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Functional food targeting the regulation of obesity-induced inflammatory responses and pathologies.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20508825     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Obesity is associated with a low-grade systemic chronic inflammatory state, characterized by the abnormal production of pro- and anti-inflammatory adipocytokines. It has been found that immune cells such as macrophages can infiltrate adipose tissue and are responsible for the majority of inflammatory cytokine production. Obesity-induced inflammation is considered a potential mechanism linking obesity to its related pathologies, such as insulin resistance, cardiovascular diseases, type-2 diabetes, and some immune disorders. Therefore, targeting obesity-related inflammatory components may be a useful strategy to prevent or ameliorate the development of such obesity-related diseases. It has been shown that several food components can modulate inflammatory responses in adipose tissue via various mechanisms, some of which are dependent on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), whereas others are independent on PPARgamma, by attenuating signals of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and/or c-Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNK). In this review, we introduce the beneficial effects of anti-inflammatory phytochemicals that can help prevent obesity-induced inflammatory responses and pathologies.
Authors:
Shizuka Hirai; Nobuyuki Takahashi; Tsuyoshi Goto; Shan Lin; Taku Uemura; Rina Yu; Teruo Kawada
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review     Date:  2010-05-25
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mediators of inflammation     Volume:  2010     ISSN:  1466-1861     ISO Abbreviation:  Mediators Inflamm.     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-28     Completed Date:  2010-09-27     Revised Date:  2010-09-30    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9209001     Medline TA:  Mediators Inflamm     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  367838     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Molecular Function of Food, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adipokines / immunology
Adipose Tissue / immunology
Animals
Functional Food*
Humans
Inflammation* / diet therapy,  etiology,  immunology
Insulin Resistance
Obesity* / complications,  immunology,  pathology
PPAR gamma / metabolism
Plant Extracts / metabolism
Signal Transduction
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adipokines; 0/PPAR gamma; 0/Plant Extracts
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