Dietary fatty acids modulate chronic colitis, colitis-associated colon neoplasia and COX-2 expression in IL-10 knockout mice

Nutrition ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Refaat A.F. Hegazi ◽  
Reda S. Saad ◽  
Hussam Mady ◽  
Laura E. Matarese ◽  
Stephen O’Keefe ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 134-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Lin ◽  
Adam H Metherel ◽  
Alex P Kitson ◽  
Shoug M Alashmali ◽  
Kathryn E Hopperton ◽  
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1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (03) ◽  
pp. 369-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
T A B Sanders ◽  
G J Miller ◽  
Tamara de Grassi ◽  
Najat Yahia

SummaryFactor VII coagulant activity (FVIIc) is associated with an increased risk of fatal ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Several reports have suggested that dietary fat intake or hypertriglyceridaemia are associated with elevated levels of FVII. This study demonstrates that an intake of long-chain fatty acids sufficient to induce postprandial lipaemia in healthy subjects leads to a substantial elevation in both FVIIc and the concentration of FVII circulating in the activated form. Such an increase in FVIIc could not be induced by medium-chain triglycerides. These results suggest that the consumption of a sufficient amount of long-chain triglycerides to induce postprandial lipaemia induces the activation of FVII.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi Emamat ◽  
Zahra Yari ◽  
Hossein Farhadnejad ◽  
Parvin Mirmiran

Recent evidence has highlighted that fat accumulation, particularly abdominal fat distribution, is strongly associated with metabolic disturbance. It is also well-recognized that the metabolic responses to variations in macronutrients intake can affect body composition. Previous studies suggest that the quality of dietary fats can be considered as the main determinant of body-fat deposition, fat distribution, and body composition without altering the total body weight; however, the effects of dietary fats on body composition have controversial results. There is substantial evidence to suggest that saturated fatty acids are more obesogen than unsaturated fatty acids, and with the exception of some isomers like conjugate linoleic acid, most dietary trans fatty acids are adiposity enhancers, but there is no consensus on it yet. On the other hand, there is little evidence to indicate that higher intake of the n-3 and the n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids can be beneficial in attenuating adiposity, and the effect of monounsaturated fatty acids on body composition is contradictory. Accordingly, the content of this review summarizes the current body of knowledge on the potential effects of the different types of dietary fatty acids on body composition and adiposity. It also refers to the putative mechanisms underlying this association and reflects on the controversy of this topic.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S34-S35
Author(s):  
Jiannan Li ◽  
Ilyssa Gordon ◽  
Dina Dejanovic ◽  
Sinan Lin ◽  
Jie Wang ◽  
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Abstract Background Intestinal fibrosis is a severe complication of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) leading to intestinal strictures and need for surgery. No effective anti-fibrotic therapy is available. Cadherin-11 (Cad-11) is an adherens junction protein, which is upregulated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and skin fibrosis. Inhibition of cadherin-11 has shown beneficial effects in RA and IPF animal models. A phase II clinical trial of cadherin-11 inhibition in RA has shown a good safety profile. Our aim was to evaluate the expression levels and function of Cad-11 in IBD patients using intestinal tissues, primary human intestinal cells, and the murine dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced chronic colitis model. Methods IBD (Crohn’s disease (CD) n=20; Ulcerative colitis (UC) (n=10) and control (n=10) full thickness resected intestinal tissues were procured from adults in accordance with IRB approval. Protein and mRNA were extracted for western blot (WB) and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Distribution of Cad-11 was evaluated by immunofluorescence (IF) and RNA hybridization in frozen and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue sections, respectively. Primary human intestinal myofibroblasts (HIMF) were used in functional experiments. Recombinant human Fc and Cad-11 extracellular domain (hCAD-11-Fc) was used as activator and siRNA as inhibitor of Cad-11 in HIMF. Murine chronic colitis was induced in wildtype BALB/c mice and cadherin-11 knockout mice by DSS. Anti-Cad-11 monoclonal antibody (H1M1) was used for the treatment of BALB/c mouse colitis. Results Increased gene and protein expression levels of Cad-11 were found in intestinal full thickness IBD tissue compared to controls (45-fold, p<0.01). Cad-11 colocalized with alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) (Figure 1), indicating that Cad-11 is selectively expressed in intestinal myofibroblasts and smooth muscle cells. Among all the primary human intestinal cells, Cad-11 was expressed exclusively in HIMF and HIMC cells. Level of Cad-11 was increased in IBD HIMFs compared to non-IBD controls, and increased upon stimulation with TNF-α, IL-1β, b-FGF and TGF-β (all p<0.01). Knocking down Cad-11 with siRNA decreased FN expression, while hCAD-11-Fc increased the expression FN in a dose- and time-dependent manner as well as the proliferation of HIMF. Upon treatment with H1M1 antibody, DSS-treated mice showed lower clinical scores and weight loss compared to control mice (p<0.001. Figure 2), as well as less FN expression (p<0.001). Cadherin-11 knockout mice also showed lower clinical scores and weight loss compared to wild type mice (p<0.001). Conclusions Cad-11 expression is increased in CD stricture tissues and its blockade reduces profibrotic effects in HIMF in vitro. Inhibition of Cad-11 in vivo reduces clinical severity and fibrosis of experimental colitis.


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