Volume 128, Issue 6, Pages 3817-3827 (December 2005) Effects of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Inflammatory Markers in COPD Matsuyama Wataru , MD, PhD, Mitsuyama Hideo , MD, Watanabe Masaki , MD, PhD, Oonakahara Ken-ichi , MD, Higashimoto Ikkou , MD, PhD, Osame Mitsuhiro , MD, PhD, Arimura Kimiyoshi , MD, PhD CHEST Volume 128, Issue 6, Pages 3817-3827 (December 2005) DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.6.3817 Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Comparison of the two groups in terms of changes in the dyspnea Borg scale and decrease in Spo2 during the 6-min walk test. CHEST 2005 128, 3817-3827DOI: (10.1378/chest.128.6.3817) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Comparison of the two groups in terms of the changes in serum (Sm) EPA levels, AA levels, and LTB4 concentrations. CHEST 2005 128, 3817-3827DOI: (10.1378/chest.128.6.3817) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Comparison of the two groups in terms of the changes in sputum (Sp) LTB4, IL-8, and TNF-α levels. CHEST 2005 128, 3817-3827DOI: (10.1378/chest.128.6.3817) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions