Fish oil and rheumatoid arthritis: Past, present and future

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 316-323

  James, Michael ^a   Proudman, Susanna ^a   Cleland, Les ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fish oil; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Pain; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOKINE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ETANERCEPT; FISH OIL; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; ICOSANOID; INFLIXIMAB; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PENICILLAMINE; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHRALGIA; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GOLD THERAPY; HUMAN; JOINT INJURY; LIPOGENESIS; META ANALYSIS; MORNING STIFFNESS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FISH OILS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77957353557     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665110001564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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