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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
The health benefits of dietary omega-3 fatty acids have been investigated in a variety of conditions but there have been few studies of their effects in human respiratory diseases. Although many of the physiological changes associated with omega-3 polyunsaturate ingestion have been attributed to alterations in endogenous eicosanoid production, effects on blood rheology, host-microbial interactions and lung surfactant production have also been described. In reviewing the literature, there is little evidence that these polyunsaturates have beneficial effects in allergic disorders, but they may have potential as modulators of respiratory diseases involving chronic inflammatory and infectious processes or impaired pulmonary blood flow. Further work on the effects of omega-3 fatty acids in several chronic pulmonary syndromes, for which there are currently no effective therapies, appears to be warranted.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0731-5724
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
18-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-6-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Omega-3 fatty acids in respiratory diseases: a review.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't