Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA): An essential nutrient and a nutraceutical for brain health and diseases

GY Sun, A Simonyi, KL Fritsche, DY Chuang… - … Essential Fatty Acids, 2018 - Elsevier
acids in PS are comprised of high levels of palmitic acid (16:0) and docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA; 22:6 n-3), whereas fatty acids … levels of stearic acid (18:0) and arachidonic acid (AA; 20:…

[HTML][HTML] Docosahexaenoic acid and the aging brain

WJ Lukiw, NG Bazan - The Journal of nutrition, 2008 - Elsevier
… The dietary essential PUFA docosahexaenoic acid [DHA; 22:… in the homeostatic regulation
of brain cell survival and repair … and processes of the human brain. This article briefly reviews …

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a fundamental fatty acid for the brain: New dietary sources

F Echeverría, R Valenzuela… - … Essential Fatty Acids, 2017 - Elsevier
… fatty acids (C20-22; n-3, LCPUFA) from marine origin [3]. Then, research from Bazan and
Joel identified that docosahexaenoic acid (C22: 6n-3, DHA) and arachidonic acid (C20: 4n-6, …

Docosahexaenoic acid and the brain-what is its role?

AJ Sinclair - Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition, 2019 - search.informit.org
acid in addition to docosahexaenoic acid for brain growth and function. Prostaglandins Leukot
Essent Fatty Acids. 2017; 116… fatty acid pools supply the brain with docosahexaenoic acid. …

[HTML][HTML] Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA): an ancient nutrient for the modern human brain

J Bradbury - Nutrients, 2011 - mdpi.com
… Modern humans have evolved with a staple source of preformed docosahexaenoic acid (…
cortex, which characterizes the modern human brain. The DHA molecule has unique structural …

Essential role of docosahexaenoic acid towards development of a smarter brain

K Gharami, M Das, S Das - Neurochemistry international, 2015 - Elsevier
… the development of the brain of an individual… brain of which the polyunsaturated fatty acids
(PUFAs) play an important role. The beneficial effects of the ω-3 PUFA, docosahexaenoic acid

[HTML][HTML] Docosahexaenoic acid and cognition throughout the lifespan

MJ Weiser, CM Butt, MH Mohajeri - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
… (DHA) is the predominant omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) found in the
brain and can affect neurological function by modulating signal transduction pathways, …

[HTML][HTML] The benefit of docosahexaenoic acid for the adult brain in aging and dementia

N Salem Jr, M Vandal, F Calon - … , leukotrienes and essential fatty acids, 2015 - Elsevier
… A brief overview of the evidence for omega-3 fatty acids and, in particular, of docosahexaenoic
acid (DHA), involvement in cognition and in dementia is given. Two studies are presented …

[HTML][HTML] Brain docosahexaenoic acid uptake and metabolism

RJS Lacombe, R Chouinard-Watkins… - Molecular Aspects of …, 2018 - Elsevier
… pathways and key enzymatic regulators governing brain DHA uptake and metabolism. In …
the brain. We also provide a brief review of the evidence from post-mortem brain analyses …

Docosahexaenoic acid

PC Calder - Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2016 - karger.com
… The most abundant fatty acids in the brain are DHA, arachidonic acid and adrenic … The
amount of DHA in the brain increases dramatically during the brain growth spurt. In humans, brain