Role of n-3 fatty acids in muscle loss and myosteatosis

JB Ewaschuk, A Almasud… - … Physiology, Nutrition, and …, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
Image-based methods such as computed tomography for assessing body composition
enables quantification of muscle mass and muscle density and reveals that low muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Skeletal muscle depletion is associated with reduced plasma (n-3) fatty acids in non-small cell lung cancer patients

RA Murphy, M Mourtzakis, QS Chu, T Reiman… - The Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Upwards of 50% of newly diagnosed advanced lung cancer patients have severe muscle
wasting (sarcopenia). Supplementation with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and …

Lipid modulation of skeletal muscle mass and function

C Lipina, HS Hundal - Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Loss of skeletal muscle mass is a characteristic feature of various pathologies including
cancer, diabetes, and obesity, as well as being a general feature of ageing. However, the …

Giving combined medium‐chain fatty acids and glucose protects against cancer‐associated skeletal muscle atrophy

T Mori, H Ohmori, Y Luo, S Mori, Y Miyagawa… - Cancer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Skeletal muscle volume is associated with prognosis of cancer patients. Maintenance of
skeletal muscle is an essential concern in cancer treatment. In nutritional intervention, it is …

[HTML][HTML] Omega-3 fatty acid EPA improves regenerative capacity of mouse skeletal muscle cells exposed to saturated fat and inflammation

A Saini, AP Sharples, N Al-Shanti, CE Stewart - Biogerontology, 2017 - Springer
Sarcopenic obesity is characterised by high fat mass, low muscle mass and an elevated
inflammatory environmental milieu. We therefore investigated the effects of elevated …

[HTML][HTML] α-linolenic acid reduces TNF-induced apoptosis in C2C12 myoblasts by regulating expression of apoptotic proteins

F Carotenuto, D Coletti, P Di Nardo… - European journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Impaired regeneration and consequent muscle wasting is a major feature of muscle
degenerative diseases. Nutritional interventions such as adjuvant strategy for preventing …

[HTML][HTML] The omega-3 fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), prevents the damaging effects of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha during murine skeletal muscle cell …

P Magee, S Pearson, J Allen - Lipids in health and disease, 2008 - Springer
Background Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) is a ώ-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid with anti-
inflammatory and anti-cachetic properties that may have potential benefits with regards to …

[HTML][HTML] A brief narrative review of the underlying mechanisms whereby omega-3 fatty acids may influence skeletal muscle: from cell culture to human interventions

M Taheri, PD Chilibeck, SM Cornish - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Skeletal muscle is essential for human locomotion as well as maintaining metabolic
homeostasis. Age-related reduction in skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function (ie …

Eicosapentaenoic acid in cancer improves body composition and modulates metabolism

G Pappalardo, A Almeida, P Ravasco - Nutrition, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives The objective of this review article is to present the most recent intervention
studies with EPA on nutritional outcomes in cancer patients, eg nutritional status, weight & …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of omega-3 fatty acids on skeletal muscle protein turnover in health, disuse, and disease

C McGlory, PC Calder, EA Nunes - Frontiers in nutrition, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Ingestion of omega-3 fatty acids is known to exert favorable health effects on a number of
biological processes such as improved immune profile, enhanced cognition, and optimized …