Kwasy tłuszczowe z rodziny omega-3 w neuropsychiatrii
Omega-3 fatty acids and neuropsychiatric disorders

Summary/Abstract: Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential component of the membrane phospholipids of brain tissue and nerve fibers and they can affect the development and functioning of the brain, especially in sight process, cognitive and intellectual abilities. Due to the importance of their functions, polyunsaturated fatty acids have been the subject of numerous studies and observations in the field of neuropsychiatry including the developmental disorders, emotional and mental disorders, decreased cognitive abilities associated with the aging. Several studies have found abnormal metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids, mostly due to their deficiency in diseases such as depression, schizophrenia and autism. In addition, the pathogenesis of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline in the aging was associated with deficiencies in dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids. It is believed that supplementation with the fatty acids omega-3 family is essential in the prevention and treatment of the nervous system diseases.

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