Synergy between folates and docosahexaenoic acid when taking the micronutrients separately during pregnancy

Gromova O.A., Torshin I.Yu., Tetruashvili N.K., Reier I.A.

1 Federal Research Center of Informatics and Management, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119333, Vavilova str. 42, Russia; 2 Academician V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Moscow 117997. Ac. Oparina str. 4, Russia
The synergy between folates and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFA) is due to the fact that both micronutrients may reduce chronic inflammation and are important for the normal physiological development of the fetus. Folate deficiency disrupts DNA methylation and results in functional omega-3 PUFA deficiency in pregnant women, whereas omega-3 PUFA deficiency stimulates folate metabolic disturbances. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is one of the most important types of PUFA for pregnant women. The combined use of folic acid and DHA together with other fat-soluble vitamins (D, E) is promising for nutritional support during pregnancy.

Keywords

folic acid
docosahexaenoic acid
vitamin E
pregnancy
Vitagynal

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Received 08.06.2018

Accepted 22.06.2018

About the Authors

Gromova, Olga A., Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Science Нead of the Institute of Pharmacoinformatics, leading researcher of the Department of Intellectual Systems, Federal Research Center of Informatics and Management, Russian Academy of Sciences. 119333, Russia, Moscow, Vavilova str. 42. Tel.: +74997833327.
E-mail: unesco.gromova@gmail.com. ORCID iD 0000-0002-5785-3421
Torshin, Ivan Yu., PhD in Applied Mathematics, PhD in Chemistry, Senior researcher in Laboratory of Pharmacoinformatics at the Department of Intellectual Systems,
Federal Research Center of Informatics and Management, Russian Academy of Sciences.
119333, Russia, Moscow, Vavilova str. 42. Tel.: +74997833327. E-mail: tiy135@ccas.ru. ORCID iD 0000-0002-2659-7998
Tetruashvili, Nana K., Doctor of Medicine, Head of the Department of Pregnancy Loss Prevention and Therapy, National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics,
Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia. 117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. Tel.: +74954381183. E-mail: tetrauly@mail.ru
Reier, Ivan A., PhD, Senior researcher in Laboratory of Pharmacoinformatics at the Department of Intellectual Systems, Federal Research Center of Informatics and Management, Russian Academy of Sciences. 119333, Russia, Moscow, Vavilova str. 42. Tel.: +74997833327

For citations: Gromova O.A., Torshin I.Yu., Tetruashvili N.K., Reier I.A. Synergy between folates and docosahexaenoic acid when taking the micronutrients separately during pregnancy. Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018; (7): 12-9. (in Russian)
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2018.7.12-19

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