Pilot study of the effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on exhaled nitric oxide in patients with stable asthma

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 309-313

  Moreira, André ^a,b   Moreira, P ^c   Delgado, L ^a   Fonseca, J ^a,b   Teixeira, V ^c   Padrao P ^c   Castel Branco, G ^b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Asthma; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Exhaled nitric oxide; n 3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PREDNISOLONE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; FISH; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASTHMA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXHALATION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35548992026     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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