The pathology of essential fatty acid deficiency: is it cell adhesion mediated?

Abstract:

:For almost 70 years, essential fatty acid deficiency has been known to be associated with skin disorders, vessel abnormalities, and increased tumorigenesis. However, the underlying molecular and cellular mechanism is largely unknown. Recently, it has been reported that essential fatty acids regulate cell adhesion by modifying the expression of cell adhesion molecules. These findings may provide molecular explanations for those phenomena seen in EFAD and this paper aims to discuss these relationships and raise points for further discussion.

journal_name

Med Hypotheses

journal_title

Medical hypotheses

authors

Jiang WG,Eynard AR,Mansel RE

doi

10.1054/mehy.1998.1191

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-09-01 00:00:00

pages

257-62

issue

3

eissn

0306-9877

issn

1532-2777

pii

S0306-9877(98)91191-4

journal_volume

55

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