333 Virgin Olive Oil Benefits TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-α) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine mainly secreted by macrophages (a type of white blood cell involved in the body’s defence against foreign substances or pathogens), as well as by other immune system cells. It is also associated with a wide range of pathologies, including rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, AIDS, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, etc. Type 2 DIABETES (See DIABETES MELLITUS) Type 2 DIABETES MELLITUS (See DIABETES MELLITUS / Type 2 diabetes) TYROSOL (See MINOR COMPOUNDS / Phenolic compounds / Simple phenols) ULCERATIVE COLITIS (See INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE / Colitis) UMBRELLA REVIEW An umbrella review is a synthesis of information drawn from several systematic reviews on a specific disease or health condition. It brings together the key findings of multiple reviews into a single document, offering both a quick general overview and a comprehensive summary of the available evidence. It is, in essence, a review of reviews. These reviews typically focus on a health issue, often treatment-related, and present information on various aspects or alternatives, based on the data extracted from each of the included systematic reviews. UNSAPONIFIABLE (See LIPIDS / Concepts / Saponifiable; Unsaponifiable) UNSATURATED (See LIPIDS / Concepts / Fatty acids; See also in LIPIDS / Unsaturated lipids) UNSATURATED FAT/S (See LIPIDS /Unsaturated lipids) UNSATURATED FATTY ACID/S (See LIPIDS / Concepts / Fatty acids; see also in LIPIDS / Unsaturated lipids) UNSATURATION/S (See LIPIDS / Concepts / Fatty acids; See also in LIPIDS / Unsaturated lipids) URSOLIC -acid- (See MINOR COMPOUNDS / Triterpenoids / Pentacyclic triterpenes) UV SPECIFIC EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS Spectrophotometric parameters¹ determined in the ultraviolet range to provide information about the quality of a fat, its state of preservation, and the modifications caused by technological processes. ¹ Spectrophotometry: Analytical procedure used to measure the amount of light absorbed by a substance at a specific wavelength.
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