Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the Regulation of Expression of Endothelial Pro-Atherogenic and Pro-Inflammatory Genes (Articolo in rivista)

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  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the Regulation of Expression of Endothelial Pro-Atherogenic and Pro-Inflammatory Genes (Articolo in rivista) (literal)
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  • 2005-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • 10.1007/s00232-005-0783-2 (literal)
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  • R. De Caterina, M. Massaro (2005)
    Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the Regulation of Expression of Endothelial Pro-Atherogenic and Pro-Inflammatory Genes
    in The journal of membrane biology (Print)
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  • R. De Caterina, M. Massaro (literal)
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  • 103 (literal)
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  • 116 (literal)
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  • 206 (literal)
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Titolo
  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the Regulation of Expression of Endothelial Pro-Atherogenic and Pro-Inflammatory Genes (literal)
Abstract
  • By partially replacing the corresponding omega-6 analogues in membrane phospholipids, omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to decrease the transcriptional activation of genes -- e.g., adhesion molecules, chemoattractants, inflammatory cytokines -- involved in endothelial activation in response to inflammatory and pro-atherogenic stimuli. This reg- ulation occurs, at least in part, through a decreased activation of the nuclear factor-jB system of tran- scription factors, secondary to decreased generation of intracellular hydrogen peroxide. Such regulation by omega-3 fatty acids is likely linked to the presence of a higher number of double bonds in the fatty acid chain in omega-3 compared with omega-6 fatty acids. By similar mechanisms, omega-3 fatty acids have been recently shown to reduce gene expression of cyclooxygenase-2, an inflammatory gene involved, through the activation of some metalloproteinases, in plaque angiogenesis and plaque rupture. The quenching of gene expression of pro-inflammatory pro-atherogenic genes by omega-3 fatty acids has consequences on the extent of leukocyte adhesion to vascular endothelium, early atherogenesis and later stages of plaque development and plaque rupture, ultimately yielding a plausible comprehensive expla- nation for the vasculoprotective effects of these nutrients. (literal)
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