Dietary Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty-Acid Supplementation Upregulates Protective Cellular Pathways in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Exhibiting Improvement in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

Background: Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been proposed to improve chronic neuroinflammatory diseases in peripheral and central nervous systems. For instance, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) protects nerve cells from noxious stimuli in vitro and in vivo. Recent reports link PUFA supple...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alfonso M. Durán, W. Lawrence Beeson, Anthony Firek, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre, Marino De León
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/4/761