Intestinal homeostasis is precisely regulated by a number of endogenous regulatory molecules but significantly influenced by dietary compounds. Malfunction of this system may result in chronic inflammation and cancer. Dietary essential n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and short-chain fatty acid butyrate produced from fibre display anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities. Both compounds were shown to modulate the production and activities of TNF family cytokines. Cytokines from the TNF family (TNF- α, TRAIL, and FasL) have potent inflammatory activities and can also regulate apoptosis, which plays an important role in cancer development. The results of our own research showed enhancement of apoptosis in colon cancer cells by a combination of either docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) or butyrate with TNF family cytokines, especially by promotion of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway and modulation of NF κ B activity. This review is focused mainly on the interaction of dietary PUFAs and butyrate with these cytokines during colon inflammation and cancer development. We summarised recent knowledge about the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in such effects and outcomes for intestinal cell behaviour and pathologies. Finally, the possible application for the prevention and therapy of colon inflammation and cancer is also outlined.

• MeSH
• apoptóza MeSH
• butyráty metabolismus   MeSH
• cytokiny metabolismus   MeSH
• dieta MeSH
• kolon patologie   MeSH
• kyseliny dokosahexaenové metabolismus   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mitochondrie patologie   MeSH
• myši MeSH
• nádory metabolismus   MeSH
• nenasycené mastné kyseliny metabolismus   MeSH
• NF-kappa B metabolismus   MeSH
• střevní sliznice metabolismus   MeSH
• tumor nekrotizující faktory metabolismus   MeSH
• zánět metabolismus   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• myši MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• butyráty MeSH
• cytokiny MeSH
• kyseliny dokosahexaenové MeSH
• nenasycené mastné kyseliny MeSH
• NF-kappa B MeSH
• tumor nekrotizující faktory MeSH