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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of low-dose (350 mg daily) polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish oil, either in gelatine capsules or microencapsulated, were investigated in a non-blind, randomized, crossover study of 12 healthy male volunteers. The authors measured the incorporation of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) into platelets membranes, platelet aggregability by adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adrenaline, and fibrinolytic activity as euglobulin lysis time, after two and six weeks of therapy. Both formulations resulted in increased incorporation of EPA into platelet membranes, and the microencapsulated formulation also significantly increased the platelet level of ADP for irreversible aggregation (by about 60%). Fish oil in gelatine capsules had a smaller, non-significant effect in the same direction. Both formulations reduced adrenaline-induced aggregability, but the effects did not attain significance. Neither formulation altered fibrinolysis. The data show that low doses of fish oil in microencapsulated form significantly lower platelet aggregability, without affecting fibrinolysis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0003-3197
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
39-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Decreased platelet activity without change in fibrinolytic activity after low dosages of fish oil.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Chemistry, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial