Title:Dietary Technologies to Optimize Healing from Injury-Induced Inflammation
Volume: 20
Issue: 2
Author(s): Barry Sears*, Mary Perry and Asish K. Saha*
Affiliation:
- Inflammation Research Foundation, Peabody, MA 01960,United States
- Inflammation Research Foundation, Peabody, MA 01960,United States
Keywords:
Resolution response, inflammation, zone diet, omega-3 fatty acids, polyphenols, NF-κB, AMPK, eicosanoids, resolvins.
Abstract: Inflammation is an acute adaptive response to injury. However, if the initial inflammatory
response to an injury is not completely healed, it becomes chronic low-level inflammation that is
strongly associated with many chronic disease states, including metabolic (obesity and diabetes),
cardiovascular, auto-immune, and neurogenerative disorders as well as cancer. The healing process
is far more complex than the initiation of inflammation. Within that complexity of healing is a sequence
of events that are under profound dietary control and can be defined by specific blood
markers. Those molecular events of the healing process that are under significant dietary control are
termed as the Resolution Response. The purpose of this review is to describe the molecular components
of the Resolution Response and how different dietary factors can either optimize or inhibit
their actions. In particular, those dietary components that optimize the Resolution Response include
a calorie-restricted, protein-adequate, moderate-carbohydrate, low-fat diet referred to as the Zone
diet, omega-3 fatty acids, and polyphenols. The appropriate combination of these dietary interventions
constitutes the foundation of Pro-Resolution Nutrition. The effect of these dietary components
the actions of NF-κB, AMPK, eicosanoids, and resolvins are described in this review, as well as
ranges of appropriate blood markers that indicate success in optimizing the Resolution Response by
dietary interventions.