The United States led the study, the University of California at Los Angeles Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Professor Greg Cole. He and colleagues found that fish oil ω-3 fatty acids in the DHA can increase the amount of protein LR11. DHA is an extremely important type of human fatty acids, its fetal and newborn brain development are essential. However, the body's own, and can not make DHA, can only be obtained from the diet.
LR11 protein in Alzheimer's disease patients with low levels, it can damage and the formation of Alzheimer's disease β-amyloid (beta amyloid), increase the amount of LR11 can inhibit Alzheimer's disease, toxic Plaque formation. The researchers thus believe that the low levels of LR11 should lead to Alzheimer's disease, one of the reasons.
The next experiment, the researchers in a number of biological systems to detect the efficacy of fish oil. The results showed that even low doses of DHA also promote the development of brain cells in rats LR11 levels of growth, with food containing DHA fed genetically modified suffering from Alzheimer's disease in rats and mice, they are the brain LR11 volume has also been enhanced.
In addition, the researchers also confirmed that DHA on human nerve cells also have a similar role, that is, a high level of DHA will have a wealth of LR11, thereby protecting the brain against Alzheimer's disease attacks.
However, the amount of how much DHA is the defense Alzheimer's disease, the optimal level of psychosis is not yet clear.
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