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© 2004 The American Society for Nutritional Sciences J. Nutr. 134:1806-1811, July 2004


Nutritional Epidemiology

Consumption of (n-3) Fatty Acids Is Related to Plasma Biomarkers of Inflammation and Endothelial Activation in Women1

Esther Lopez-Garcia*,2, Matthias B. Schulze*, JoAnn E. Manson{dagger},{dagger}{dagger},{ddagger}{ddagger}, James B. Meigs**, Christine M. Albert{ddagger},{ddagger}{ddagger}, Nader Rifai§, Walter C. Willett*,{dagger} and Frank B. Hu*,{dagger},{dagger}{dagger}

* Departments of Nutrition and {dagger} Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School ** General Medicine Division and {ddagger} Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School; {dagger}{dagger} The Channing Laboratory and {ddagger}{ddagger} Division of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School; and § Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

2To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: elopezga{at}hsph.harvard.edu.

We evaluated the hypothesis that intake of (n-3) fatty acids is inversely associated with biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial activation. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 727 women from the Nurses’ Health Study I cohort, aged 43–69 y, apparently healthy at time of a blood draw in 1990. Dietary intake was assessed by a validated FFQ in 1986 and 1990. C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were 29% lower among those in the highest quintile of total (n-3) fatty acids, compared with the lowest quintile; interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were 23% lower, E-selectin levels 10% lower, soluble intracellular adhesion molecule (sICAM-1) levels 7% lower, and soluble vascular adhesion molecule (sVCAM-1) levels 8% lower. The intake of {alpha}-linolenic acid was inversely related to plasma concentrations of CRP (ß = –0.55, P = 0.02), Il-6 (ß = –0.36, P = 0.01), and E-selectin (ß = –0.24, P = 0.008) after controlling for age, BMI, physical activity, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and intake of linoleic acid (n-6) and saturated fat. Long-chain (n-3) fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic) were inversely related to sICAM-1 (ß = –0.11, P = 0.03) and sVCAM-1 (ß = –0.17, P = 0.003). Total (n-3) fatty acids had an inverse relation with CRP (ß = –0.44, P = 0.007), IL-6 (ß = –0.26, P = 0.009), E-selectin (ß = –0.17, P = 0.004), sICAM-1 (ß = –0.07, P = 0.02), and sVCAM-1 (ß = –0.10, P = 0.004). These associations were not modified by intake of vitamin E, dietary fiber, trans fatty acids, or by the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy. In conclusion, this study suggests that dietary (n-3) fatty acids are associated with levels of these biomarkers reflecting lower levels of inflammation and endothelial activation, which might explain in part the effect of these fatty acids in preventing cardiovascular disease.


KEY WORDS: • (n-3) fatty acids • inflammation • endothelial activation • C-reactive protein • fish




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