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Possible Interaction: Iron, Dietary and Docosahexaenoic Acid

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Iron, Dietary

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

This result is consistent with the fact that the anti-proliferative activity of DHA is also mediated by iron.
Investigational New Drugs  •  2010  |  View Paper
ResultsIn the hippocampus, we found a significant Fe × ALA interaction on DHA : Compared to the group receiving ALA alone, DHA was significantly higher in the Fe + ALA group.
This may be partly explained by the enhancing effect of Fe on the conversion of ALA to EPA and DHA.
Lipids in Health and Disease  •  2014  |  View Paper
These findings may have important implications for understanding the interactive role of iron and DHA in nutritional deficiencies, losses of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the aging brain or excessive iron accumulation in degenerative disorders.
Journal of neurochemistry  •  2008  |  View Paper
DHA caused a nearly 10-fold increase in free iron uptake in NGF-treated cells and doubled iron uptake in nondifferentiated cells.
Neurochemical Research  •  2007  |  View Paper