Association between n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content of red blood cells and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with peripheral artery disease S. Marlene Grenon, MDCM, Michael S. Conte, MD, Emily Nosova, BS, Hugh Alley, BS, Karen Chong, BS, William S. Harris, PhD, Eric Vittinghoff, PhD, Christopher D. Owens, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 58, Issue 5, Pages 1283-1290 (November 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.05.024 Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions
Fig Correlations between the omega-3 index and log-C-reactive protein (CRP) (A), log- interleukin (IL)-6 (B), log-intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 (C), log-tumor-necrosis-factor (TNF)-α (D). The omega-3 index is the sum of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in red blood cell (RBC) membranes. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2013 58, 1283-1290DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2013.05.024) Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions