A metabolic disorder, which is described by changed levels of glucose tolerance and defective carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, is known as diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is linked with many complications that result from hyperglycemia stimulated inflammation.

The risks of last-stage renal disease, stroke and myocardial infraction, retinopathy, increased risk of infection, debilitating neuropathies and poor wound healing are greatly increased because of diabetes related vascular changes. It has been suggested by the many studies of diabetic complications that development of inflammatory response is intervened in great part of the cells by polymorphounuclear leukocytes, phogocytic cells and macrophages.

The researchers from Boston University presented the results of their studies in the 86th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, according to these results omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids are signs of an effective new genus of pro-resolution and anti-inflammatory mediators.  Read the rest of this entry