Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/106889
Title: Cytokines and Maternal Omega-3 LCPUFAs Supplementation
Authors: Rodriguez Santana, Yessica
Peña Quintana, Luis 
UNESCO Clasification: 32 Ciencias médicas
3207 Patología
320503 Gastroenterología
Keywords: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
Omega-3 LCPUFAs
Pregnancy
Lactation, et al
Issue Date: 2020
Publisher: IntechOpen 
Abstract: Daily supplementation of maternal diet during pregnancy and lactation with a fish oil-enriched dairy product increases the percentage of DHA and other omega-3 (ω-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) in mothers (placenta, plasma, erythrocyte membranes, and breast milk) and children (plasma and erythrocyte membranes). This supplementation during critical periods such as pregnancy, lactation, and early development of a newborn may influence the levels of certain inflammatory cytokines, reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines and promoting an anti-inflammatory “environment”. In pregnant women who have not received any supplement of omega-3 LCPUFAs, IL-6 plasma levels are higher, while TNF-alpha plasma levels are also higher in their breastfed infant at birth and 2 months thereafter. There could be a relationship between docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and the concentrations of different cytokines
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/106889
ISBN: 978-1-83968-379-4
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.86402
Source: Maternal and Child Health Matters Around the World / Masoud Mohammadnezhad (ed.); Nafisa Huq (coed.)
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