ArticlePloS one2020
Protective activities of distinct omega-3 enriched oils are linked to their ability to upregulate specialized pro-resolving mediators.
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- Herring roe oil exerts immunomodulatory effects on the IL-17/23 signaling axis in immune and skin cells as models for psoriasis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Context-dependent Activities of Mitrephorone Link Lipid Redirection, Anti-inflammatory Action, and Ferroptosis Control to Hepatocyte Protection.Theranostics · 2026Article
- Biochemical Effects of Natural and Nanoparticle Fish and Algal Oils in Gilt Pregnancy Diets on Base Excision Repair Enzymes in Newborn Piglets-Socioeconomic Implications for Regional Pig Farming-Preliminary Results.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Administration of Natural Fish and Algal Oils in Nanoparticle Form to Pregnant Gilts and Newborn Piglets: Biochemical Effects and Spatial-Socio-Economic Implications for Regional Food Systems.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- From Fish Oil to Resolution: A Narrative Review on the Potential of SPM-Enriched Marine Oil for Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage Recovery.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Imbalance-A Contributor to SARS CoV-2 Disease Severity.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2025Review
- The potential of exogenous specialized pro-resolving mediators in protecting against sepsis-associated lung injury: a review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Inflammation Resolution in the Cardiovascular System: Arterial Hypertension, Atherosclerosis, and Ischemic Heart Disease.Antioxidants & redox signaling · 2024Review
- Over-the-counter fish oil supplementation and pro-resolving and pro-inflammatory lipid mediators in rheumatoid arthritis.Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids · 2023Article
- The diverse roles of macrophages in metabolic inflammation and its resolution.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023Review
- Molecular Pharmacology of Inflammation Resolution in Atherosclerosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Structured Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Improvement of Cognitive Function during Aging.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
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Abstract
Clinical studies using a range of omega-3 supplements have yielded conflicting results on their efficacy to control inflammation. Omega-3 fatty acids are substrate for the formation of potent immune-protective mediators, termed as specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPM). Herein, we investigated whether observed differences in the potencies of distinct omega-3 supplements were linked with their ability to upregulate SPM formation. Using lipid mediator profiling we found that four commercially available supplements conferred a unique SPM signature profile to human macrophages, with the overall increases in SPM concentrations being different between the four supplements. These increases in SPM concentrations were linked with an upregulation of macrophage phagocytosis and a decreased uptake of oxidized low-density lipoproteins. Pharmacological inhibition of two key SPM biosynthetic enzymes 5-Lipoxygenase or 15-Lipoxygenase reversed the macrophage-directed actions of each of the omega-3 supplements. Furthermore, administration of the two supplements that most potently upregulated macrophage SPM formation and reprogrammed their responses in vitro, to APOE-/- mice fed a western diet, increased plasma SPM concentrations and reduced vascular inflammation. Together these findings support the utility of SPM as potential prognostic markers in determining the utility of a given supplement to regulate macrophage responses and inflammation.
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