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. 2013 May 2;71(6):370–385. doi: 10.1111/nure.12033

Table 2.

Summary of studies investigating biomarkers of antioxidants, hemostasis, lipid peroxidation, and inflammation with different types of diets

Biomarker Control diet Effect of canola/LEAR oil Reference
Antioxidants
 α-tocopherol Baseline SFA diet Increase Gustafsson et al. (1994)26
SO diet No change Gustafsson et al. (1994)26
SFA diet No change Södergren et al. (2001)34
 γ-tocopherol Baseline SFA diet No change Gustafsson et al. (1994)26
SO diet Increase Gustafsson et al. (1994)26
SFA diet Increase Södergren et al. (2001)34
Hemostasis
 Platelet aggregation Safflower diet No change Kwon et al. (1991)65
Baseline SFA diet Decrease Kwon et al. (1991)65
 Collagen-induced platelet aggregation High-SFA diet/SO diet No change McDonald et al. (1989)28
 Thromboxane B2 SO, OO, and FO/SO and OO/soybean oil diets No change Chan et al. (1993)68
Safflower oil diet No change Kwon et al. (1991)65
High-SFA diet No change McDonald et al. (1989)28
 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2 SFA diet No change Södergren et al. (2001)34
 6-keto prostaglandin SO, OO, and FO/SO and OO/soybean oil diets No change Chan et al. (1993)68
High-SFA diet Increase McDonald et al. (1989)28
 Factor VII coagulant activity (FVIIa) Baseline habitual diet Decrease Iggman et al. (2011)38
Baseline SFA diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 Coagulation factor VIIc (FVllc) Baseline habitual diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 Coagulation factor XII (FXIIc) Baseline habitual diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 Coagulation factor XIIa (FXIIa) Baseline habitual diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 Dairy fat diet No change Iggman et al. (2011)38
 Fibrinogen Dairy fat diet No change Iggman et al. (2011)38
Baseline SFA diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 Pathromtin SL (FIXc) Baseline SFA diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 Pathromtin SL (FXc) Baseline SFA diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 Pathromtin SL (Fllc) Baseline SFA diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 Pathromtin fragment (F1+2) Baseline SFA diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 Procoagulant activity Control diet No change Mendez et al. (1996)69
 ATP secretion Baseline SFA diet Decrease Kwon et al. (1991)65
 Bleeding time SO, OO, and FO/SO and OO/soybean oil diets No change Chan et al. (1993)68
Mixed-fat SFA diet Increase McDonald et al. (1989)28
Lipid peroxidation
 8-iso prostaglandin SFA diet No change Södergren et al. (2001)34
 Conjugated dienes Palm oil Decrease Mutalib et al. (1995)43
 Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances Palm oil No change Mutalib et al. (1995)43
 Glutathione peroxidase activity Palm oil Decrease Mutalib et al. (1995)43
 Erythrocyte superoxide dismutase activity Palm oil Decrease Mutalib et al. (1995)43
 Hydroperoxides SFA diet No change Södergren et al. (2001)34
 Malondialdehyde SFA diet No change Södergren et al. (2001)34
Inflammation
 C-reactive protein High-oleic CO and FO/high-SFA diets No change Gillingham et al. (2011)25
Baseline SFA diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 Interleukin-6 High-oleic CO and FO/high-SFA diets No change Gillingham et al. (2011)25
Cream/OO/potato/All-Bran diets No change Manning et al. (2008)70
 sVCAM-1 High-oleic CO and FO/high-SFA diets No change Gillingham et al. (2011)25
 sICAM-1 High-oleic CO and FO/high-SFA diets No change Gillingham et al. (2011)25
 Soluble E-selectin High-oleic CO and FO/high-SFA diets No change Gillingham et al. (2011)25
 P-selectin Baseline SFA diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 L-selectin Baseline SFA diet No change Junker et al. (2001)51
 Tumor necrosis factor Diet without CO, arginine, and certain trace elements Improved Mendez et al. (1996)69
 Tumor necrosis factor-α Cream/OO/potato/All-Bran diets No change Manning et al. (2008)70
 Interleukin-8 Cream/OO/potato/All-Bran diets No change Manning et al. (2008)70
 Prostaglandin E2 Diet without CO, arginine, and certain trace elements Increase Mendez et al. (1996)69
 Cortisol Cream/OO/potato/All-Bran diets No change Manning et al. (2008)70
 Neutrophil oxidative burst Diet without CO, arginine, and certain trace elements No change Mendez et al. (1996)69
 Lymphocyte proliferation Diet without CO, arginine, and certain trace elements No change Mendez et al. (1996)69

Abbreviations: CO, canola oil; FO, flaxseed oil; OO, olive oil; SFA, saturated fatty acids; sICAM-1, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1; SO, sunflower oil;VCAM-1, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule.