Statistical analysis of human microarray data shows that dietary intervention with <i>n</i>-3 fatty acids, flavonoids and resveratrol enriches for immune response and disease pathways



Warburton, Alix, Vasieva, Olga, Quinn, Peter, Stewart, James P ORCID: 0000-0002-8928-2037 and Quinn, John P ORCID: 0000-0003-3551-7803
(2018) Statistical analysis of human microarray data shows that dietary intervention with <i>n</i>-3 fatty acids, flavonoids and resveratrol enriches for immune response and disease pathways. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, 119 (3). pp. 239-249.

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Abstract

n-3 Fatty acids, flavonoids and resveratrol are well publicised for their beneficial effects on human health and wellbeing. Identifying common, underlying biological mechanisms targeted by these functional foods would therefore be informative for the public health sector for advising on nutritional health and disease, food and drug product development and consumer interest. The aim of this study was to explore the potential effects of gene expression changes associated with n-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, flavonoids and resveratrol on modifying biological systems and disease pathways. To test this, publicly available human microarray data for significant gene expression changes associated with dietary intervention with EPA/DHA, flavonoids and resveratrol was subjected to pathway analysis and significance testing for overlap with signals from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for common non-communicable diseases and biological functions. There was an enrichment of genes implicated in immune responses and disease pathways which was common to all of the treatment conditions tested. Analysis of biological functions and disease pathways indicated anti-tumorigenic properties for EPA/DHA. In line with this, significance testing of the intersection of genes associated with these functional foods and GWAS hits for common biological functions (ageing and cognition) and non-communicable diseases (breast cancer, CVD, diabesity, neurodegeneration and psychiatric disorders) identified significant overlap between the EPA/DHA and breast cancer gene sets. Dietary intervention with EPA/DHA, flavonoids and resveratrol can target important biological and disease pathways suggesting a potentially important role for these bioactive compounds in the prevention and treatment of dietary-related diseases.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Flavonoids, Functional foods, Genome-wide association studies, n-3 Fatty acids, Resveratrol
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 26 Jan 2018 12:14
Last Modified: 13 Oct 2023 13:04
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114517003506
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3016909