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Effect of prenatal EPA and DHA on maternal and umbilical cord blood cytokines

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, June 2018
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Title
Effect of prenatal EPA and DHA on maternal and umbilical cord blood cytokines
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, June 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12884-018-1899-6
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Ellen L. Mozurkewich, Deborah R. Berman, Anjel Vahratian, Chelsea M. Clinton, Vivian C. Romero, Julie L. Chilimigras, Delia Vazquez, Clifford Qualls, Zora Djuric

Abstract

Investigators have hypothesized that omega-3 fatty acid supplementation may modulate the immune response. However, available evidence is conflicting. We performed this study to investigate the effect of prenatal eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)- and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich fish oil supplementation on maternal and fetal cytokine production. This study is a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial designed to assess whether prenatal EPA- or DHA-rich fish oil supplementation would prevent perinatal depressive symptoms among women at risk. Enrolled participants received EPA-rich fish oil (1060 mg EPA plus 274 mg DHA), DHA-rich fish oil (900 mg DHA plus 180 mg EPA) or soy oil placebo. Maternal venous blood was collected at enrollment (12-20 weeks gestation) and after supplementation (34-36 weeks gestation). Umbilical cord blood was collected at delivery. We analyzed stored plasma specimens for 16 human cytokines using multiplex immunoassays. Maternal and cord blood cytokine levels were compared among the treatment groups. Associations of serum DHA and EPA with maternal and cord blood cytokines were explored via regression analysis. We enrolled 126 women, of whom 118 completed the trial. Prenatal supplementation with EPA-rich fish oil significantly lowered maternal IL6, IL15, and TNFα concentrations. However, supplementation with DHA-rich fish oil had no significant effect on maternal cytokine profiles. Maternal serum DHA fraction was significantly associated with IL1α, and maternal serum DHA and EPA fractions were significantly associated with IL 10 concentrations after supplementation. Compared with placebo, supplementation with EPA- or DHA-rich fish oils had no significant effect on cord blood cytokine concentrations. Prenatal supplementation with EPA-rich fish oil significantly reduced levels of several inflammatory cytokines in maternal plasma, while prenatal DHA-rich fish oil had no significant effect on cytokine concentrations. Supplementation with EPA- and DHA- rich fish oil had no significant effect on umbilical cord blood cytokine concentrations. Clinical Trial Registration: registration number NCT00711971 7/7/2008.

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Unknown 96 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 14 15%
Student > Master 12 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 9%
Researcher 7 7%
Professor > Associate Professor 4 4%
Other 12 13%
Unknown 38 40%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 16 17%
Nursing and Health Professions 13 14%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 6%
Psychology 6 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 3%
Other 9 9%
Unknown 43 45%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 June 2018.
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#3,981,724
of 23,092,602 outputs
Outputs from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#1,086
of 4,252 outputs
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#76,811
of 329,072 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#44
of 131 outputs
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