INTRODUCTION The amount and type of fatty acids (FAs) in the diet influence the risk of atherosclerosis. Palmitic acid and linoleic acid exist at high levels in Iranian edible oils. In this study, we investigated the effect of palmitic acid and linoleic acid on expression of soluble and cell-associated forms of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VC...

PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the possible estrogenic activity of some ingredients of Nigella sativa including Linoleic acid and Gama-Linolenic acid by vaginal cornification assay. METHODS Forty ovariectomized (OVX) rats, aged 16 weeks were allotted randomly to five groups: negative control (taking 1 ml olive oil/ day); positive control (taking 0.2 mg/kg/day Conjucated Equine Estrogen-...

Two experiments were conducted to determine the effect of abomasally administered safflower oil on the percentage of Cts fatty acids in tissue of steers. In the first experiment two mature steers were given 460 g of oil daily by injection through an abomasal cannula and, after 58 and 86 days, linoleic acid was 2.4 and 4.9%, respectively, of the long-chain fatty acids in the longissimus muscle. ...

BACKGROUND Dietary fatty acids may be associated with diabetes but are difficult to measure accurately. OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the associations of fatty acids in plasma and diet with diabetes incidence. DESIGN This was a prospective case-cohort study of 3737 adults aged 36-72 y. Fatty acid intake (/kJ) and plasma phospholipid fatty acids (%) were measured at baseline, and diabete...

Obesity is an increasingly serious health problem in the United States, as it is responsible for serious health problems and death. Obesity is linked to ingestion of dietary fats, therefore the identification of a component of dietary fats that may increase ingestion by orosensory stimulation represents a critically important step towards controlling fat intake. Fat is composed of a combination...

OBJECTIVE Dietary linoleic acid, an n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid, is metabolised to arachidonic acid, a component of colonocyte membranes. Metabolites of arachidonic acid have pro-inflammatory properties and are increased in the mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis. The aim of this investigation was to conduct the first prospective cohort study investigating if a high dietary intake of ...

Eighty patients with aorto-iliac/ femoro-popliteal atherosclerosis were collected to examine in detail their plasma cholesteryl ester fatty acid compositions and to compare them with the incidence of ischaemic heart disease through a 4-year follow-up. Various other biochemical and rheological parameters were also measured to see if these might explain any association between the abnormal fatty ...

BACKGROUND The Jewish population of Israel consumes a diet rich in n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), principally linoleic acid. The consequences of this diet for ischemic heart disease (IHD) remain unclear. OBJECTIVE We assessed the association of adipose tissue n-6 fatty acids, which are derived entirely from the diet, with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). DESIGN A total of 180 ca...

White button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporous) are a potential breast cancer chemopreventive agent, as they suppress aromatase activity and estrogen biosynthesis. Therefore, we evaluated the activity of mushroom extracts in the estrogen receptor-positive/aromatase-positive MCF-7aro cell line in vitro and in vivo. Mushroom extract decreased testosterone-induced cell proliferation in MCF-7aro cells ...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of conjugated lino-leic acid (cla) on apoptosis of tachyzoites of t . gondii , rh strain (type i) and the cyst-forming tehran strain (type ii) in vitro. methods: toxoplasma strains were injected into the peritoneal cavity of balb/c mice. the tehran strain forms cysts in the brain of mice. bradyzoites within the cysts are reactivated ...