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David WL Ma

University of Guelph
Verified email at uoguelph.ca
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[HTML][HTML] Are all n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids created equal?

BM Anderson, DWL Ma - Lipids in health and Disease, 2009 - Springer
N-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids have been shown to have potential beneficial effects for
chronic diseases including cancer, insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. …

n− 3 PUFA and membrane microdomains: a new frontier in bioactive lipid research

DWL Ma, J Seo, KC Switzer, YY Fan… - The Journal of nutritional …, 2004 - Elsevier
In recent years, our understanding of the plasma membrane has changed considerably as
our knowledge of lipid microdomains has expanded. Lipid microdomains include structures …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer

J Liu, DWL Ma - nutrients, 2014 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Dietary fatty acids,
especially n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), are believed to play a role in reducing …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 on health behavior, stress, financial and food security among middle to high income Canadian families with young children

…, A Sadowski, A Laila, V Hruska, M Nixon, DWL Ma… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many aspects of daily life. The purpose of this study
was to identify how health behaviors, level of stress, financial and food security have been …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive profiling of plasma fatty acid concentrations in young healthy Canadian adults

…, A Badawi, A El-Sohemy, DM Mutch, DWL Ma - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Circulating fatty acids (FA) are associated with a multitude of chronic diseases. However, a
major gap in establishing such relationships is the lack of accepted fatty acid reference …

[PDF][PDF] Altered hepatic gene expression in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with lower hepatic n‐3 and n‐6 polyunsaturated fatty acids

BM Arendt, EM Comelli, DWL Ma, W Lou… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic gene expression and fatty acid (FA) composition
have been reported independently, but a comprehensive gene expression profiling in …

Nutritional assessment and hepatic fatty acid composition in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a cross-sectional study

…, N Prayitno, M Sherman, M Guindi, DWL Ma… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Low hepatic n−6 and n−3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) may
contribute to steatosis and steatohepatitis and can be affected by diet and oxidative stress. …

n‐3 PUFA Alter caveolae lipid composition and resident protein localization in mouse colon

DWL Ma, J Seo, LA Davidson, ES Callaway… - The FASEB …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Caveolae, by virtue of their unique lipid environment, serve as signaling platforms that regulate
cellular events. Perturbations in caveolae lipid composition have been shown in vitro to …

A review of the associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in taste receptors, eating behaviors, and health

…, AM Duncan, LL Spriet, J Haines, DWL Ma… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Food preferences and dietary habits are heavily influenced by taste perception. There is
growing interest in characterizing taste preferences based on genetic variation. Genetic …

Unesterified docosahexaenoic acid is protective in neuroinflammation

…, JX Kang, CE Greenwood, DWL Ma… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n‐3) is the major brain n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acid and it is
possible that docosahexaenoic acid is anti‐inflammatory in the brain as it is known to be in …