Open AccessOmega-3 Fatty Acids Ameliorate Atherosclerosis by Favorably Altering Monocyte Subsets and Limiting Monocyte Recruitment to Aortic Lesions
Author(s) -
Amanda L. Brown,
Xuewei Zhu,
Shunxing Rong,
Swapnil V. Shewale,
Jeongmin Seo,
Elena Boudyguina,
Abraham K. Gebre,
Martha A. AlexanderMiller,
John S. Parks
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.112.253435
Subject(s) - monocyte , fish oil , apolipoprotein b , apolipoprotein e , lipoprotein , medicine , cholesterol , endocrinology , biology , chemistry , immunology , fish <actinopterygii> , disease , fishery
Fish oil, containing omega-3 fatty acids, attenuates atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that omega-3 fatty acid-enriched oils are atheroprotective through alteration of monocyte subsets and their trafficking into atherosclerotic lesions.
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