Fish or chips?
Cell membranes are not simply barriers separating intracellular from extracellular space. Rather, they represent a dynamic high-turnover system that adapts to current demands. During inflammation, prostaglandins and leukotrienes are formed from membrane-derived phospholipids. Encouraging improvements in critically ill patients were observed after nutritional replacement of long-chain omega-6 fatty acids with long-chain omega-3-fatty acids, contained in fish oil.
Heller
Axel R
AR
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Technology, D-01307 Dresden, Germany.
Theilen
Hermann J
HJ
Koch
Thea
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D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
D005227:Fatty Acids; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D005395:Fish Oils