Omega-3FattyAcidsReduceAdiposeTissueMacrophagesinHumanSubjectsWithInsulinResistanceMichaelSpencer,1BrianS
Finlin,1ResatUnal,1BeibeiZhu,1AndrewJ
Morris,2LindseyR
Shipp,1JonahLee,3R
GraceWalton,1AkosuaAdu,1RodErfani,3MarilynCampbell,3RobertE
McGeheeJr
,4CharlotteA
Peterson,3andPhilipA
Kern1Fishoils(FOs)haveanti-inflammatoryeffectsandlowerserumtriglycerides
Thisstudyexaminedadiposeandmuscleinflam-matorymarkersaftertreatmentofhumanswithFOsandmeasuredtheeffectsofv-3fattyacidsonadipocytesandmacro-phagesinvitro
Insulin-resistant,nondiabeticsubjectsweretreatedwithOmega-3-AcidEthylEsters(4g/day)orplacebofor12weeks
Plasmamacrophagechemoattractantprotein1(MCP-1)levelswerereducedbyFO,butthelevelsofothercytokineswereunchanged
Theadipose(butnotmuscle)ofFO-treatedsubjectsdemonstratedadecreaseinmacrophage