Fish oil supplementation inhibits the expression of major histocompatibility complex class II molecules and adhesion molecules on human monocytes

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 267-272

  Hughes, David A ^a   Pinder, Andrew C ^a   Piper, Zoe ^a   Johnson, Ian T ^a   Lund, Elizabeth K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adhesion molecules; Fish oil; humans; MHC class II molecules; monocytes; n 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; FISH OIL; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOREGULATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MONOCYTE;

EID: 0030022838     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/63.2.267     Document Type: Article

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