Full Description
This study explores the most relevant aspects of the effects of fish oil on vascular disease, covering epidemiological information, nutritional aspects, effects upon various biological functions and effects upon blood pressure.
Contents
Introduction and Pathophysiology of n-3 Fatty Acids.-Epidemiology of n-3 Fatty Acids and Disease.- Modulation of Cell Activation by n-3 Fatty Acids.- n-3 Fatty Acids and Cytokines.-Lipids and Lipoproteins.- The Effect of n-3 Fatty Acids on Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism.- Lipid Modifying Effects of n-3 Fatty Acids in Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia.-n-3 Fatty Acids and Kidney Diseases.- Mechanisms of Progression of Renal Disease and Possible Sites of Action of n-3 PUFAs.- Role of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Experimental Models of Renal Disease.- The Use of Fish Oil in Human Chronic Glomerular Disease.-n-3 Fatty Acids and Ischaemic Heart Disease.-n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Ischaemic Heart Disease.-Fish Oil in the Prevention of Recurrence of Stenosis after Coronary Angioplasty.-The Effect of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Cardiac Ventricular Arrhythmias: A Pilot Study.
