Reduced Plasma Nonesterified Fatty Acid Levels and the Advent of an Acute Lung Injury in Mice after Intravenous or Enteral Oleic Acid Administration

Although exerting valuable functions in living organisms, nonesterified fatty acids (NEFAs) can be toxic to cells. Increased blood concentration of oleic acid (OLA) and other fatty acids is detected in many pathological conditions. In sepsis and leptospirosis, high plasma levels of NEFA and low albu...

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Main Authors: Cassiano Felippe Gonçalves de Albuquerque, Patrícia Burth, Mauricio Younes Ibrahim, Diogo Gomes Garcia, Patrícia Torres Bozza, Hugo Caire Castro Faria Neto, Mauro Velho Castro Faria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/601032