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PUFAs: Structures, Metabolism and Functions
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) include two series of fatty acids: omega-6 and omega-3 series. PUFAs have amphiphatic properties: hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail. Such structure and other properties of unsaturated fatty acids are responsible for exerting the following biological action: maintaining cell-membrane fluidity, inhib- iting inflammatory processes, decreasing secretion of proinflammatory cytokines by monocytes/macrophages, decreasing susceptibility to ventricular rhythm disorders of the heart, improving functions of vascular endothe- lial cells, inhibiting blood platelet aggregation and decreasing triglyceride synthesis in the liver. In an organism, aracidonic acid (ARA) is converted to prostanoids series 2 (PGE2, PGI2, TXA2) and leukotrienes series 4 (LTB4, LTC4, LTD4) which are endowed with pro-inflammatory potential and are able to induce platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction. The metabolism of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) gives prostanoids series 3 (PGE3, PGI3, TXA3) and leukotrienes series 5 (LTB5, LTC5, LTD5); this group of eicosanoids shows anti-inflammatory, antiplatelet and antiarrhythmic properties.
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- Authors
- Wiktorowska-Owczarek, A., Berezińska, M., & Nowak, J. Z.
- Venue
- Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine
- Publisher
- Wroclaw Medical University
- Published
- 2015-09-15
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 931-941
- ISSN
- 1899-5276 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2243973902
- Cited by
- 293
- References
- 8
- FWCI
- 11.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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