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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids-Vascular and Cardiac Effects on the Cellular and Molecular Level (Narrative Review).

Ines Drenjančević, Jan Pitha

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ines DrenjančevićInstitute and Department of Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, University Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Osijek J. Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-4964-7721
Jan PithaLaboratory for Atherosclerosis Research, Center for Experimental Research, Department of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 140 21 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-9310-0067
Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine · CZUniversity of Osijek · HR

Funding

Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, European Structural and Investment Funds, to Science Centre of Excellence for Personalized Health Care, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Scientific Unit for Research, Production and Medical Testing of Grant No. NU20-01-00022 and by MH CZ - DRO ("Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine - IKEM, IN 00023001"; # KK.01.1.1.01.0010"
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, in addition to the already proven effective treatment of dyslipidemia, hypertension and diabetes mellitus, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) are considered as substances with additive effects on cardiovascular health. N-3 PUFAs combine their indirect effects on metabolic, inflammatory and thrombogenic parameters with direct effects on the cellular level. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) seems to be more efficient than docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the favorable mitigation of atherothrombosis due to its specific molecular properties. The inferred mechanism is a more favorable effect on the cell membrane. In addition, the anti-fibrotic effects of n-3 PUFA were described, with potential impacts on heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction. Furthermore, n-3 PUFA can modify ion channels, with a favorable impact on arrhythmias. However, despite recent evidence in the prevention of cardiovascular disease by a relatively high dose of icosapent ethyl (EPA derivative), there is still a paucity of data describing the exact mechanisms of n-3 PUFAs, including the role of their particular metabolites. The purpose of this review is to discuss the effects of n-3 PUFAs at several levels of the cardiovascular system, including controversies.

Indexed as

AnimalsCardiovascular DiseasesFatty Acids, Omega-3HeartHumansFatty Acids, Omega-3cardiovascular diseasedocosahexaenoic acideicosapentaenoic acidomega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Identifiers

PMID35216214
PMCPMC8879741
OpenAlexW4213105991

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