Review Article
Mechanisms of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Prostate Cancer Prevention
Table 1
Mechanism of n-3 PUFA action.
| Target | Mechanism of action | References |
| Membrane PIPs | Suppress PI3K/AKT/BAD survival pathway | [17, 40] | SDC-1 | Suppress PI3K/AKT/BAD and AKT/NFκB survival pathway | [49] | Unknown | Suppress AKT/NFκB or PI3K/AKT/p38 MAPK pathway | [50, 51] | GPR40 | Mediate insulin secretion, cell proliferation | [75–77] | GPR120 | Anti-inflammation | [3, 80] | TLRs | Suppress the production of proinflammatory mediators | [88, 89] | PPARg | Induce cell apoptosis | [90] | Nrf2 | Suppress inflammation, reduce oxidative stress | [106, 109, 110] | Calcium signaling | Inhibit cell proliferation | [114] | COXs | Promote inflammation | [52] | LOXs | Promote inflammation | [53] | E-resolvins | Resolve inflammation | [62] | D-resolvins | Resolve inflammation | [62] |
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