ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Docosahexaenoic Acid as Master Regulator of Cellular Antioxidant Defenses: A Systematic Review.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Biological Activity of Plant-Derived Peptides, Hydrolysates and Digests in the Caco-2 Intestinal Epithelial Model: A Systematic Critical Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Potential Neuroprotective Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid on Glutamate-Induced Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review of Pre-Clinical Studies.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Protective effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) against prenatal cytarabine exposure-induced developmental toxicity in SD rat.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Alzheimer's Disease: Toward a New Understanding of Neuroprotective Mechanisms and Intervention Strategies.Marine drugs · 2026Review
- Efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids as a functional food: a multifaceted approach to health reinforcement.Journal of the science of food and agriculture · 2026Review
- Altered Lipid Profile and Oxidative Stress During Pregnancy: Impact on the Fetus and Risk of Metabolic Disorders in Adulthood.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Maternal Omega-3 PUFA Supplementation and Mitochondrial Function in a Newborn Piglet Model: A Preliminary Investigation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Potential Anti-Aging Effects of a Dietary Supplement From the Algal-Derived Omega-3 DHA in Aged SAMP 8 Mice.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Omega-3 dietary supplementation combined with exercise to keep telomere integrity in the liver of aged obese female mice.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2026Article
- Identification of a novel metabolic and lipidomic signature for 90-day functional outcome after ischemic stroke: an exploratory proof-of-concept study.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Dietary DHA-Enriched Phosphatidylcholine Enhances Muscle Health and Intestinal Barrier Function by Relieving Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in Largemouth Bass (Aquaculture nutrition · 2026Article
- Unlocking Parkinson's disease: harnessing the untapped potential of fatty acid metabolism in disease pathogenesis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- DHA ModulatesInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Adaptive Evolution ofMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- DHA-Triacylglycerol Accumulation in Tacrolimus-Induced Nephrotoxicity Identified by Lipidomic Profiling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Broadband Collision-Induced Dissociation Mass Spectrometry Imaging.Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry · 2025Article
- Age-Dependent Changes in Nrf2/Keap1 and Target Antioxidant Protein Expression Correlate to Lipoxidative Adducts, and Are Modulated by Dietary N-3 LCPUFA in the Hippocampus of Mice.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- NOD1: a metabolic modulator.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a polyunsaturated fatty acid that benefits the prevention of chronic diseases. Due to its high unsaturation, DHA is vulnerable to free radical oxidation, resulting in several unfavorable effects, including producing hazardous metabolites. However, in vitro and in vivo investigations suggest that the relationship between the chemical structure of DHA and its susceptibility to oxidation may not be as clear-cut as previously thought. Organisms have developed a balanced system of antioxidants to counteract the overproduction of oxidants, and the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is the key transcription factor identified for transmitting the inducer signal to the antioxidant response element. Thus, DHA might preserve the cellular redox status promoting the transcriptional regulation of cellular antioxidants through Nrf2 activation. Here, we systematically summarize the research on the possible role of DHA in controlling cellular antioxidant enzymes. After the screening process, 43 records were selected and included in this review. Specifically, 29 studies related to the effects of DHA in cell cultures and 15 studies concerned the effects of consumption or treatment with DHA in animal. Despite DHA's promising and encouraging effects at modulating the cellular antioxidant response in vitro/in vivo, some differences observed among the reviewed studies may be accounted for by the different experimental conditions adopted, including the time of supplementation/treatment, DHA concentration, and cell culture/tissue model. Moreover, this review offers potential molecular explanations for how DHA controls cellular antioxidant defenses, including involvement of transcription factors and the redox signaling pathway.
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