Anti-inflammatory effects of a low arachidonic acid diet and fish oil in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-36

  Adam, Olaf ^a   Beringer, Corinna ^b   Kless, Thomas ^b   Lemmen, Christa ^b   Adam, Alexander ^a   Wiseman, Michael ^c   Adam, Patrick ^b   Klimmek, Reinhard ^b   Forth, Wolfgang ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ SUPERCOMPUTING CENTRE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Eicosanoids; Fish oil; N 3 fatty acids; Rheumatoid arthritis; Vegetarian diet

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTHROMBOXANE B2; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CYTOKINE; FISH OIL; ICOSANOID; LEUKOTRIENE B4; LIPID; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDEMA; ERYTHROCYTE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 12244252241     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-002-0234-7     Document Type: Article

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