2000
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.39.107
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Effects of Dietary Supplementation with n-3 Fatty Acids Compared with n-6 Fatty Acids on Bronchial Asthma.

Abstract: Objective The effects of perilla seed oil (n-3 fatty acids) on bronchial asthma were compared with the effects of corn oil (n-6 fatty acids) in relation to the pulmonary function and the generation of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and C4 (LTC4) by leucocytes.Methods and Subjects 14 asthmatic subjects were divided randomly into two groups: one group (7 subjects) consumedperilla seed oil-rich supplementation and the other group (7 subjects) consumed corn oil-rich supplementation for 4 weeks. Generation of LTsby leucocyt… Show more

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“…Our results are in accord with Poerschmann et al, who showed that the unsaturation index of FAs in algae and bacteria tends to be higher in colder climates than in warmer climates [70,74]. -3 PUFAs, but not -6 PUFAs, mono-unsaturated FAs or saturated FAs, have been shown to be potent NF-B inhibitors [75][76][77][78][79][80]. One would hence have expected the CCMP 1619 extract, which has a twelve times higher concentration in -3 PUFA than the remaining extracts, to stand out as the strongest NF-B inhibitor.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Our results are in accord with Poerschmann et al, who showed that the unsaturation index of FAs in algae and bacteria tends to be higher in colder climates than in warmer climates [70,74]. -3 PUFAs, but not -6 PUFAs, mono-unsaturated FAs or saturated FAs, have been shown to be potent NF-B inhibitors [75][76][77][78][79][80]. One would hence have expected the CCMP 1619 extract, which has a twelve times higher concentration in -3 PUFA than the remaining extracts, to stand out as the strongest NF-B inhibitor.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Our observations support previous findings in patients with allergic disease in whom n–3 PUFA supplementation reduced the generation of inflammatory leukotrienes and prostaglandins [13, 16, 17, 30]. Repeated low-dose allergen challenge promotes features of airway inflammation, thus mimicking the natural course of allergic asthma more closely than a single high-dose allergen inhalation challenge [19].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…In keeping with this observation, no clinical improvement in asthmatic symptoms was detected in some interventional studies [13, 14]. However, other studies have demonstrated a benefit of n–3 PUFA supplementation in patients suffering from bronchial asthma [15,16,17]. The inconsistency among study results may be attributable to the heterogeneity of the populations (e.g.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…The most dramatic beneficial effect is demonstrated in subjects with exercise induced bronchoconstriction, in whom supplementation with n-3 fatty acid significantly reduced the fall in FEV 1 following exercise 27 40. Other studies found a positive effect in patients with asthma on respiratory health following supplementation 19 20 28 29. In contrast, a number of studies have found no change in respiratory health following supplementation4147 but two of these did find a reduction in leukotrienes,41 42 another study found a reduction in thromboxane b2 with supplementation of n-3 fatty acids47 and finally one study found a reduction in tumour necrosis factor α in the group supplemented with n-3 fatty acids 46…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%