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Polyunsaturated fatty acid-induced cytotoxicity against tumor cells and its relationship to lipid peroxidation by Bégin, M E, Ells, G, Horrobin, D F

“…The contribution of lipid peroxidation to the killing of human breast cancer cells by gamma-linolenate (GLA) was examined. Other fatty acids of different…”
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Thyroid Function and Cognition during Aging by Bégin, M. E., Langlois, M. F., Lorrain, Dominique, Cunnane, S. C.

“…We summarize here the studies examining the association between thyroid function and cognitive performance from an aging perspective. The available data…”
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Differential killing of human carcinoma cells supplemented with n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids by Bégin, M E, Ells, G, Das, U N, Horrobin, D F

“…The effects of essential fatty acids on cell proliferation and cell viability of 3 human tumor and 4 normal cell lines were tested in vitro. It was found that…”
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Plasma fatty acid levels in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and in controls by Bégin, M E, Manku, M S, Horrobin, D F

“…Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are known to modulate the immune system in vivo and to inactivate envelope viruses in vitro. Patients with AIDS had low…”
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Modulation of CD4 expression on lymphoma cells transplanted to mice fed (n - 3) polyunsaturated fatty acids by Oth, D, Mercier, G, Tremblay, P, Thérien, H M, Bégin, M E, Ells, G, Potworowski, E

“…Groups of adult AKR mice were fed well defined fats controlled diet regimens. These consisted of either saturated (beef tallow: 'BT') or (n - 3)…”
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Type of dietary lipids exerts a major influence on the secretory activity of the exocrine pancreas: medium-term studies by BEAUDOIN, A. R, BEGIN, M. E, ELLS, G, ST-JEAN, P, LAFOREST, L, PROULX, J, VACHEREAU, A

“…A possible influence of the type of dietary lipids on the pancreas exocrine function was tested on rats. For this purpose, four groups of rats were fed on…”
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Avarol restores the altered prostaglandin and leukotriene metabolism in monocytes infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 by Schröder, H C, Bégin, M E, Klöcking, R, Matthes, E, Sarma, A S, Gasić, M, Müller, W E

“…Infection of monocytes with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) (strain Ada-M) caused increased levels of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and prostaglandin E2…”
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Tumor cytotoxicity of essential fatty acids by Bégin, M E

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Polyunsaturated fatty acids augment free radical generation in tumor cells in vitro by Das, U N, Begin, M E, Ells, G, Huang, Y S, Horrobin, D F

“…Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been shown to inhibit both normal and tumor cell growth in vitro. As PUFAs are known to induce a respiratory burst and…”
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A constructionist model predicting the emergence, complementarity and classification of the nucleotide bases by Mussat, M., Bégin, M.E., Bureau, J.P.

“…We are proposing an analytical matrix that models a logical process simulating the emergence of the bases of vital nucleotides. The construction and properties…”
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Omega-3 fatty acids, energy substrates, and brain function during aging by Freemantle, Erika, Vandal, Milène, Tremblay-Mercier, Jennifer, Tremblay, Sébastien, Blachère, Jean-Christophe, Bégin, Michel E., Thomas Brenna, J., Windust, Anthony, Cunnane, Stephen C.

“…The maintenance of optimal cognitive function is a central feature of healthy aging. Impairment in brain glucose uptake is common in aging associated cognitive…”
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Fatty acid and enzymatic compositional changes in the pancreas of rats fed dietary n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids by Bégin, M E, Ells, G, St-Jean, P, Vachereau, A, Beaudoin, A R

“…The influence of n-3 and n-6 PUFA on the fatty acid composition and the enzyme content of zymogen granules of the normal exocrine pancreas was tested on rats…”
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Differential sensitivity of tumorigenic and genetically related non-tumorigenic cells to cytotoxic polyunsaturated fatty acids by Bégin, M E, Sircar, S, Weber, J M

“…A series of closely related rat brain cell lines that differ in their ability to form tumors has been used to investigate the selectivity of cytotoxic…”
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Levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and the cytocidal potential of gammalinolenic and docosahexaenoic acids on ZR‐75‐1 and CV‐1 cells by Bégin, M. E., Ells, G.

“…To clarify the mechanism by which gammalinolenic acid (GLA) is more tumoricidal than docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), we have compared the incorporation of the…”
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Effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids and of their oxidation products on cell survival by Bégin, M E

“…The stimulatory, cytostatic and cytotoxic effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids, prostaglandins, thromboxanes, hydroperoxy fatty acids, hydroxy fatty acids…”
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Fatty acid changes during the induction of differentiation of human promyelocytic leukemia (HL-60) cells by phorbolmyristate acetate by Das, U N, Begin, M E, Ells, G

“…We studied fatty acid changes that are likely to occur during phorbolmyristate acetate (PMA)-induced differentiation of HL-60 cells. It was observed that…”
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Fatty acids, lipid peroxidation and diseases by Bégin, Michel E.

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Greater sensitivity of human multidrug-resistant (mdr) cancer cells to polyunsaturated fatty acids than their non-mdr counterparts by Weber, J M, Sircar, S, Bégin, M E

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Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid and arachidonic acid on incorporation and metabolism of radioactive linoleic acid in cultured human fibroblasts by Takahashi, R, Begin, M E, Ells, G, Horrobin, D F

“…Effects of exogenous eicosapentaenoic acid, arachidonic acid and oleic acid on incorporation and metabolism of [14C] linoleic acid were examined in cultured…”
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Effects of C18 fatty acids on breast carcinoma cells in culture by Bégin, M E, Ells, G

“…The relative cytotoxic potential of C18 carbon fatty acids on human breast tumor cells was determined. The saturated (18:0) and monounsaturated (cis C18:1n-9)…”
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