Title
Effects of dietary fish oil supplementation on polymorphonuclear leukocyte inflammatory potential
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Neurology; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Publication Date
1986-12-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Dietary Fats; Fish Oils; Humans; Inflammation; Kinetics; Luminescent Measurements; Neutrophils; Superoxides
Disciplines
Immunology and Infectious Disease | Neurology
Abstract
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs) are an important contributor to inflammation and are thus a part of the pathophysiology of many human diseases. We assessed the effect of fish oil on PMNL inflammatory potential by measuring chemiluminescence and superoxide production before and after six weeks of daily cod liver oil ingestion by healthy volunteers. Phagocytosing PMNLs demonstrated a 27% decrease in chemiluminescence (P less than 0.05) and a 64% decrease in superoxide production (P less than 0.01), following the cod liver oil supplementation. Analysis of PMNL and platelet fatty acids revealed the appearance of eicosapentaenoic acid and a significant decrease in arachidonic acid in both types of cells.
Source
Inflammation. 1986 Dec;10(4):387-92.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Inflammation
Related Resources
PubMed ID
3025092
Repository Citation
Fisher, Marc; Upchurch, Katherine S.; Levine, Peter H.; Johnson, Mark H.; Vaudreuil, Christine H.; Natale, Anita M.; and Hoogasian, James J., "Effects of dietary fish oil supplementation on polymorphonuclear leukocyte inflammatory potential" (1986). Neurology Publications and Presentations. 145.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/neuro_pp/145