Red Blood Cell Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Biomarkers of Inflammation in the Framingham Offspring Study
In our large community-based study, we observed weak but statistically significant inverse associations between several types of inflammatory biomarkers with RBC <i>n</i>-6 PUFAs. Our findings do not support the hypothesis that omega-6 fatty acids are pro-inflammatory.
Authors
- William Stephen Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3042-9353)
- Penny M. Kris‐Etherton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6012-4900)
- Nathan Tintle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1447-9107)
- Kristina Harris Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3445-8370)
- Heidi Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5540-6612)
- Nathan A. Ryder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5587-2306)
Institutions
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- University of South Dakota (US)
- Fatty Acid Research Institute
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2025-06-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17132076
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.48
Funders
- United Soybean Board