Does modifying dietary lipids influence the progression of renal failure?
Recent studies have identified important effects of dietary fatty acid composition in animals with chronic renal disease, particularly in dogs. The theoretic basis for these effects provides a rationale for the use of diets enriched with omega-3 (but not omega-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids. A therapeutic trial with a diet enriched with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids should be considered as a maneuver designed to slow the rate of progression of chronic renal disease in dogs.
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
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Brown
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Brown
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Crowell
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Barsanti
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Finco
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002415:Cats; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004285:Dogs; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008055:Lipids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
D004041:Dietary Fats; D008055:Lipids