Review Article

Experimental Evidence of -3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Modulation of Inflammatory Cytokines and Bioactive Lipid Mediators: Their Potential Role in Inflammatory, Neurodegenerative, and Neoplastic Diseases

Figure 1

Endogenous synthesis of long-chain-PUFAs. ALA: α-linolenic acid; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; E: elongase. 24:5 -3 is converted to DHA by β-oxidation in peroxisomes.
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