Saturday, March 14, 2020

Omega 3 vs Immune System - Post 3

iirc phagocyctes eat bad cells - they gobble them up - so this
paragraph talks about 'the cell eating capabilities of Neutrophils" -
and neutrophils are cells that float around in the blood stream
looking for action or whatever - DHA and EPA are from fish oil - 62%
increase in 2 months sounds significant to me - especially if you are
trying to eat coronaviruses

from the same document

3.2. Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on the Phagocytic Capacity of Neutrophils

Omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to improve the phagocytic capacity
in neutrophils in mice [72]. In vitro, adding DHA to extracted
peritoneal neutrophils leads to a 35% increase in phagocytic capacity
as well as a two-fold increase in fungicidal capacity [4].
Interestingly, EPA did not affect the phagocytic capacity in the same
experiment. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes from goats incubated with
either EPA or DHA had increased capacity to phagocytose E. coli
compared with control [73]. This effect has partly been confirmed in
humans too. Ten volunteers were given fish oil supplementation
containing 26% EPA and 54% DHA daily for two months. Thereafter, the
phagocytic capacity of the neutrophils in the blood was increased with
62% [70]. In another study, healthy volunteers were either given
supplementation with corn oil (mostly linoleic acid, omega-6 fatty
acids) or EPA. Interestingly, this led to a no effect on phagocytic
capacity tested with E. coli in vitro [74]. This might indicate that
the effect on phagocytic capacity is due to DHA.

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