BACKGROUND The expression of human milk for later use is on the rise. Bottle systems are used to deliver the expressed milk. Research has shown that storage of both human milk and artificial baby milk, or infant formula, leads to a loss of ascorbic acid (commonly called Vitamin C). As milk is removed from the bottle during feeding and replaced by ambient air, it is unknown if loss of ascorbic a...

OBJECTIVE This paper critically reviews the literature to determine the current state of scientific knowledge concerning the prevention of postpartum depression (PPD) from a biological perspective. METHODS The criteria used to evaluate the interventions were derived from the standardized methodology developed by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. Databases searched for this re...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to characterize the disorder of lipid metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCC is a worldwide disease. The research into the disorder of lipid metabolism in HCC is very limited. Study of lipid metabolism in liver cancer tissue may have the potential to provide new insight into HCC mechanisms. METHODS A lipidomics study of HCC based on Ultra high p...

The effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on mitochondrial and peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation and on key enzymes in triglyceride metabolism was investigated in the liver of rats fed a standard diet, a cholesterol diet, and a pelleted chow diet. Unexpectedly, in all three rat models repeated administration of highly purified DHA (92% pure) at different doses and times, at a dose of 1000 mg/day ...

Chronic ingestion of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) was previously shown to compromise blood-brain barrier integrity, leading to brain parenchymal extravasation of apolipoprotein B (apo B) lipoproteins enriched in amyloid beta. In contrast, diets enriched in mono- or polyunsaturated (PUFA) oils had no detrimental effect. Rather, n3 and n6 oils generally confer protection via suppression of inflam...

In bulls, with a genetic predisposition for leanness and reared in grass-based production system dietary fish oil may further enhance the nutritional value of beef by increasing concentration omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) docosahexanoic (DHA). The impact including rumen protected finishing diet late maturing breed bulls on their growth, feed efficiency, c...

BACKGROUND The increasingly recognized role of inflammation in the pathogenesis and prognosis of depression has led to a renewed focus on the immunomodulatory properties of compounds with antidepressant action. Studies have, so far, explored such properties in human blood samples and in animal models. METHODS Here we used the more relevant model of human hippocampal progenitor cells exposed t...