Effect of prenatal EPA and DHA on maternal and umbilical cord blood cytokines

Background Investigators have hypothesized that omega-3 fatty acid supplementation may modulate the immune response. However, available evidence is conflicting. We performed this study to investigate the effect of prenatal eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)- and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich fish oil sup...

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Published in:	BMC pregnancy and childbirth Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 261 - 8
Main Authors:	Mozurkewich, Ellen L., Berman, Deborah R., Vahratian, Anjel, Clinton, Chelsea M., Romero, Vivian C., Chilimigras, Julie L., Vazquez, Delia, Qualls, Clifford, Djuric, Zora
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 26.06.2018 Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Clinical trials Cytokines Cytokines - blood DHA Dietary Supplements - statistics & numerical data Docosahexaenoic Acids - administration & dosage Docosahexaenoic Acids - blood Double-Blind Method Eicosapentaenoic Acid - administration & dosage Eicosapentaenoic Acid - blood EPA Female Fetal Blood - metabolism Fish oils Fish Oils - administration & dosage Gynecology Humans Maternal and Child Health Maternal health and pregnancy Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pregnancy Prospective Studies Reproductive Medicine Research Article Umbilical cord blood Womens health Cytokines Umbilical cord blood DHA EPA
ISSN:	1471-2393, 1471-2393
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