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Bioactive lipids in inflammatory bowel diseases - From pathophysiological alterations to therapeutic opportunities

Mireille Alhouayek, Hafsa Ameraoui, Giulio G Muccioli. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 2021;1866(2):158854.

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What was measured
How lipid mediators — fatty acids, specialised pro-resolving mediators, lysophospholipids, endocannabinoids including N-acylethanolamines, and oxysterols — are altered in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and where they could be targeted therapeutically.

What the authors reported

The abstract does not single out palmitoylethanolamide findings or give numbers. The authors describe how lipid signalling is involved in inflammatory bowel disease and how altering lipid pathways could affect the disease.

Limits of this study

A narrative review of selected examples, not a systematic review or trial. Palmitoylethanolamide is one of many lipids discussed. Funding and conflicts not stated in the abstract.

Source

PubMed 33157277 · doi:10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158854

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