Fatty acids and signalling in endothelial cells |
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| Authors: | Robert Ringseis Klaus Eder |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300071, China;2. Department of Biochemistry, Basic Medical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China;1. Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;2. Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA 94609, USA;3. University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;4. Departments of Surgery and Cell and Molecular Physiology, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA;1. Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;2. Department of Internal Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The endothelium is critical for the maintenance of a proper vessel function. Disturbances of endothelial function, called endothelial dysfunction, have serious implications, and lead to the development of atherosclerosis. It is well established that the risk for atherosclerosis development is influenced by nutritional factors such as the intake of certain fatty acids. Due to the fundamental role of the endothelium for atherosclerosis development, it is, therefore, likely that fatty acids directly influence the function of endothelial cells. The present review aims to explain the divergent effects of different types of fatty acids on cardiovascular disease risk by summarizing in vitro-data on the effects of fatty acids on (1) important signalling pathways involved in the modulation of endothelial cell function, and (2) endothelial cell functional properties, namely vasoactive mediator release and mononuclear cell recruitment, both of which are typically dysregulated during endothelial dysfunction. |
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