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gain new insights about direct CLA effects on gene expression, cell signaling, and<br />

metabolism in human (pre)adipocytes. Studies included in this body of work address<br />

potential mechanism <strong>by</strong> which CLA induces delipidation, inflammation, and insulin<br />

resistance in primary cultures of human adipocytes.<br />

Background and Significance<br />

Historical Review of CLA<br />

<strong>Conjugated</strong> linoleic acid comprises a family of positional and geometric isomers of<br />

linoleic acid that are formed <strong>by</strong> biodegradation and oxidation processes in nature. The<br />

major dietary sources of these unusual fatty acids are derived from ruminant animals, in<br />

particular dairy products (Ha et al. 1987; Sehat et al. 1998). The main isomer of CLA,<br />

cis-9, trans-11CLA, can be produced directly <strong>by</strong> bacterial hydrogenation in the rumen or<br />

<strong>by</strong> delta-9 desaturation of the co-product vaccenic acid in most mammalian tissues<br />

including man. The second most abundant isomer of CLA is the trans-10, cis-12 form<br />

(Fig. 1.1).<br />

Pariza et al. (1979) demonstrated that an extract from cooked ground beef inhibited<br />

mutagenesis in mice, and they subsequently identified the active agent as CLA, a new<br />

anti-carcinogen (Ha et al. 1987). This seminal discovery spurred workers in this field to<br />

investigate CLA’s additional biological effects on cancer (Ip et al. 2002), atherosclerosis<br />

(Lee et al. 1994), growth efficiency (Chin et al. 1994), immune function (Bassaganya-<br />

Riera et al. 2002), lipid metabolism, and obesity (Park et al. 1999). On the basis of these<br />

studies, it has been suggested that supplementation of individual isomers or mixtures of<br />

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