Introduction: There has long been an interest in the effects of diet on mental health, and the
interaction of the two with stress; however, the nature of these relationships is not well …

Countless times each day, the acute inflammatory response protects us from invading
microbes, injuries, and insults from within, as in surgery-induced tissue injury. These …

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) can exert antidepressant,
anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties, but the exact molecular mechanism …

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are considered immunonutrients and are
commonly used in the nutritional therapy of cancer patients due to their ample biological …

While protective, the acute inflammatory response when uncontrolled can lead to further
tissue damage and chronic inflammation that is now widely recognized to play important …

Inflammation has been identified as one of the main pathophysiological mechanisms
underlying neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. Despite the role of …

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is the most abundant n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid in the
brain where it serves to regulate several important processes and, in addition, serves as a …

In the past few decades, as a result of their anti-inflammatory properties, n-3 long chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFAs), have gained greater importance in the …

Major depressive disorder is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders. Monoamine-
based antidepressants were the first drugs developed to treat major depressive disorder …

An inflammatory response is beneficial to the organism, while an excessive uncontrolled
inflammatory response can lead to the nonspecific killing of tissue cells. Therefore …