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Whether induction of CYP4F long chain fatty acid ? | |||||||||||||||
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The increase of total omega 3 content in the RBCs was linearly related to consumption of the omega 3 supplement. | |||||||||||||||
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It is of relevance here because folic acid has been shown to increase omega-3 status when supplemented, and decrease omega-3 status when it is in deficiency in the animal model [63]. | |||||||||||||||
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Interestingly, 25 mg of zinc supplemented for two months has also been shown to significantly increase omega-3 status in the plasma phospholipids at the expense of saturated fat [58]. | |||||||||||||||
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Two studies have actually shown significant increases in plasma and RBC omega-3 status among depressed patients [32,33]. | |||||||||||||||
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Incorporation of the omega 3 fatty acids into cell membranes is required for the activity of the omega 3. | |||||||||||||||
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On the other hand, the fatty acid composition of the WBCs, obtained from the same blood specimen as the RBCs did not show a dose responsive increase in omega 3 fatty acids. | |||||||||||||||
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There were significant, dose responsive increases in the omega 3 fatty acids: EPA (slope 0.4924 ± 0.01134, p = 0.0005, r2 = 0.99), DPA (slope 0.4690 ± 0.03361, p = 0.005, r2 = 0.99) and DHA (slope 0.3593 ± 0.04765, p = 0.017, r2 = 0.97). | |||||||||||||||
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There was a linear, dose responsive increase in the fraction of omega 3 fatty acids in red blood cells but the increase in omega 3 in white blood cells was not linear. | |||||||||||||||
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We do not know if more than 9 capsules per day would result in another increase in omega 3 in the WBCs. | |||||||||||||||
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However, the results shown here indicate that 9 capsules per day did not result in more omega 3 in WBCs than did 6 capsules per day for one month. | |||||||||||||||
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