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01-04-2014 | Original Article

The effects of short-term fish oil supplementation on pulmonary function and airway inflammation following a high-fat meal

Authors: Carl J. Ade, S. K. Rosenkranz, C. A. Harms

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 4/2014

Abstract

Introduction

Many environmental and dietary influences can cause immune cells to produce biological mediators that increase airway inflammation. A high-fat meal (HFM) is one stimulus that increases airway inflammation in healthy individuals. Supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids can reduce inflammation systemically and may be beneficial to the airways.

Purpose

To determine if omega-3 fatty acid supplementation via fish oil would mitigate the airway inflammatory response induced by a single HFM.

Methods

Seventeen non-asthmatic men (22 ± 2 years.) were supplemented with 3,000 mg × day⁻¹ fish oil or a placebo for 3 weeks. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FE_NO; a marker of airway inflammation), impulse oscillometry (a measure of respiratory impedance), pulmonary function, and triglycerides were measured prior to and 2 h following a HFM.

Results

Following a HFM, triglycerides increased in both fish oil and placebo groups compared to pre-HFM (~59 and ~49 %, respectively, p < 0.05). The percent increase in FE_NO was greater in the placebo group compared to the fish oil group (25.7 ± 16.7 vs. −1.99 ± 10.5 %, respectively, p < 0.05). A significant correlation was observed between blood triglycerides and FE_NO in the placebo group (r = 0.61; p < 0.05), but not the fish oil group (p = 0.21).

Conclusion

A single HFM increases airway inflammation and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation via fish oil protects against HFM associated changes in airway health.

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Title: The effects of short-term fish oil supplementation on pulmonary function and airway inflammation following a high-fat meal
Authors: Carl J. Ade
S. K. Rosenkranz
C. A. Harms
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-013-2792-7

At a glance: The STEP trials

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The effects of short-term fish oil supplementation on pulmonary function and airway inflammation following a high-fat meal

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusion

At a glance: The STEP trials

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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