Dietary α-linolenic acid decreases C-reactive protein, serum amyloid A and interleukin-6 in dyslipidaemic patients

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Rallidis, Loukianos S ^a,d   Paschos, Georgios ^b   Liakos, Georgios K ^a   Velissaridou, Aggeliki H ^a   Anastasiadis, Georgios ^c   Zampelas, Antonis ^b  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NIKEA   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^c LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Dyslipidaemia; Interleukin 6; Linoleic acid; Serum amyloid A; Linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FATTY ACID; INTERLEUKIN 6; LINOLEIC ACID; LINSEED OIL; SAFFLOWER OIL; SERUM AMYLOID A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFLAMMATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZATION;

EID: 0038463560     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(02)00427-6     Document Type: Article

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