Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unresolved health issue, and responsible for 15% of all deaths in Western countries. Epidemiologic evidence, as well as evidence from clinical trials, indicates that increasing intake and high levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) protect from SCD and other major adverse cardiac events. Levels of EPA+DHA are best assessed by the Om...

Background: Maternal essential fatty acid status declines during pregnancy, and as a result, neonatal concentrations of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n 3) and arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4n 6) may

We showed that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation during pregnancy and lactation was associated with more mildly abnormal (MA) general movements (GMs) in the infants. Since this finding was unexpected and inter-individual DHA intakes are highly variable, we explored the relationship between GM quality and erythrocyte DHA, arachidonic acid (AA), DHA/AA and Mead acid in 57 infants of this...

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is essential for the growth and functional development of the brain in infants. DHA is also required for maintenance of normal brain function in adults. The inclusion of plentiful DHA in the diet improves learning ability, whereas deficiencies of DHA are associated with deficits in learning. DHA is taken up by the brain in preference to other fatty acids. The turnover...

in current research relationship between eicosapentaenoic acid (epa) and docosahexaenoic acid (dha) (% of total fatty acids) in edible tissue (muscle) of green tiger shrimp (penaeus semisulcatus) and lobster (thenus orientalis) collected from persian gulf, was investigated with some biological factors (total length, total weight and sex). results showed that in all two species, epa and dha perc...

Abstract In this study, the effects of different feeds on fatty acid composition in Chinese mitten crab ( Eriocheir sinensis ) were investigated. The was significantly correlated with type feed source provided. Differences between groups pertained mainly five acids: oleic acid, linoleic palmitic eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA). content EPA DHA higher group frozen trash fish tha...

A simple and inexpensive procedure involving saponification and methylation in wet biomass, winterization and urea complexation in a sequential way has been developed in order to concentrate docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from Crypthecodinium cohnii CCMP 316 biomass. Different urea/fatty acid ratios and crystallization temperatures were tested in the urea complexation method. ANOVA test revealed th...

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) including docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6 n-3) modulate immune responses and exert beneficial immunosuppressive effects, but the molecular mechanisms inhibiting T cell activation are not yet elucidated. Lipid rafts have been shown to play an important role in the compartmentalization and modulation of cell signaling. We investigate the role of DHA in modulati...

The chemical composition variations of the Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) from Karachi coast were investigated seasonally over the period of one year (2004-2005).  Moisture, crude protein, fat and ash contents varied from 70.11-74.41%, 16.02- 20.09%, 3.0-12%, and 0.89-1.35% respectively. The seasonal data indicated that the main fatty acids of the total lipid were C16:0, C16:1, C18:0,...