Background Dietary fat is one of the most important energy sources of all the nutrients. Fatty
acids, stored as triacylglycerols (also called triglycerides) in the body, are an important …

After oral administration, the majority of drug molecules are absorbed across the small
intestine and enter the systemic circulation via the portal vein and the liver. For some highly …

Over the past twenty years, thousands of physicians have come to depend on Yamada's
Textbook of Gastroenterology. Its encyclopaedic discussion of the basic science underlying …

The role of specific phospholipids (PLs) in lipid transport has been difficult to assess due to
an inability to selectively manipulate membrane composition in vivo. Here we show that the …

Introduction 3. Dietary lipids 4. Structured lipids 5. Digestion of dietary lipids and structured
lipids 5.1. Gastric lumen 5.2. Intestinal lumen 5.3. Digestion of phospholipid 5.4. Digestion of …

Background/Aims: Polyunsaturated soybean lecithin (55%–60% phosphatidylcholine [PC])
protects against fibrosis in alcohol-fed baboons. The present study was undertaken to …

Publisher Summary Alcohol-induced oxidative stress is most severe in the liver because it is
linked to the metabolism of ethanol, which occurs predominantly in that organ. The chapter …

Tissue arachidonic acid (AA) pools originate from the diet, and from hepatic and
extrahepatic desaturation-elongation of dietary linoleic acid (LA). This review summarizes …

EPA and DHA protect against multiple metabolic and neurologic disorders. Although DHA
appears more effective for neuroinflammatory conditions, EPA is more beneficial for …

Characteristic features of alcoholic liver injury include fibrosis and striking membrane
alterations, with associated phospholipid changes. To offset some of these abnormalities, a …