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Microarray analysis of gene expression in liver, adipose tissue and skeletal muscle in response to chronic dietary administration of NDGA to high-fructose fed dyslipidemic rats.

Nutrition & metabolism

Zhang H, Shen WJ, Li Y, Bittner A, Bittner S, Tabassum J, Cortez YF, Kraemer FB, Azhar S.
PMID: 27708683
Nutr Metab (Lond). 2016 Sep 29;13:63. doi: 10.1186/s12986-016-0121-y. eCollection 2016.

Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), the main metabolite of Creosote Bush, has been shown to have profound effects on the core components of metabolic syndrome, including lowering of blood glucose, free fatty acids and triglyceride levels, attenuating elevated blood pressure in...

Genome-wide identification of the fatty acid desaturases gene family in four Aspergillus species and their expression profile in Aspergillus oryzae.

AMB Express

Tang W, Ouyang C, Liu L, Li H, Zeng C, Wang J, Fu L, Wu Q, Zeng B, He B.
PMID: 30324529
AMB Express. 2018 Oct 15;8(1):169. doi: 10.1186/s13568-018-0697-x.

Fatty acid desaturases play a key role in producing polyunsaturated fatty acids by converting single bonds to double bonds. In the present study, a total of 13, 12, 8 and 8 candidate fatty acid desaturases genes were identified in...

Retraction: Domain swapping localizes the structural determinants of regioselectivity in membrane-bound fatty acid desaturases of Caenorhabditis elegans. VOLUME 279 (2004) PAGES 39296-39302.

The Journal of biological chemistry

Sasata RJ, Reed DW, Loewen MC, Covello PS.
PMID: 33725803
J Biol Chem. 2006 Jun 23;281(25):17540. doi: 10.1016/S0021-9258(20)55784-0. Epub 2020 Oct 07.

No abstract available.

Insights into triterpene synthesis and unsaturated fatty-acid accumulation provided by chromosomal-level genome analysis of Akebia trifoliata subsp. australis.

Horticulture research

Huang H, Liang J, Tan Q, Ou L, Li X, Zhong C, Huang H, Møller IM, Wu X, Song S.
PMID: 33518712
Hortic Res. 2021 Feb 01;8(1):33. doi: 10.1038/s41438-020-00458-y.

Akebia trifoliata subsp. australis is a well-known medicinal and potential woody oil plant in China. The limited genetic information available for A. trifoliata subsp. australis has hindered its exploitation. Here, a high-quality chromosome-level genome sequence of A. trifoliata subsp....

Epigenomics and Lipidomics Integration in Alzheimer Disease: Pathways Involved in Early Stages.

Biomedicines

Peña-Bautista C, Álvarez-Sánchez L, Cañada-Martínez AJ, Baquero M, Cháfer-Pericás C.
PMID: 34944628
Biomedicines. 2021 Dec 02;9(12). doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9121812.

BACKGROUND: Alzheimer Disease (AD) is the most prevalent dementia. However, the physiopathological mechanisms involved in its development are unclear. In this sense, a multi-omics approach could provide some progress.METHODS: Epigenomic and lipidomic analysis were carried out in plasma samples...

Genetic Silencing of Fatty Acid Desaturases Modulates α-Synuclein Toxicity and Neuronal Loss in Parkinson-Like Models of .

Frontiers in aging neuroscience

Maulik M, Mitra S, Basmayor AM, Lu B, Taylor BE, Bult-Ito A.
PMID: 31447665
Front Aging Neurosci. 2019 Aug 06;11:207. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00207. eCollection 2019.

The molecular basis of Parkinson's disease (PD) is currently unknown. There is increasing evidence that fat metabolism is at the crossroad of key molecular pathways associated with the pathophysiology of PD. Fatty acid desaturases catalyze synthesis of saturated fatty...

[Controversy about the critical role of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, arachidonic acid (ARA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), during infancy].

Nutricion hospitalaria

Campoy C, Chisaguano Tonato AM, de la Garza Puentes A, Sáenz de Pipaón M, Verduci E, Koletzko B, González Casanova I, Larqué E, Valenzuela R, Moreno Villares JM, Gil Á.
PMID: 34465121
Nutr Hosp. 2021 Oct 13;38(5):1101-1112. doi: 10.20960/nh.03707.

INTRODUCTION: Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) are critical for infant growth and development, particularly arachidonic acid (ARA, C20:4n-6) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n-3). ARA and DHA are components of cell membrane phospholipids and play an important role in cell...

The double mutation of cytochrome P450's and fatty acid desaturases affect lipid regulation and longevity in .

Biochemistry and biophysics reports

Imanikia S, Hylands P, Stürzenbaum SR.
PMID: 29124160
Biochem Biophys Rep. 2015 Jun 25;2:172-178. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2015.06.007. eCollection 2015 Jul.

An imbalance between energy uptake and energy expenditure can lead to obesity and increase the risk of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, type II diabetes and some cancers. Given that key elements of the energy pathway are...

Transgenic expression of delta-6 and delta-15 fatty acid desaturases enhances omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid accumulation in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803.

Biotechnology for biofuels

Chen G, Qu S, Wang Q, Bian F, Peng Z, Zhang Y, Ge H, Yu J, Xuan N, Bi Y, He Q.
PMID: 24581179
Biotechnol Biofuels. 2014 Mar 01;7(1):32. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-7-32.

BACKGROUND: Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which contain two or more double bonds in their backbone, are the focus of intensive global research, because of their nutritional value, medicinal applications, and potential use as biofuel. However, the ability to produce...

Dissecting desaturation: plants prove advantageous.

Trends in cell biology

Somerville C, Browse J.
PMID: 15157478
Trends Cell Biol. 1996 Apr;6(4):148-53. doi: 10.1016/0962-8924(96)10002-7.

Fatty acid desaturases play important roles in controlling the physical properties o f membranes and in the synthesis of signal molecules such as prostaglandins and pheromones. Most desaturases are membrane proteins that have been recalcitrant to characterization by conventional...

Fatty Acid desaturase gene variants, cardiovascular risk factors, and myocardial infarction in the costa rica study.

Frontiers in genetics

Aslibekyan S, Jensen MK, Campos H, Linkletter CD, Loucks EB, Ordovas JM, Deka R, Rimm EB, Baylin A.
PMID: 22563332
Front Genet. 2012 May 03;3:72. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00072. eCollection 2012.

Genetic variation in fatty acid desaturases (FADS) has previously been linked to long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in adipose tissue and cardiovascular risk. The goal of our study was to test associations between six common FADS polymorphisms (rs174556, rs3834458,...

Effective lovastatin therapy in elderly hypercholesterolemic patients - an antioxidative impact?.

Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

Brosche T, Kral C, Summa JD, Platt D.
PMID: 15374171
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 1996 May-Jun;22(3):207-21. doi: 10.1016/0167-4943(95)00694-x.

The effect of 3 months lovastatin therapy on serum lipids, apolipoproteins, alpha-tocopherol and red cell membrane fatty acid pattern was assessed in twelve elderly ambulatory patients (mean age 70.9+/-8.0 years) with hypercholesterolemia type IIa according to Fredrickson. After a...

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