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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-18
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
This study describes specific molecular mechanisms by which supplementation with n-3 fatty acids (i.e. those present in fish oils) can modulate the expression and activity of degradative and inflammatory factors that cause cartilage destruction during arthritis. Our data show that incorporation of n-3 fatty acids (but not other polyunsaturated or saturated fatty acids) into articular cartilage chondrocyte membranes results in a dose-dependent reduction in: (i) the expression and activity of proteoglycan degrading enzymes (aggrecanases) and (ii) the expression of inflammation-inducible cytokines (interleukin (IL)-1alpha and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha) and cyclooxygenase (COX-2), but not the constitutively expressed cyclooxygenase COX-1. These findings provide evidence that n-3 fatty acid supplementation can specifically affect regulatory mechanisms involved in chondrocyte gene transcription and thus further advocate a beneficial role for dietary fish oil supplementation in alleviation of several of the physiological parameters that cause and propogate arthritic disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
275
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
721-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Cartilage, Articular, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Cyclooxygenase 2, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Fatty Acids, Omega-3, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Interleukin-1, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Isoenzymes, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Membrane Lipids, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:10625599-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
n-3 fatty acids specifically modulate catabolic factors involved in articular cartilage degradation.
pubmed:affiliation
Connective Tissue Biology Laboratories, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3US, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't