Postprandial dietary lipid–specific effects on human peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression profiles
Author(s) -
Mark Bouwens,
Mechteld Grootte Bromhaar,
Jenny Jansen,
Michael Müller,
Lydia A. Afman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28586
Subject(s) - polyunsaturated fatty acid , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , postprandial , gene expression , biology , fatty acid , ex vivo , gene , medicine , endocrinology , biochemistry , in vitro , insulin
Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have a variety of beneficial effects, and immune cells play an important role in these effects. The mechanisms of action of PUFAs are still not completely understood, but it is known that PUFAs can influence the expression of a broad set of genes.
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