Fatty Acids and Immunity

Dietary fatty acids modulate antigen presentation to hepatic NKT cells in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

“…The ability of certain fatty acids to infl uence the function of different components of the immune system has been recognized for many years ( 26 ). SFA and MUFA infl uence major histocompatibility complex (MHC) I-mediated antigen presentation ( 5 ).…”

Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Aspects of Longchain Fatty Acids as Cell Surface Events: Selected Topics

“…Survey of these literatures will require an independent review. The recent review of Meade and Mertin (1978) is most helpful to obtain a perspective on these problems. We are interested at this moment only in the information that corticosteroids inhibit the biosynthesis of prostaglandin (Kantrowitz et al, 1975) probably by inhibiting the process leading to activation of phospholipase A (Blackwell et al, 1978;Brain, Lewis and Whittle, 1977).…”

Peculiarities of hyperlipidaemia in tumour patients

“…The latter phenomenon appeared to be more pronounced in male patients with lung cancer, unlike those suffering from rectal and stomach tumours, in whom Type Ila hyperlipoproteinaemia was as frequent as Type IV. A considerably increased incidence of Type IV hyperlipoproteinaemia, and a decreased inci- (Dilman, , 1978b, on the immunosuppressive effects of some particular lipids, like polyunsaturated fatty acids (Meade & Mertin, 1978), on the possibility of influencing tumour growth by changes in lipid metabolism (Littman et al, 1966).…”