Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37233671›Full record

ReviewMetabolites2023

Potential Benefits of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (N3PUFAs) on Cardiovascular Health Associated with COVID-19: An Update for 2023.

Louise Weiwei Lu, Siew-Young Quek, Shi-Ping Lu, Jie-Hua Chen

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In one paragraph

Review in Metabolites, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. DHA ModulatesInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Louise Weiwei LuSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-5147-6007
Siew-Young QuekFood Science, School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-5244-9895
Shi-Ping LuPharma New Zealand PNZ Limited, Hamilton 3210, New Zealand.
Jie-Hua ChenInstitute for Innovative Development of Food Industry, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
University of Auckland · NZPharmac · NZShenzhen University · CN

Funding

Pharma New Zealand, PNZ NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accumulating literature demonstrates that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, N3PUFA) can be incorporated into the phospholipid bilayer of cell membranes in the human body to positively affect the cardiovascular system, including improving epithelial function, decreasing coagulopathy, and attenuating uncontrolled inflammatory responses and oxidative stress. Moreover, it has been proven that the N3PUFAs, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are precursors of some potent endogenous bioactive lipid mediators that mediate some favorable effects attributed to their parent substances. A dose-response relationship between increased EPA and DHA intake and reduced thrombotic outcomes has been reported. The excellent safety profile of dietary N3PUFAs makes them a prospective adjuvant treatment for people exposed to a higher risk of cardiovascular problems associated with COVID-19. This review presented the potential mechanisms that might contribute to the beneficial effects of N3PUFA and the optimal form and dose applied.

Indexed as

cardiovascularcoagulationCOVID-19DHAEPAinflammationN3PUFAomega-3oxidative stressthrombosis

Identifiers

PMID37233671
PMCPMC10222821
OpenAlexW4378349166

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Registered trials

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