Omega 3-DHA and Delta-Tocotrienol Modulate Lipid Droplet Biogenesis and Lipophagy in Breast Cancer Cells: the Impact in Cancer Aggressiveness

Omega 3-docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and vitamin E Delta-tocotrienol (Delta-T3) are extensively studied as protective nutrients against cancer development. Little is known about the biological mechanisms targeted by these bioactive molecules on lipid droplet (LD) biogenesis, an important breast cancer...

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Main Authors: Nathalia Pizato, Larissa Fernanda Melo Vasconcelos Kiffer, Beatriz Christina Luzete, José Antonio Fagundes Assumpção, Luis Henrique Correa, Heloisa Antoniella Braz de Melo, Lívia Pimentel de Sant’Ana, Marina Kiyomi Ito, Kelly Grace Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/6/1199