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Nutr Hosp ; 27(2): 617-22, 2012.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22732992

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: The small number of cases of cancer in children and the difficulties of research, have contributed to there being few studies on the metabolic and nutritional status of these patients. The main objective of this study was to investigate the nutritional and metabolic alterations in children with cancer, and specifically the plasma fatty acid profile after receiving chemotherapy, compared with a group of healthy children. METHODS: We selected 12 children with cancer aged between 0 and 16, who had received at least one cycle of chemotherapy, one month before the study and were not end-stage disease. Nutritional survey was conducted, anthropometric measurements, general biochemical analysis and profile of fatty acids in plasma were evaluated. RESULTS: No changes in anthropometric and nutritional biochemical parameters were detected. In the omega-6 fatty acids, lower values of linoleic and docosapentaenoic acid, and higher levels of gamma-linolenic acid, and normal levels of arachidonic acid were observed. In the omega-3, we found normal values of alpha-linolenic acid and docohexanoic acid, and lower values of eicosapentaenoic acid. CONCLUSION: It seems glimpsed a partial deficiency in the metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids in children with cancer, good nutrition and having received at least one cycle of chemotherapy. Further research is needed to allow specific supplementations.


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Fatty Acids/blood , Neoplasms/blood , Adolescent , Anthropometry , Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Child , Child, Preschool , Eating , Fatty Acids, Omega-6/blood , Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/blood , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Neoplasms/drug therapy , Nutritional Status
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Nutr Hosp ; 22(2): 169-77, 2007.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17416033

ABSTRACT

The present work describes clinically useful experimental models for the study of cardiovascular disease and emphasites the models used to determine the pathophysiologic mechanisms of atherosclerosis, as well as to evaluate the effects of nutritional and pharmacological products on the development of this complex inflammatory process present in many cardiovascular diseases. Animal models in which ahterosclerosis may be induced by dietary changes are reviewed, as well as those in which modification in one or more genes (knock-out and knock-in animals), or the incorporation of foreign genes from other species lead to early cardiovascular disease. On the other hand, some of the cell lines most frequently used in studying molecular mechanisms of atherosclerosis and assessment of substances with nutritional or pharmacological interest are considered.


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Cardiovascular Diseases , Disease Models, Animal , Animals , Animals, Genetically Modified , Atherosclerosis , Cells, Cultured , Humans
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Nutr Hosp ; 21 Suppl 2: 28-41, 30-43, 2006 May.
Article in English, Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16771071

ABSTRACT

Over the last decades, scientific advances in the knowledge of anti-inflammatory properties of lipids have lead to the development of new formulas for enteral and parenteral nutrition. These products have been utilised as a treatment for a variety of inflammatory diseases. In this review we expose the effects of lipids used in enteral nutriton on different inflammatory pathologies such as inflammatory bowel disease, atherosclerosis, lung fibrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and others. During inflammatory diseases, eicosanoids are produced from polyunsaturated fatty acids present in cellular membranes. Inflammatory activity of these molecules depends on the nature of their precursors: when arachidonic acid (n-6) is present, pro-inflammatory molecules are released, whereas eicosapentaenoic acid (n-3)-derived eicosanoids are weakly inflammatory. In this way, fish oils, rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, increase the content of eicosapentaenoic-eicosanoids and decrease arachidonic acid in immune and endothelial cells leading to a lower inflammatory activity. Likewise, oleic acid exhibits anti-inflammatory effects by preventing the release of particular chemotactic molecules. In summary, enteral diets supplemented with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and oleic acid benefits the treatment of patients with inflammatory pathologies, leading to better outcomes, and decreasing the doses of anti-inflammatory drugs, which exhibit important secondary effects.


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Dietary Fats/therapeutic use , Inflammation/diet therapy , Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology , Fatty Acids/metabolism , Fatty Acids/pharmacology , Humans , Inflammation Mediators/physiology
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