Dietary α-linolenic acid inhibits proinflammatory cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in hypercholesterolemic subjects

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 385-391

  Zhao, Guixiang ^a   Etherton, Terry D ^a   Martin, Keith R ^a   Gillies, Peter J ^b   West, Sheila G ^a   Kris Etherton, Penny M ^a,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c Department of Nutritional Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Eicosapentaenoic acid; Hypercholesterolemic subjects; Interleukin 1 ; Interleukin 6; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Tumor necrosis factor ; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LINOLEIC ACID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 33846867711     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/85.2.385     Document Type: Article

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