Medical Research Finder

Loading…

© 2025 meRfi®

Medical Research Finder

Legal Notice
Privacy
Terms of Use

Gut microbiota / Evidence-based microbiome knowledge (incl. AI chat)
Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

AuthorsReferences (Sources)

AuthorsReferences (Sources)

meRfi® AI Chat

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (Omega-3 PUFAs)

Welcome to meRfi-GM!

Please register to continue your trial period!

meRfi-GM provides you with up-to-date, evidence-based insights on the gut microbiota and related health topics.

Access our ever-expanding digital library and get personalized answers through our interactive AI chat platform.

Start your free trial and transform your understanding of the gut microbiota today!

Register for a free trial

Navigation

Contents

Omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs) are essential fatty acids in the human diet. They alter the structure and function of cell membranes.
Fu et al. 2021 Mediators of Inﬂammation doi.org/10.1155/2021/8879227

Omega-3 fatty acid-rich diets have been correlated with higher levels of SCFAs and SCFA-producing bacteria
Costantini et al. 2017 Int J Mol Sci. 18(12): 2645
Garcia-Mantrana et al. 2018 Front Microbiol. 9: 890

Calviello et al. (2004) showed they enhance cardiovascular function
Calviello et al. 2004 Carcinogenesis 25: 2303-2310

see also:
[G-Protein Coupled Receptor 120 (GPR120)](brain://u1Fo7KyjK0-GViA5EU396g/GProteinCoupledReceptor120…

References (Sources)

Are fish oil omega-3 long-chain fatty acids and their derivatives peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists?
Gani 2008 Cardiovasc Diabetol 7: 6
Dietary n-6 PUFA deprivation for 15 weeks reduces arachidonic acid concentrations while increasing n3 PUFA concentrations in organs of post-weaning male rats
Igarashi et al. 2009 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1791(2): 132-139
Down-regulation of malignant potential by alpha linolenic acid in human and mouse colon cancer cells
Chamberland & Moon 2015 Fam Cancer 14: 25-30
Impact of omega-3 fatty acids on the gut microbiota
Costantini et al. 2017 Int J Mol Sci. 18(12): 2645
Review
Long-chain n-3 PUFAs reduce adipose tissue and systemic inflammation in severely obese nondiabetic patients: A randomized controlled trial
Itariu et al. 2012 Am J Clin Nutr 96: 1137-1149
n-3 Fatty acids preserve insulin sensitivity in vivo in a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha-dependent manner
Neschen et al. 2007 Diabetes 56: 1034-1041
Shifts on gut microbiota associated to mediterranean diet adherence and specific dietary intakes on general adult population
Garcia-Mantrana et al. 2018 Front Microbiol. 9: 890

AI Chat

12/16/2025

Chat with our artificial intelligence:

Links

Omega-3 fatty acid - Wikipedia