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Dietary Fatty Acids Contribute to Maintaining the Balance between Pro-Inflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Responses during Pregnancy

Authors :
Valeria Policastro
Dario Righelli
Lucilla Ravà
Pamela Vernocchi
Marzia Bianchi
Cristina Vallone
Fabrizio Signore
Melania Manco
Source :
Nutrients; Volume 15; Issue 11; Pages: 2432
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2023.

Abstract

Background: During pregnancy, the balance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory responses is essential for ensuring healthy outcomes. Dietary Fatty acids may modulate inflammation. Methods: We investigated the association between dietary fatty acids as profiled on red blood cells membranes and a few pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, including the adipokines leptin and adiponectin at ~38 weeks in 250 healthy women. Results: We found a number of associations, including, but not limited to those of adiponectin with C22:3/C22:4 (coeff −1.44; p = 0.008), C18:1 c13/c14 (coeff 1.4; p = 0.02); endotoxin with C20:1 (coeff −0.9; p = 0.03), C22:0 (coeff −0.4; p = 0.05); MCP-1 with C16:0 (coeff 0.8; p = 0.04); and ICAM-1 with C14:0 (coeff −86.8; p = 0.045). Several cytokines including leptin were associated with maternal body weight (coeff 0.9; p = 2.31 × 10−5), smoking habits (i.e., ICAM-1 coeff 133.3; p = 0.09), or gestational diabetes (i.e., ICAM-1 coeff 688; p = 0.06). Conclusions: In a general cohort of pregnant women, the intake of fatty acids influenced the balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory molecules together with weight gain, smoking habits, and gestational diabetes.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20726643
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nutrients; Volume 15; Issue 11; Pages: 2432
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....44f8019d7c714301723d707680a4a918
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15112432