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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Dietary Fatty Acids and Inflammation: Focus on the n-6 Series.

Andrea Poli, Carlo Agostoni, Francesco Visioli

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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3 authors.

Andrea PoliNutrition Foundation of Italy, 20124 Milano, Italy.
Carlo AgostoniPediatric Area, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5006-0832
Francesco VisioliDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1756-1723

Funding

Italian Ministry of Health Not ApplicableSpanish National Research Council PDI2020-114821RB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), those belonging to the n-3 (or ω3) series, i.e., alpha-linolenic (ALA), eicosapentaenoic (EPA), and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids have been studied for decades from a pharma-nutritional viewpoint, namely in relation to cardiovascular health. More recent research is focusing on n-6 PUFAs, e.g., linoleic acid (LA), whose levels of consumption are much higher than those of n-3 and that cannot be used "pharmacologically". Perhaps because of this, the biological actions of n-6 PUFAs have not been investigated in details as those of their n-3 counterparts. However, an increasing body of evidence underscores their healthful actions on the cardiovascular system. Among the critiques to n-6 PUFAs and, particularly, LA there is the fact that they are precursors of pro-inflammatory eicosanoids. Hence, the hypothesis posits that we should reduce their intakes precisely to avoid increasing systemic, low-grade inflammation, i.e., one of the major etiological agents in degenerative diseases. In this narrative review, we address the issue of whether n-6 PUFAs are indeed pro-inflammatory, we discuss the most recent evidence of their role(s) in human health and prognosis, and we conclude that adequate intakes of n-6 fatty acids are associated with better cardiovascular health and child development.

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Fatty Acids, Omega-3ChildDocosahexaenoic AcidsEicosapentaenoic AcidFatty AcidsFatty Acids, Omega-6Fatty Acids, UnsaturatedHumansInflammationLinoleic AcidDocosahexaenoic AcidsEicosapentaenoic AcidFatty AcidsFatty Acids, Omega-3Fatty Acids, Omega-6Fatty Acids, UnsaturatedLinoleic Acidcardiovascular diseasehuman healthlinoleic acidn-6 polyunsaturated fatty acidsneonatal development

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PMID36901998
PMCPMC10003459

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