The Claim
In patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, daily oral supplementation with 510 mg eicosapentaenoic acid and 200 mg docosahexaenoic acid for six weeks is associated with a statistically significant reduction in plasma levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, but not tumor necrosis factor-alpha or prostaglandin E2.
What the research says
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In patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, taking 510 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and 200 mg of docosahexaenoic acid daily for six weeks lowers plasma levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, but does not change levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha or prostaglandin E2.
See the scientific wording
In patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, daily oral supplementation with 510 mg eicosapentaenoic acid and 200 mg docosahexaenoic acid for six weeks is associated with a statistically significant reduction in plasma levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, but not tumor necrosis factor-alpha or prostaglandin E2, suggesting a selective anti-inflammatory effect on specific biomarkers in this population.
EPA and DHA from fish oil enter immune and liver cells, replace other fats in cell membranes, and block signals that turn on inflammation genes. This stops the production of IL-6, which in turn stops the liver from making CRP. Other inflammatory molecules like TNF-alpha and PGE2 are not affected because they use different pathways that omega-3s do not block.
What the research says
1 studyIn people with advanced lung cancer, taking a specific fish oil supplement for six weeks lowered two inflammation markers (CRP and IL-6) but didn’t change two others (TNF-alpha and PGE2), just like the claim said.
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