Molecular immune-inflammatory connections between dietary fats and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease : which translation into clinics?
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
Molecular immune-inflammatory connections between dietary fats and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease : which translation into clinics? / E. Mattavelli, A.L. Catapano, A. Baragetti. - In: NUTRIENTS. - ISSN 2072-6643. - 13:11(2021 Oct 25), pp. 3768.1-3768.22. [10.3390/nu13113768]
Abstract:
Current guidelines recommend reducing the daily intake of dietary fats for the prevention of ischemic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Avoiding saturated fats while increasing the intake of mono-or polyunsaturated fatty acids has been for long time the cornerstone of dietary approaches in cardiovascular prevention, mainly due to the metabolic effects of these molecules. However, recently, this approach has been critically revised. The experimental evidence, in fact, supports the concept that the pro-or anti-inflammatory potential of different dietary fats contributes to atherogenic or anti-atherogenic cellular and molecular processes beyond (or in addition to) their metabolic effects. All these aspects are hardly translatable into clinics when trying to find connections between the pro-/anti-inflammatory potential of dietary lipids and their effects on CVD outcomes. Interventional trials, although providing stronger potential for causal inference, are typically small sample-sized, and they have short follow-up, noncompliance, and high attrition rates. Besides, observational studies are con-founded by a number of variables and the quantification of dietary intakes is far from optimal. A better understanding of the anatomic and physiological barriers for the absorption and the players involved in the metabolism of dietary lipids (e.g., gut microbiota) might be an alternative strategy in the attempt to provide a first step towards a personalized dietary approach in CVD prevention.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
cardiovascular disease; dietary lipids; immune-inflammation; microbiota
Elenco autori:
E. Mattavelli, A.L. Catapano, A. Baragetti
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