Polyunsaturated fatty acids: conversion to lipid mediators, roles in inflammatory diseases and dietary sources

JL Harwood - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are important components of the diet of mammals. Their
role was first established when the essential fatty acids (EFAs) linoleic acid and α-linolenic …

CYP-mediated drug metabolism in the brain impacts drug response

DM McMillan, RF Tyndale - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
The functional role of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in the brain is an exciting and
evolving field of research. CYPs are present and active in the brain, with heterogeneous …

Hyperoxia evokes pericyte-mediated capillary constriction

C Hirunpattarasilp, A Barkaway… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Oxygen supplementation is regularly prescribed to patients to treat or prevent hypoxia.
However, excess oxygenation can lead to reduced cerebral blood flow (CBF) in healthy …

Disentangling the molecular mechanisms of the antidepressant activity of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid: a comprehensive review of the literature

HO Kalkman, M Hersberger, S Walitza… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Major depressive disorders (MDDs) are often associated with a deficiency in long-chain
omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFAs), as well as signs of low-grade …

20-HETE enzymes and receptors in the neurovascular unit: implications in cerebrovascular disease

E Gonzalez-Fernandez, D Staursky, K Lucas… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
20-HETE is a potent vasoconstrictor that is implicated in the regulation of blood pressure,
cerebral blood flow and neuronal death following ischemia. Numerous human genetic …

Autofluorescence‐based optical biopsy: An effective diagnostic tool in hepatology

AC Croce, A Ferrigno, G Bottiroli, M Vairetti - Liver International, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Autofluorescence emission of liver tissue depends on the presence of endogenous
biomolecules able to fluoresce under suitable light excitation. Overall autofluorescence …

Vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia: the emerging role of 20-HETE

E Gonzalez-Fernandez, Y Liu, AP Auchus… - Clinical …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
The accumulation of extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ) and intracellular hyperphosphorylated τ
proteins in the brain are the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Much of the research …

The functions of cytochrome P450 ω-hydroxylases and the associated eicosanoids in inflammation-related diseases

KD Ni, JY Liu - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The cytochrome P450 (CYP) ω-hydroxylases are a subfamily of CYP enzymes. While CYPs
are the main metabolic enzymes that mediate the oxidation reactions of many endogenous …

High-fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in CYP4a14−/− mice is mediated by 20-HETE

A Gilani, V Pandey, V Garcia… - American Journal …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) has been shown to positively correlate with
body mass index, hyperglycemia, and plasma insulin levels. This study seeks to identify a …

[HTML][HTML] Study on the mechanism of stir-fried Fructus Tribuli in enhancing the essential hypertension treatment by an integrated" spectrum-effect relationship-network …

X Sun, S Wang, H Sheng, X Lv, J Li, B Han… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Essential hypertension (EH) is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Fructus Tribuli (FT), as a traditional medicine, has been frequently used for thousands of …