ba ckground: although some studies have shown positive effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on nutritional status of cancer patients undergoing different treatments, there is no consistency in results. the aim of this study was to examine the effects of omega-3 fatty acid on the nutritional status of gastric cancer patients during the course of chemotherapy. m ethods : in a double-blin...

The recent article by Zapata-Gonzalez et al. [1] was highly interesting. The authors have clearly demonstrated the immunomodulatory effects of docosahexaenoic acid on dendritic cells. Data from recent clinical studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids exhibit potent, anti-carcinogenic properties. I personally believe that immunomodulation has a major role to play in these systemic, anti-carcinog...

neurodegenerative disease are characterized by the progressive loss of neurons from specific origins of the cns .alzheimer disease (ad) is a neurodegenerative disorder which affect brain regains that control memory and ability to learn. it is estimated that 27 million people are affected word wide and this number is expected to triple by 2050 due to increase of the population life expectancy. a...

Flaxseed oil is known as a functional oil because of the high content of α-linolenic acid; therefore, the aim of this research was to investigate some physicochemical properties of Iranian extra virgin flaxseed oil (EVFO) and the impact of the refining stages before deodorization on these properties. Fatty acid composition, peroxide and anisidine values, free fatty acids, Crystallization point,...

Let $Omega_X$ be a bounded, circular and strictly convex domain of a Banach space $X$ and $mathcal{H}(Omega_X)$ denote the space of all holomorphic functions defined on $Omega_X$. The growth space $mathcal{A}^omega(Omega_X)$ is the space of all $finmathcal{H}(Omega_X)$ for which $$|f(x)|leqslant C omega(r_{Omega_X}(x)),quad xin Omega_X,$$ for some constant $C>0$, whenever $r_{Omega_X}$ is the M...

AIM This study was conducted to investigate the effect of selenomethionine and omega-3 fatty acid on serum mineral profile and nutrient utilization of broiler chicken. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study was a 2×3 factorial arrangement of two levels of selenomethionine (0 and 0.3 ppm) and three levels of omega-3 fatty acid (0, 0.5 and 1%). Day-old Vencobb broiler chicks (n=180), were rand...

To date, only a few randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have investigated the effects of omega-3 fatty acids (FA) on Alzheimer's disease (AD). Some of these studies demonstrated that patients with very mild AD or mild cognitive impairment benefit from omega-3 FA treatment, but none showed significant improvements in cognitive function in patients with moderate or advanced AD. All these RCTs had a...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate omega-3 fatty acid (FA) supplement use and omega-3 FAs in erythrocyte membranes [omega-3 FA % in erythrocyte membranes (RBC)] and their association with anti-CCP autoantibodies in a population without RA, but who are at genetic risk for RA. METHODS The multicentre Studies of the Etiology of RA (SERA) cohort includes RA-free subjects who are f...

PURPOSE Diet-induced deficiencies in Omega-3 (omega-3) fatty acids are well known to alter photoreceptor function. In this study, the broader functional changes in a diversity of retinal neurons were considered. METHODS Sprague-Dawley dams were fed either omega-3-sufficient (omega-3(+), n = 21) or -deficient (omega-3(-), n = 19) diets 5 weeks before conception, with the pups continued on the ...