Eighteen-carbon trans fatty acids and inflammation in the context of atherosclerosis
Eighteen-carbon trans fatty acids and inflammation in the context of atherosclerosis
Endothelial dysfunction is a proinflammatory state characterized by chronic activation of the endothelium, which leads to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Intake of trans fatty acids (TFAs) is associated with an increased risk of CVD. This risk is usually associated with industrial TFAs (iTFAs) rather than ruminant TFAs (rTFAs); however it is not clear how specific TFA isomers differ in their biological activity and mechanisms of action with regard to inflammation. Here we review the literature on 18carbon TFAs, including the research associating their intake or levels with CVD and studies relating 18carbon TFA exposure to modulation of inflammatory processes. The evidence associating iTFAs with CVD risk factors is fairly consistent and studies in humans usually show a relation between iTFAs and higher levels of inflammatory markers. In contrast, studies in humans, animals and in vitro suggest that rTFAs have null or mildly beneficial effects in cardiovascular health, metabolic parameters and inflammatory markers, although the evidence is not always consistent. More studies are needed to better identify the beneficial and detrimental effects of the different TFAs, including those with 18 carbons.
Valenzuela, Carina, Alejandra
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Baker, Ella
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Miles, Elizabeth
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Calder, Philip
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Valenzuela, Carina, Alejandra
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Baker, Ella
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Miles, Elizabeth
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Calder, Philip
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Valenzuela, Carina, Alejandra, Baker, Ella, Miles, Elizabeth and Calder, Philip
(2019)
Eighteen-carbon trans fatty acids and inflammation in the context of atherosclerosis.
Progress in Lipid Research, 76, [101009].
(doi:10.1016/j.plipres.2019.101009).
Abstract
Endothelial dysfunction is a proinflammatory state characterized by chronic activation of the endothelium, which leads to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Intake of trans fatty acids (TFAs) is associated with an increased risk of CVD. This risk is usually associated with industrial TFAs (iTFAs) rather than ruminant TFAs (rTFAs); however it is not clear how specific TFA isomers differ in their biological activity and mechanisms of action with regard to inflammation. Here we review the literature on 18carbon TFAs, including the research associating their intake or levels with CVD and studies relating 18carbon TFA exposure to modulation of inflammatory processes. The evidence associating iTFAs with CVD risk factors is fairly consistent and studies in humans usually show a relation between iTFAs and higher levels of inflammatory markers. In contrast, studies in humans, animals and in vitro suggest that rTFAs have null or mildly beneficial effects in cardiovascular health, metabolic parameters and inflammatory markers, although the evidence is not always consistent. More studies are needed to better identify the beneficial and detrimental effects of the different TFAs, including those with 18 carbons.
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Accepted/In Press date: 19 September 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 2 November 2019
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/434544
ISSN: 0163-7827
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