Effects of plant-based versus marine-based omega-3 fatty acids and sucrose on brain and liver fatty acids in a mouse model of chemotherapy
Ormiston K, Gaudier-Diaz MM, TinKai T, Fitzgerald J, Cole RM, Andridge R, Lustberg M, DeVries AC, Orchard T. Effects of plant-based versus marine-based omega-3 fatty acids and sucrose on brain and liver fatty acids in a mouse model of chemotherapy. Nutritional Neuroscience 2021, 25: 2650-2658. PMID: 34772330, PMCID: PMC9095756, DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2021.1998296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-linolenic acidDietary alpha-linolenic acidBrain PUFAsMouse modelDocosahexaenoic acidEicosapentaenoic acidLiver PUFABrain nOmega-3 fatty acidsChemotherapy-treated miceHigh ALA dietLow ALA intakeBrain fatty acidsUseful surrogate markerFatty acidsLiver docosahexaenoic acidToxic side effectsLiver fatty acidALA intakeNeurotrophic markersALA dietDHA dietSurrogate markerLower brainSide effectsErythrocyte Long-Chain ω-3 Fatty Acids Are Positively Associated with Lean Mass and Grip Strength in Women with Recent Diagnoses of Breast Cancer
Belury MA, Cole RM, Andridge R, Keiter A, Raman SV, Lustberg MB, Kiecolt-Glaser JK. Erythrocyte Long-Chain ω-3 Fatty Acids Are Positively Associated with Lean Mass and Grip Strength in Women with Recent Diagnoses of Breast Cancer. Journal Of Nutrition 2021, 151: 2125-2133. PMID: 34036350, PMCID: PMC8349126, DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxab109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostprandial energy metabolismGrip strengthAppendicular lean massBreast cancerLean massCardiorespiratory fitnessCancer stageTest mealCancer treatmentPostprandial substrate metabolismBreast cancer survivorsLong-chain omega-3Risk of mortalityFat test mealALM/BMIFatty acidsLong chain ωCross-sectional analysisEnergy metabolismLCn-3PUFACancer survivorsCancer patientsMetabolic outcomesRecent diagnosisSame visit