabolic adaptations in the skeletal muscle of C57BL/6J miceJanneke de Wilde
Nutrigenomics Consortium, Top Institute Food and Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Physiol Genomics 32:360-9. 2008..Together with increased saturation of phospholipids of the mitochondrial membrane this can result in decreased mitochondrial function, which is a hallmark observed in insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes...
Consumption of virgin olive oil influences membrane lipid composition and regulates intracellular signaling in elderly adults with type 2 diabetes mellitusJavier S Perona
Nutrition and Lipid Metabolism, Instituto de la Grasa CSIC, Av Padre Garcia Tejero, 4, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62:256-63. 2007..These combined effects probably account for the positive effects of VOO on glycemic homeostasis...
Interactions between barley grain processing and source of supplemental dietary fat on nitrogen metabolism and urea-nitrogen recycling in dairy cowsG N Gozho
Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada S7N 5A8
J Dairy Sci 91:247-59. 2008....
Down-regulation of alpha-amino-beta-carboxymuconate-epsilon-semialdehyde decarboxylase by polyunsaturated fatty acids in hepatocytes is not mediated by PPARalphaNaho Sasaki
Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University, 648 Mastudo, Mastudo shi, Chiba 271 8510, Japan
Eur J Nutr 47:80-6. 2008....
HPV-induced recurrent laryngeal papillomatosis: dietary fatty acid and micronutrient intakesLouise Louw
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17:352-7. 2008..It is imperative to ensure that children with RLP receive proper nutrition and follow a healthy lifestyle to prevent disease recurrence after treatment...
N-3 fatty acids for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseasesAndrea Belluzzi
Department of First Aid and Emergency Medicine, S Orsola Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna, Italy
Proc Nutr Soc 61:391-5. 2002....
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in frying oils and snacksGiorgia Purcaro
Department of Food Science, University of Udine, via Marangoni 97, 33100 Udine, Italy
J Food Prot 69:199-204. 2006..7 ppb. All the analyzed samples, including oils from fried snacks, had benzo[a]pyrene concentrations well below the 2 ppb limit recently proposed by the European Community...
Effects of dietary n-3 fatty acids on T cell activation and T cell receptor-mediated signaling in a murine modelD N McMurray
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843 1114, USA
J Infect Dis 182:S103-7. 2000..Dietary effects appear to vary with the agonist employed (i.e., anti-CD3 [TcR], anti-CD28, exogenous IL-2, or phorbol myristate acetate and ionomycin)...
Changes in body composition with conjugated linoleic acidJ P DeLany
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 19:487S-493S. 2000..Most of the studies conducted so far must be repeated using the purified isomers in order to determine which isomers are responsible for each of the identified actions of CLA...
Research Grants
- UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science CenterLars Berglund; Fiscal Year: 2007..The UC Davis CTSC will be implemented through a carefully designed, collaborative plan, and the activity will be guided through continuous evaluations and corrections. ..
- Regulation of Lipoprotein(a) Metabolism in Humans with Reference to EthnicityLARS F BERGLUND; Fiscal Year: 2010..The proposal aims to understand which inherited factors affect Lipoprotein(a) and how this factor causes disease. The results will be important to design treatments. ..
- NUTRITION COUNSELING TO REDUCE CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS IN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIAPenny Kris Etherton; Fiscal Year: 2000..g. eat more whole grain bread products and less saturated fat from animal products) compared with usual care study participants. ..
- Fatty Acids and Major Cardiovascular OutcomesDariush Mozaffarian; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Fatty Acids and Major Cardiovascular OutcomesDariush Mozaffarian; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- COMPARE DIET, LIFE STYLE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISKPenny Kris Etherton; Fiscal Year: 2000..abstract_text> ..
- SOY PROTEIN AND PLAMA LIPIDS. LIPOPROTEINS, VASCULAR REACTIVITY, CAM, PLATELETSPenny Kris Etherton; Fiscal Year: 2000..The soy protein will be incorporated into baked goods and snack foods in a very palatable way. The investigators hope to learn more about recognized effects of soy intake on the reduction of risk for heart disease. ..
- Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular HealthDariush Mozaffarian; Fiscal Year: 2007..End of Abstract) ..
