Health effects and metabolism of dietary eicosapentaenoic acid.

摘要: Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), a long chain fatty of the n-3 series, is found in marine foods. Beneficial effects these foods containing EPA on factors associated with cardiovascular disease risk and arterial thrombosis have been demonstrated. More recently, studies suggested that may also favourable effect other human diseases such as arthritis, renal disorders, psoriasis possibly cancer. metabolized manner generally similar to arachidonic (AA) although some significant differences between two are apparent. The metabolic fate dietary subjects reviewed herein inclusion information from animal where data not available. metabolism phospholipids platelets emphasized extent. Effects AA described.