Trick-or-Treat: Dietary Lipids and Host Resistance to Infectious Disease

Title: Trick-or-Treat: Dietary Lipids and Host Resistance to Infectious Disease

Volume: 8 Issue: 14

Author(s): E. Anes and L. Jordao

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Keywords: Omega-3 or -6 fatty acids, tuberculosis, inflammation, malnutrition, intracellular pathogens, actin assembly

Abstract: The increased intake of omega-6 fatty acids together with the widely use of omega-3 supplements in Western diets can affect the host defence against infectious diseases. In the present review we focused on the impact of these fatty acids on salmonella and mycobacteria infection models in animals or in cell cultures. Particular attention was given to the molecular mechanisms involved.

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Anes E. and Jordao L., Trick-or-Treat: Dietary Lipids and Host Resistance to Infectious Disease, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2008; 8 (14) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955708786786525