Prognosis and outcomes of critically ill patients are strictly related with inflammatory status.
Inflammation involves a multitude of interactions between different cell types and chemical …

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is present in high concentrations in salmon, herring, and trout.
Epidemiologic studies have shown that high dietary consumption of these and other oily fish …

Maintaining the high standards that made the previous editions such well-respected and
widely used references, Food Lipids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Biotechnology, Fourth Edition …

Background: Vulnerability of the central nervous system to mercury exposure is increased
during early development. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between …

Polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids (PUFAs), a functional component present in vegetable
oils, are generally recognized as being beneficial to health. Omega-3 PUFAs are rich in …

Within the central nervous system the traditional role of microglia has been in brain infection
and disease, phagocytosing debris and secreting factors to modify disease progression …

Diabetes-related complications, including cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, nephropathy,
and neuropathy, are a significant cause of increased morbidity and mortality among people …

Background Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are known to be present and/or enriched in
vegetable and fish oils. Among fatty acids, n-3 PUFA are generally considered to be …

Background and aims Maternal polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels are associated with
cord blood lipid and insulin levels. Not much is known about the influence of maternal …

Exogenous double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can trigger gene silencing through the RNA
interference (RNAi) pathway. Our previous research established that Bactrocera dorsalis …