Biomaterial Database

Health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). 2014

Kazunori Koba, and Teruyoshi Yanagita

Department of Nutritional Science, University of Nagasaki, Siebold Nagasaki 851-2195, Japan. Electronic address: koba@sun.ac.jp.

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a group of positional and geometric (cis or trans) isomers of linoleic acid with a conjugated double bond. The most representative CLA isomers are 9c,11t-18:2 and 10t,12c-18:2. CLA has been shown to exert various potent physiological functions such as anticarcinogenic, antiobese, antidiabetic and antihypertensive properties. This means CLA can be effective to prevent lifestyle diseases or metabolic syndromes. Also, reports suggest that physiological effects of CLA are different between the isomers, for example the 10t,12c isomer is anticarcinogenic, antiobese and antidiabetic, whereas the 9c,11t isomer is mainly anticarcinogenic. We describe here the physiological properties of CLA including the possible mechanism and the possibility to benefit human health.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007004	Hypoglycemic Agents	Substances which lower blood glucose levels.	Antidiabetic,Antidiabetic Agent,Antidiabetic Drug,Antidiabetics,Antihyperglycemic,Antihyperglycemic Agent,Hypoglycemic,Hypoglycemic Agent,Hypoglycemic Drug,Antidiabetic Agents,Antidiabetic Drugs,Antihyperglycemic Agents,Antihyperglycemics,Hypoglycemic Drugs,Hypoglycemic Effect,Hypoglycemic Effects,Hypoglycemics,Agent, Antidiabetic,Agent, Antihyperglycemic,Agent, Hypoglycemic,Agents, Antidiabetic,Agents, Antihyperglycemic,Agents, Hypoglycemic,Drug, Antidiabetic,Drug, Hypoglycemic,Drugs, Antidiabetic,Drugs, Hypoglycemic,Effect, Hypoglycemic,Effects, Hypoglycemic
D007536	Isomerism	The phenomenon whereby certain chemical compounds have structures that are different although the compounds possess the same elemental composition. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)	Isomerisms
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000959	Antihypertensive Agents	Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular HYPERTENSION regardless of pharmacological mechanism. Among the antihypertensive agents are DIURETICS; (especially DIURETICS, THIAZIDE); ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; and VASODILATOR AGENTS.	Anti-Hypertensive,Anti-Hypertensive Agent,Anti-Hypertensive Drug,Antihypertensive,Antihypertensive Agent,Antihypertensive Drug,Anti-Hypertensive Agents,Anti-Hypertensive Drugs,Anti-Hypertensives,Antihypertensive Drugs,Antihypertensives,Agent, Anti-Hypertensive,Agent, Antihypertensive,Agents, Anti-Hypertensive,Agents, Antihypertensive,Anti Hypertensive,Anti Hypertensive Agent,Anti Hypertensive Agents,Anti Hypertensive Drug,Anti Hypertensive Drugs,Anti Hypertensives,Drug, Anti-Hypertensive,Drug, Antihypertensive,Drugs, Anti-Hypertensive,Drugs, Antihypertensive
D016588	Anticarcinogenic Agents	Agents that reduce the frequency or rate of spontaneous or induced tumors independently of the mechanism involved.	Anti-Carcinogenic Agents,Anti-Carcinogenic Drugs,Anti-Carcinogenic Effect,Anti-Carcinogenic Effects,Anticarcinogenic Drugs,Anticarcinogenic Effect,Anticarcinogenic Effects,Anticarcinogens,Agents, Anti-Carcinogenic,Agents, Anticarcinogenic,Anti Carcinogenic Agents,Anti Carcinogenic Drugs,Anti Carcinogenic Effect,Anti Carcinogenic Effects,Drugs, Anti-Carcinogenic,Drugs, Anticarcinogenic,Effect, Anti-Carcinogenic,Effect, Anticarcinogenic,Effects, Anti-Carcinogenic,Effects, Anticarcinogenic
D044243	Linoleic Acids, Conjugated	A collective term for a group of around nine geometric and positional isomers of LINOLEIC ACID in which the trans/cis double bonds are conjugated, where double bonds alternate with single bonds.	Conjugated Linoleic Acid,Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA),Acid, Conjugated Linoleic,Acids, Conjugated Linoleic,Conjugated Linoleic Acids,Linoleic Acid, Conjugated
D019440	Anti-Obesity Agents	Agents that increase energy expenditure and weight loss by neural and metabolic regulation.	Anti-Obesity Agent,Anti-Obesity Drug,Antiobesity Agent,Antiobesity Drug,Weight-Loss Agents,Weight-Loss Drug,Anti-Obesity Drugs,Antiobesity Agents,Antiobesity Drugs,Weight-Loss Drugs,Agent, Anti-Obesity,Agent, Antiobesity,Agents, Anti-Obesity,Agents, Antiobesity,Agents, Weight-Loss,Anti Obesity Agent,Anti Obesity Agents,Anti Obesity Drug,Anti Obesity Drugs,Drug, Anti-Obesity,Drug, Antiobesity,Drug, Weight-Loss,Drugs, Anti-Obesity,Drugs, Antiobesity,Drugs, Weight-Loss,Weight Loss Agents,Weight Loss Drug,Weight Loss Drugs