- Mercury, Selenium, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women and MenDariush Mozaffarian; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- NUTRITION COUNSELING TO REDUCE CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS IN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIAPenny Kris Etherton; Fiscal Year: 2002..g. eat more whole grain bread products and less saturated fat from animal products ) compared with usual care study participants. ..
- Mercury, Selenium, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women and MenDariush Mozaffarian; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Fatty Acids and Major Cardiovascular OutcomesDariush Mozaffarian; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Mercury, Selenium and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women and MenDariush Mozaffarian; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Brain LC-PUFAs and Maternal Mental HealthBeth Levant; Fiscal Year: 2006..These findings will also suggest novel treatments for such illnesses when they occur. ..
- Multicenter Therapeutic Trials of X-Linked ALDHugo Moser; Fiscal Year: 2005....
- Multicenter Therapeutic Trails of X-Linked ALD SupplementHugo Moser; Fiscal Year: 2005..This would facilitate and speed the evaluation of all therapeutic interventions in AMN. These techniques may also be applicable to the study of other spinal cord disorders. ..
- Brain DHA, Dopamine, and Behavior: Roles in ADHDBeth Levant; Fiscal Year: 2006..Such insights may identify a means by which certain risk factors for ADHD may be reduced or eliminated or the severity of the disease may be reduced through appropriate pre- and postnatal nutrition. ..
- THERAPEUTIC TRIALS OF X-LINKED ALD: PHASE III; LORENZO*Hugo Moser; Fiscal Year: 2006..It is now recognized that 50% of heterozygous develop pure AMN which may lead to considerable disability. This is the first therapeutic study that also involves women heterozygous for X-ALD. ..
- The Wake Forest and Harvard Center for Botanical LipidsFLOYD CHILTON; Fiscal Year: 2007..These interactive and synergistic studies have a strong scientific basis and are likely to provide new understanding regarding the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis and asthma with botanical oils...
- DIETARY FAT REGULATION OF HEPATIC GENE EXPRESSIONDONALD JUMP; Fiscal Year: 2009..Determine how over expression of specific fatty acid elongases affects hepatic function, blood lipid composition and the onset of chronic disease. ..
- Prospective Epidemiological Study of ALSAlberto Ascherio; Fiscal Year: 2009..abstract_text> ..
- Intermittent food restriction prevents mammary tumorsMARGOT CLEARY; Fiscal Year: 2007..Our long-term objectives are to establish nutrition intervention strategies applicable to humans and/or to provide insights leading to the development of chemopreventive agents to mimic this protective effect. ..
- Postprandial glycemic response to 4-week low and high glycemic load dietsMarian Neuhouser; Fiscal Year: 2007..Volunteers enrolled in a randomized cross-over feeding study will be asked to eat two additional meals; we will monitor the postprandial responses by measuring biomarkers in the blood for eight hours after the meals. ..
- Prospective Studies of Diet and Cancer in Men and WonenWalter Willett; Fiscal Year: 2006..abstract_text> ..
- Breast Cancer Survivors: Physical Activity, Inflammation, Fatigue, and DistressJanice Kiecolt Glaser; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Childhood obesity treatment targeting specific behaviorsHollie Raynor; Fiscal Year: 2007..Moreover, by comparing the effects of targeting the traditional or substitute behaviors, data will be obtained for a power analysis for a full-scale trial of the effects of these two approaches on long-term weight loss. ..
- Prospective Study of Vitamin D and Multiple SclerosisAlberto Ascherio; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- PRECISE ISOTOPE RATIO CHROMATOGRAPHY AND STABLE TRACERSJAMES BRENNA; Fiscal Year: 2004..The successful accomplishment of these plans will yield new tools and experimental approaches for investigation of the impact of developmental factors and recent physiological history on development of chronic disease. ..
- Role of adipocytes in local and systemic inflammationChantal Rivera; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- RETINOIDS, M6P/IGF II RECEPTOR & CELL GROWTH REGULATIONJing Kang; Fiscal Year: 2002..This knowledge may lead to novel or more effective therapeutic and preventive approaches for cancer and developmental defects. ..
- PRECISE ISOTOPE RATIO CHROMATOGRAPHY AND STABLE TRACERSJAMES BRENNA; Fiscal Year: 2000..Finally, continued studies of fatty acid metabolism in humans, particularly transformations of fatty acids into other bioactive molecules, allows timely evaluation and refinement of developed instruments and methods. ..
- Monocyte / Macrophage TLR4 Expression and Signaling: A Link between Obesity and CBrian McFarlin; Fiscal Year: 2007..The primary purpose of this investigation is to determine if obesity status alters TLR4 signaling and/or inflammatory cytokine production in blood monocyte and adipose tissue macrophage. ..
- n-3 Fatty Acids Alter T-cell Activation and SignalingROBERT CHAPKIN; Fiscal Year: 2009..Findings from the proposed studies could lead to the development of new therapeutic tools to treat T-cell-mediated inflammation and autoimmunity. ..
- n-3 Fatty Acids Alter T-cell Activation and SignalingROBERT STEPHEN CHAPKIN; Fiscal Year: 2010..Findings from the proposed studies could lead to the development of new therapeutic tools to treat T-cell-mediated inflammation and autoimmunity. ..
- Sleep deprivation and energy balanceMarie Pierre St Onge; Fiscal Year: 2010..This study will examine how food intake and energy expenditure can be modified by sleep duration as a means of understanding a potential causal pathway. ..
- The Genetics of Obesity and DiabetesAlan D Attie; Fiscal Year: 2010..We shall identify genetic variants of the SorCS1 gene in our two Mexican-American cohorts and test these variants for binding to several ligands and for their ability to promote angiogenesis in vitro. ..
- Genes and Gene Networks Associated with Obesity and DiabetesAlan D Attie; Fiscal Year: 2010..Our research will help to understand how some, but not all obese people become diabetic and perhaps develop biomarkers to identify individuals at greatest risk for developing diabetes. ..
- DIETARY FAT REGULATION OF HEPATIC GENE EXPRESSIONDONALD JUMP; Fiscal Year: 1993..Finally, it is not unreasonable to expect that the PUFA mechanism of gene control may extend beyond lipogenesis and could explain other metabolic actions of PUFA...
- Red Blood Cell Fatty Acid Biomarkers and Cardiovascular Disease RiskWilliam Harris; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Stress and Proinflammatory Cytokines: Omega-3 InterventionJanice Kiecolt Glaser; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- DIETARY INTERVENTION--WOMEN HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCERZora Djuric; Fiscal Year: 2002..The use of biomarkers will allow to evaluate the cancer-protective effects of dietary modulation over a relatively short period of time. ..
- Niacin, n-3 fatty acids and insulin resistanceWilliam Harris; Fiscal Year: 2007..This should lead to more effective therapy for the dyslipidemia of insulin resistance and ultimately to reduced risk for CHD in this burgeoning patient population. ..
- Genetics of Obesity and DiabetesALAN ATTIE; Fiscal Year: 2005..Identification of obesity and diabetes susceptibility genes will provide clues to novel pathways and biochemical mechanisms underlying complex disease problems. ..
- USE OF ANTIOXIDANT SUPPLEMENTS AND OXIDATIVE DNA DAMAGEMarian Neuhouser; Fiscal Year: 2006....
- REGULATION OF LIPOPROTEIN (A) METABOLISM IN HUMANSLars Berglund; Fiscal Year: 2003..In addition, the investigators hope that their results with provide a framework for approaches to influence Lp(a) in clinical settings. ..
- Regulation of Apolipoprotein B SecretionALAN ATTIE; Fiscal Year: 2006..This will enable us to differentiate between an interaction with apoB early in the secretory pathway and an interaction that occurs after apoB secretion leading to re-uptake of the lipoprotein particles. ..
- Impact of feeding on brain response to food stimuli in lean and obese subjectsMarie Pierre St Onge; Fiscal Year: 2007..Results of this study will help create the foundation for the study of integrative responses to foods at the whole brain level in humans and will set the stage for a series of innovative experimental paradigms. ..
- The Genetics of Obesity and DiabetesALAN ATTIE; Fiscal Year: 2007..We shall identify genetic variants of the SorCS1 gene in our two Mexican-American cohorts and test these variants for binding to several ligands and for their ability to promote angiogenesis in vitro. ..
- Gas phase derivatization for lipidomic MS analysisJAMES BRENNA; Fiscal Year: 2007....
