In certain human ovarian tumor cells, a type of fat called linoleic acid sticks to estrogen receptors and seems to turn them on, which might lead to harmful effects like less cell death and more inflammation — and when scientists blocked those receptors, those effects went away.

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Linoleic acid induces human ovarian granulosa cell inflammation and apoptosis through the ER-FOXO1-ROS-NFκB pathway

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2024 Mar 16

The study shows that linoleic acid turns on estrogen receptors in ovarian cells, which leads to more inflammation and cell death, not less. So it contradicts the idea that this process helps protect the cells.

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Linoleic acid induces human ovarian granulosa cell inflammation and apoptosis through the ER-FOXO1-ROS-NFκB pathway

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56970-x

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