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Evidence of the Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Brain Glucose Metabolism
In mammals, brain function, particularly neuronal activity, has high energy needs. When glucose is supplemented by alternative oxidative substrates under different physiological conditions, these fuels do not fully replace the functions fulfilled by glucose. Thus, it is of major importance that the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7285025/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32408634 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12051382 |
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author | Pifferi, Fabien Cunnane, Stephen C. Guesnet, Philippe |
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description | In mammals, brain function, particularly neuronal activity, has high energy needs. When glucose is supplemented by alternative oxidative substrates under different physiological conditions, these fuels do not fully replace the functions fulfilled by glucose. Thus, it is of major importance that the brain is almost continuously supplied with glucose from the circulation. Numerous studies describe the decrease in brain glucose metabolism during healthy or pathological ageing, but little is known about the mechanisms that cause such impairment. Although it appears difficult to determine the exact role of brain glucose hypometabolism during healthy ageing or during age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, uninterrupted glucose supply to the brain is still of major importance for proper brain function. Interestingly, a body of evidence suggests that dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) might play significant roles in brain glucose regulation. Thus, the goal of the present review is to summarize this evidence and address the role of n-3 PUFAs in brain energy metabolism. Taken together, these data suggest that ensuring an adequate dietary supply of n-3 PUFAs could constitute an essential aspect of a promising strategy to promote optimal brain function during both healthy and pathological ageing. |
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spelling | pubmed-72850252020-06-17 Evidence of the Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Brain Glucose Metabolism Pifferi, Fabien Cunnane, Stephen C. Guesnet, Philippe Nutrients Review In mammals, brain function, particularly neuronal activity, has high energy needs. When glucose is supplemented by alternative oxidative substrates under different physiological conditions, these fuels do not fully replace the functions fulfilled by glucose. Thus, it is of major importance that the brain is almost continuously supplied with glucose from the circulation. Numerous studies describe the decrease in brain glucose metabolism during healthy or pathological ageing, but little is known about the mechanisms that cause such impairment. Although it appears difficult to determine the exact role of brain glucose hypometabolism during healthy ageing or during age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, uninterrupted glucose supply to the brain is still of major importance for proper brain function. Interestingly, a body of evidence suggests that dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) might play significant roles in brain glucose regulation. Thus, the goal of the present review is to summarize this evidence and address the role of n-3 PUFAs in brain energy metabolism. Taken together, these data suggest that ensuring an adequate dietary supply of n-3 PUFAs could constitute an essential aspect of a promising strategy to promote optimal brain function during both healthy and pathological ageing. MDPI 2020-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7285025/ /pubmed/32408634 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12051382 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Pifferi, Fabien Cunnane, Stephen C. Guesnet, Philippe Evidence of the Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Brain Glucose Metabolism |
title | Evidence of the Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Brain Glucose Metabolism |
title_full | Evidence of the Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Brain Glucose Metabolism |
title_fullStr | Evidence of the Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Brain Glucose Metabolism |
title_full_unstemmed | Evidence of the Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Brain Glucose Metabolism |
title_short | Evidence of the Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Brain Glucose Metabolism |
title_sort | evidence of the role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in brain glucose metabolism |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7285025/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32408634 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12051382 |
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