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ArticlePlant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2021

Flaxseed Effects on Inflammation Regulatory Gene Expressions in an Obese Animal Model.

Michael Mann, Yeong Rhee

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Article in Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Anti-Oxidant and Anti-Cancer Properties of Flaxseed.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael MannDepartment of Public Health, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA.
Yeong RheeDepartment of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences, North Dakota State University, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND, 58108-6050, USA. Yeong.rhee@ndsu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6075-5996
North Dakota State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is known to be partially influenced by low-grade inflammation caused by pro-inflammatory cytokines and excess adipose tissue. Flaxseed contains secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) and α-linolenic acid (ALA) that have been shown to prevent pro-inflammatory cytokine production and secretion. This study determined flaxseed effects on inflammation regulatory gene expressions and their relationships with weight gain in an obese animal model. C57BL/6J mice were fed with whole flaxseed, defatted flaxseed, or flaxseed oil supplemented high-fat diet for eight weeks. After eight weeks of dietary treatment, NF-κB, IκBα, IKKβ, IL-6, TNF-α, Akt2, and adiponectin gene expressions were measured. The result shows how health-promoting compounds in flaxseed assist in alleviating and preventing obesity-induced low-grade inflammation by actively working against IKKβ/NF-κB pathway.

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FlaxAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGene ExpressionInflammationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLObesityFlaxseedInflammationLignanObesityOmega-3 fatty acid

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PMID34169469
OpenAlexW3174150466

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