Homologous physiological effects of nutritional antioxidants and eicosapentaenoic acid.
Dietary fish oils rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) possess immunostimulant, anti-inflammatory, cancer-retardant, antithrombotic and ischemia-protective properties that are remarkably parallel to the effects of high-dose nutritional antioxidants. EPA and nutritional antioxidants may show complementary activities in a wide range of preventive and therapeutic applications.
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D005395:Fish Oils; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid