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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-5
pubmed:abstractText
Studies reported here investigate the influence of dietary fat types on cytokine production in response to endotoxin (LPS) challenge. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) serum levels were markedly higher (by 10-fold) in mice fed chronically a diet rich in fish oil rather than either a diet rich in corn or coconut oil or a low fat diet. This in vivo hyper-responsiveness in LPS-induced TNF production following fish oil consumption concorded with similar exaggerated in vitro TNF release from macrophages exposed to LPS. These data suggest that high consumption of fish oils, by virtue of their high content of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, can lead to an exaggerated production of mediators of inflammation with potentially adverse consequences on the outcome and severity of infectious diseases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0165-2478
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Dietary supplementation with fish oil enhances in vivo synthesis of tumor necrosis factor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro