Open AccessLong-chain n−3 PUFAs reduce adipose tissue and systemic inflammation in severely obese nondiabetic patients: a randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Bianca Itariu,
Maximilian Zeyda,
Eva Hochbrugger,
Angelika Neuhofer,
Gerhard Prager,
Karin Schindler,
Arthur Bohdjalian,
Daniel Mascher,
Suman Vangala,
M. Eric Schranz,
Michael Krebs,
Martin Bischof,
Thomas M. Stulnig
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.112.037432
Subject(s) - adipose tissue , medicine , endocrinology , inflammation , polyunsaturated fatty acid , systemic inflammation , biology , fatty acid , biochemistry
Chronic adipose tissue inflammation is a hallmark of obesity, triggering the development of associated pathologies, particularly type 2 diabetes. Long-chain n-3 PUFAs reduce cardiovascular events and exert well-established antiinflammatory effects, but their effects on human adipose tissue inflammation are unknown.
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