Plasma fatty acid levels in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and in controls
| Autor: | David F. Horrobin, M.E. Bégin, M.S. Manku |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Docosahexaenoic Acids Clinical Biochemistry Phospholipid Oleic Acids chemistry.chemical_compound Immune system Immunopathology Internal medicine medicine Humans adipocyte protein 2 chemistry.chemical_classification Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome biology Fatty acid Cell Biology Eicosapentaenoic acid Lipids Endocrinology chemistry Eicosapentaenoic Acid Linoleic Acids Docosahexaenoic acid Immunology biology.protein Fatty Acids Unsaturated lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Stearic Acids Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| Zdroj: | Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids. 37(2) |
| ISSN: | 0952-3278 |
| Popis: | Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are known to modulate the immune system in vivo and to inactivate envelope viruses in vitro. Patients with AIDS had low total plasma lipid levels and low levels of a number of individual fatty acids. However, the C20 and C22 essential fatty acids of the n-3 series were selectively and highly significantly reduced. Normalization of these fatty acid levels in AIDS patients may be a worthwhile therapeutic aim. |
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