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    Balanço entre ácidos graxos ômega-3 e 6 na resposta inflamatória em pacientes com câncer e caquexia
    (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, 2006-10-01) Garófolo, Adriana [UNIFESP]; Petrilli, Antonio Sergio [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Emaciation and loss of lean body mass is a frequent phenomenon observed in cancer patients. This condition leads to infection risk and a poor response to treatment, thus reducing the chances of cure. Furthermore, malnutrition is also associated with a poor quality of life. Therefore, therapies have been proposed in attempt to revert the catabolism observed in most of these patients by attenuating the inflammatory response. Among them, omega-3 fatty acid supplementation may be a strategy to reduce the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and improve metabolic substrate tolerance, decreasing protein catabolism in order to ameliorate the prognosis of cure in cancer patients. However, studies demonstrate some conflicting results of ômega-3 supplementation on immune response. On the other hand, clinical trials in cancer patients demonstrate that the inflammatory response decreases and the nutritional status improves. The aim of this paper is to elaborate a strict review of the subject.
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    Early exposure to distinct sources of lipids affects differently the development and hepatic inflammatory profiles of 21-day-old rat offspring
    (Dove Medical Press Ltd, 2018) Mennitti, Lais Vales [UNIFESP]; Oyama, Lila Missae [UNIFESP]; Santamarina, Aline Boveto [UNIFESP]; da Penha Oller do Nascimento, Claudia Maria [UNIFESP]; Pisani, Luciana Pellegrini [UNIFESP]
    Introduction: Maternal diet composition of fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation seems to modify the fetal programming, epigenetic pattern and offspring phenotype. Aim: Herein, we investigated the effects of maternal consumption of normal-fat diets with distinct lipid sources during pregnancy and lactation on the somatic development and proinflammatory status of 21-day-old rat offspring. Materials and Methods: On the first day of pregnancy, female Wistar rats were divided into four groups as follows: soybean oil (M-SO), lard (M-L), hydrogenated vegetable fat (M-HVF) and fish oil (M-FO). Diets were maintained during pregnancy and lactation. Male offspring constituted the SO, L, HVF and FO groups. Pups were weighed and measured weekly. Lipopolysaccharide serum concentration was determined. Tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10 in the liver were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Liver gene expressions were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Protein expressions in the liver were analyzed by Western blotting. Results: We observed an increase in body weight and adiposity in L and HVF groups. Moreover, HVF group showed an increase in the toll-like receptor 4 mRNA levels, IL10R alpha and phosphorylated form of I kappa B kinase (IKKp-IKK alpha+beta) protein expression. The FO group presented a decrease in body weight, relative weight of retroperitoneal adipose tissue, ADIPOR2 gene expression, lipopolysaccharide and p-IKK alpha+beta and phosphorylated form of nuclear transcription factor kappa B (NF kappa B) p50 (p-NF kappa B p50) protein expression. Conclusion: Summarily, whereas maternal intake of normal-fat diets based on L and HVF appear to affect the somatic development negatively, only early exposure to HVF impairs the pups' proinflammatory status. In contrast, maternal diets based on FO during pregnancy and lactation have been more beneficial to the adiposity and toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway of the 21-day-old rat offspring, particularly when compared to L or HVF diets.
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    Flavonoids and fatty acids of Camellia japonica leaves extract
    (Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 2011-12-01) Azuma, Cinthia Midori; Santos, Flávia Cristina S. dos; Lago, Joao Henrique Ghilardi [UNIFESP]; Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    The ethanol extract from the leaves of Camellia japonica L., Theaceae, showed antiradical potential in the DPPH test using TLC plates (SiO2). Aiming the isolation of active compounds, this extract was partitioned between BuOH:H2O (1:1) and the two obtained phases were also evaluated to detection of antiradical activity. The active BuOH phase was fractionated in Sephadex LH-20 and silica (normal or reverse phase) to afford three aglycone flavonoids (quercetin, kaempferol and apigenin), which have been described in the C. japonica at first time, two glycosilated flavonoids (rutin and quercetrin), and a mixture of saturated fatty acids. The structures of isolated compounds were defined by NMR and GC/MS analyses.