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NUTRIENTS
Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu13062061
Keywords
arachidonic acid; 20:4n-6; brain; docosahexaenoic acid; 22:6n-3; fetus; maternal diet; cognitive; infants; neurodevelopment; neurogenesis
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- Throne Holst Foundation
- Faculty of Medicine, University Oslo, Norway
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DHA and ARA are preferentially deposited within the cerebral cortex during the last trimester of gestation and for the first 18 months after birth. While the structural and functional roles of DHA in brain development are well investigated, the similar roles of ARA are not well documented. Both fatty acids play crucial roles for fetal and postnatal brain development, yet their mechanistic crosstalk is not clearly known.
During the last trimester of gestation and for the first 18 months after birth, both docosahexaenoic acid,22:6n-3 (DHA) and arachidonic acid,20:4n-6 (ARA) are preferentially deposited within the cerebral cortex at a rapid rate. Although the structural and functional roles of DHA in brain development are well investigated, similar roles of ARA are not well documented. The mode of action of these two fatty acids and their derivatives at different structural-functional roles and their levels in the gene expression and signaling pathways of the brain have been continuously emanating. In addition to DHA, the importance of ARA has been much discussed in recent years for fetal and postnatal brain development and the maternal supply of ARA and DHA. These fatty acids are also involved in various brain developmental processes; however, their mechanistic cross talks are not clearly known yet. This review describes the importance of ARA, in addition to DHA, in supporting the optimal brain development and growth and functional roles in the brain.
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