The Claim
Oxidized eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) reduces leukocyte rolling and adhesion to inflamed venular endothelium in vivo in mice by approximately 75% compared to vehicle control, and this effect is not observed with native EPA.
What the research says
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In mice with inflamed blood vessels, oxidized EPA decreases the sticking of white blood cells to vessel walls by about 75% compared to a control substance, while unmodified EPA does not produce this effect.
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Oxidized eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) reduces leukocyte rolling and adhesion to inflamed venular endothelium in vivo in mice by approximately 75% compared to vehicle control, an effect not observed with native EPA.
When EPA is oxidized, it enters blood vessel lining cells and turns on a specific control switch called PPARα. This switch shuts down the production of sticky proteins on the vessel wall that normally grab white blood cells. Without these sticky proteins, white blood cells cannot slow down or stick to the vessel wall, so they keep flowing past instead of gathering at the site of inflammation.
What the research says
1 studyIn mice with inflamed blood vessels, a changed form of EPA from fish oil stops white blood cells from sticking to vessel walls—cutting it by about 75%—but regular EPA doesn’t do anything. This helps explain why fish oil might reduce inflammation.
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