Effects of oral supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids on nutritional state and inflammatory markers in maintenance hemodialysis patients

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OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the effects of omega-3 supplementation on nutritional state and inflammatory markers of hemodialysis patients.

DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Adult patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis were included. Patients with malignancy, pregnancy, concurrent inflammatory or infectious diseases, or concomitant use of any medication affecting inflammation status were excluded. The omega-3 group received 6 soft-gel capsules of fish oil (180 mg eicosapentaenoic acid and 120 mg docosahexaenoic acid in each) daily for 4 months, and the placebo group received corresponding paraffin oil capsules.Nutrition indices including body mass index; mid-arm muscle circumference; serum concentrations of albumin, prealbumin, and transferrin; and serum levels of inflammatory/anti-inflammatory markers including interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, C-reactive protein, ferritin, parathyroid hormone, and ratios of IL-10 to TNF-α and IL-10 to IL-6 were measured before and after 4 months of intervention.

RESULTS: Twenty patients in the placebo and 25 patients in the omega-3 group completed the study. There were no significant changes in nutritional markers between the omega-3 and placebo groups after 4 months of intervention. Regression analysis adjusting post-treatment values of nutrition markers for baseline values, omega-3 treatment, and patients' baseline demographic and clinical data revealed that omega-3 treatment was a significant independent predictor of increased serum prealbumin level (182.53; 95% confidence interval 21.14, 511.18; P = .11). Although slight reduction of inflammatory state was observed in the omega-3 group, no significant differences were evident in the mean changes of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory markers between the 2 groups with the exception of serum ferritin level and the IL-10 to IL-6 ratio, which significantly changed in favor of omega-3 supplementation (P < .001 and P = .003, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS: Omega-3 supplementation in hemodialysis patients produced a slight attenuation in systemic inflammation without any remarkable effects on nutritional markers.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation - 24(2014), 3 vom: 04. Mai, Seite 177-85

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gharekhani, Afshin [VerfasserIn]
Khatami, Mohammad-Reza [VerfasserIn]
Dashti-Khavidaki, Simin [VerfasserIn]
Razeghi, Effat [VerfasserIn]
Abdollahi, Alireza [VerfasserIn]
Hashemi-Nazari, Seyed-Saeed [VerfasserIn]
Mansournia, Mohammad-Ali [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

130068-27-8
25167-62-8
9007-73-2
AAN7QOV9EA
Biomarkers
Docosahexaenoic Acids
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Fatty Acids, Omega-3
Ferritins
Interleukin-10
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Placebos
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 01.12.2014

Date Revised 19.11.2015

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1053/j.jrn.2014.01.014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM236246313