SELECTED PROJECTS

2010

Effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in a mouse model of acute adipose tissue inflammation
Michèle GUERRE-MILLO, INSERM U872 Eq7, Cordeliers Research Center – Paris

Cellular characterization of the imprint left at the hypothalamic level by a maternal hyper-lipid diet
Claire-Marie VACHER-MALTONTI UMR 8195 CNRS University Paris Sud XI Faculty of Sciences

Role of SR-BI in intestinal detection of dietary lipids in vivo
Véronique CARRIERE Cordeliers Research Center – Paris UMRS 872 INSERM/UPMC/UPD

Impact of n-3 PUFA supplementation on cerebral energy metabolism and cognitive functions during aging in a non-human primate
Fabien PIFFERI  UMR CNRS/MNHN 7179

2009

Role of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in the transfer of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) to the brain and involvement of transport and binding proteins
Philippe GUESNET, INRA – Jouy-en-Josas

Diet rich in saturated fatty acids, obesity and olfactory satiety
Marie-Christine LACROIX, UMR 1197 INRA – University of Paris 11

Focal ischemia at the cortical level in aged rats: what protective role of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids?
Christian TESSIER, INSERM U866 Faculty of Sciences Gabriel – Dijon

Better define the protective effects and the respective role of n-3 PUFA in the determinants of vascular risk associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes
Nathalie BERNOUD-HUBAC, UMR 870 INSERM/INSA-Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon

2008

Impact of alpha-linolenic acid on neurogenesis
Dr. Nicolas BLONDEAU, Dr Catherine Heurteaux, UMR 6097, CNRS – UNSA

Polyunsaturated fatty acids and neural stem cell differentiation. Transcriptome analysis: messenger RNAs and microRNAs.
Christine HEBERDEN, NuRéLiCe – CRJ-INRA

Regulation of amino acid metabolism by dietary fatty acids
Dominique HERMIER, UMR914 INRA – AgroparisTech

The fat-1 transgenic mouse converts w6 fatty acids into w3: a model of resistance to mammary cancer? »
Jerome BELLENGER, UMR866 INSERM Dijon