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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and their potential therapeutic role in protozoan infections.

Sajid Ur Rahman, Tzu-Nin Weng, Abdul Qadeer, Saqib Nawaz, Hanif Ullah, Chien-Chin Chen

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. A secreted fatty acid- and retinol- binding protein frombioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sajid Ur Rahman *School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Tzu-Nin Weng *Department of Stomatology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Abdul QadeerShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Saqib NawazShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Hanif UllahShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Chien-Chin ChenDepartment of Pathology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNChia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science · TWChia-Yi Christian Hospital · TWShanghai Veterinary Research Institute · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protozoa exert a serious global threat of growing concern to human, and animal, and there is a need for the advancement of novel therapeutic strategies to effectively treat or mitigate the impact of associated diseases. Omega polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-PUFAs), including Omega-3 (ω-3) and omega-6 (ω-6), are constituents derived from various natural sources, have gained significant attention for their therapeutic role in parasitic infections and a variety of essential structural and regulatory functions in animals and humans. Both ω-3 and ω-6 decrease the growth and survival rate of parasites through metabolized anti-inflammatory mediators, such as lipoxins, resolvins, and protectins, and have both

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Fatty Acids, Omega-3Parasitic DiseasesProtozoan InfectionsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsFatty Acids, UnsaturatedHumansInflammationAnti-Inflammatory AgentsFatty Acids, Omega-3Fatty Acids, Unsaturatedmechanism of actionomega polyunsaturated fatty acidsparasitic infectionspreventionsupportive therapy

Identifiers

PMID38633251
PMCPMC11022163
OpenAlexW4393902254

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