The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Cerebral Blood Flow and Vascular Resistance: A Preliminary Study / 대한임상신경생리학회지
Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
;
: 68-72, 2015.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) on cerebral vessels have not been clarified until now. Thus we investigated the efficacy of omega-3 PUFAs supplementation on cerebral blood flow velocity and vascular resistance via transcranial doppler (TCD).METHODS:
Consecutive twenty patients (13 male and 7 female) with at least 1 cerebrovascular risk factor or a known cerebrovascular disease were enrolled. Patients were treated with omega-3 PUFAs (1 g, two times per day) for 12 weeks. Cerebral blood flow velocity, resistance index, and pulsatile index were checked before and after 12 weeks of treatment using TCD.RESULTS:
The change of resistance index in right MCA (from 0.58 +/- 0.07 to 0.55 +/- 0.07, p = 0.042) and left PCA (from 0.56 +/- 0.07 to 0.53 +/- 0.06, p = 0.037) showed significant improvement after 12 weeks of omega-3 PUFAs treatment. The changes in other vessels, however, failed to show any significant changes compared to the baseline.CONCLUSIONS:
Omega-3 PUFAs treatment showed feasible efficacies for cerebral vascular resistances in this open label trial. To confirm these results, larger samples of patients and longer period of follow-up is warranted.
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Assunto principal:
Resistência Vascular
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Velocidade do Fluxo Sanguíneo
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Anafilaxia Cutânea Passiva
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Fatores de Risco
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Seguimentos
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Ácidos Graxos Insaturados
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
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