Significance of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in human health

R Zárate, N el Jaber-Vazdekis, N Tejera… - Clinical and translational …, 2017 - Springer
In the last decades, the development of new technologies applied to lipidomics has
revitalized the analysis of lipid profile alterations and the understanding of the underlying …

Eicosanoid storm in infection and inflammation

EA Dennis, PC Norris - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2015 - nature.com
Controlled immune responses to infection and injury involve complex molecular signalling
networks with coordinated and often opposing actions. Eicosanoids and related bioactive …

Anti-inflammatory effects of omega-3 fatty acids in the brain: physiological mechanisms and relevance to pharmacology

S Laye, A Nadjar, C Joffre, RP Bazinet… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Classically, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) were largely thought to be relatively inert
structural components of brain, largely important for the formation of cellular membranes …

Molecular mechanism of diabetic neuropathy and its pharmacotherapeutic targets

S Dewanjee, S Das, AK Das, N Bhattacharjee… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Diabetic neuropathy is regarded as one of the most debilitating outcomes of diabetes
mellitus and may cause pain, decreased motility, and even amputation. Diabetic neuropathy …

Emerging role of 12/15-Lipoxygenase (ALOX15) in human pathologies

NK Singh, GN Rao - Progress in lipid research, 2019 - Elsevier
lipoxygenase (12/15-LOX) is an enzyme, which oxidizes polyunsaturated fatty acids,
particularly omega-6 and-3 fatty acids, to generate a number of bioactive lipid metabolites. A …

Diabetic cardiovascular disease induced by oxidative stress

Y Kayama, U Raaz, A Jagger, M Adam… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among
patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). DM can lead to multiple cardiovascular complications …

Treatment of brain inflammatory diseases by delivering exosome encapsulated anti-inflammatory drugs from the nasal region to the brain

X Zhuang, X Xiang, W Grizzle, D Sun, S Zhang… - Molecular Therapy, 2011 - cell.com
In this study, exosomes used to encapsulate curcumin (Exo-cur) or a signal transducer and
activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) inhibitor, ie, JSI124 (Exo-JSI124) were delivered …

Diversity and dialogue in immunity to helminths

JE Allen, RM Maizels - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2011 - nature.com
The vertebrate immune system has evolved in concert with a broad range of infectious
agents, including ubiquitous helminth (worm) parasites. The constant pressure of helminth …

Reactive oxygen species in cardiovascular disease

K Sugamura, JF Keaney Jr - Free radical biology and medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Based on the “free radical theory” of disease, researchers have been trying to elucidate the
role of oxidative stress from free radicals in cardiovascular disease. Considerable data …

Biosynthesis, biological effects, and receptors of hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs) and oxoeicosatetraenoic acids (oxo-ETEs) derived from arachidonic acid

WS Powell, J Rokach - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Arachidonic acid can be oxygenated by a variety of different enzymes, including
lipoxygenases, cyclooxygenases, and cytochrome P450s, and can be converted to a …