Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids-enriched hen eggs consumption enhances microvascular reactivity in young healthy individuals
Stupin A, Rasic L, Matic A, Stupin M, Kralik Z, Kralik G, Grcevic M, Drenjancevic I
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 22 citations
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- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
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- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
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- Food provided by researchers
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- Funding not disclosed
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- 2018-04-10 · Appl Physiol Nutr Metab · vol. 43 · issue 10 · pp. 988–995
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- NRC Research Press
- Cited
- 35 citations · more than 90% of similar papers · 2.7× the field average
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- 51 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy)
- Research areas
- Fatty Acid Research and Health · Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity · Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Keywords
- Polyunsaturated fatty acid, Docosahexaenoic acid, Eicosapentaenoic acid, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Omega 3 fatty acid, C-reactive protein, Fatty acid, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Medicine, Inflammation
- MeSH
- microcirculation, skin, animals, chickens, humans, blood glucose, lipids, docosahexaenoic acids, eicosapentaenoic acid, c-reactive protein, blood flow velocity, double-blind method, nutritive value, blood pressure, animal feed, dietary supplements, eggs, food, fortified, croatia, female, male, microvessels, young adult, healthy volunteers, biomarkers
8 authors
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- Ana Stupin · correspondingUniversity of Osijek
- Lidija Rašić · correspondingUniversity of Osijek
- Anita MatićUniversity of Osijek
- Marko StupinKlinički bolnički centar Osijek; University of Osijek
- Zlata KralikUniversity of Osijek
- Gordana KralikUniversity of Osijek
Abstract
The beneficial effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) supplementation on the cardiovascular (CV) system is well supported in CV patients; however, the effect of the consumption of omega-3 PUFA-enriched functional food in healthy individuals is still not fully elucidated. This study aimed to determine the effect of the consumption of omega-3 PUFA-enriched hen eggs on the microvascular reactivity (primary outcome), blood pressure (BP), and serum lipid profile in young healthy individuals. The control group (N = 16) ate 3 ordinary hen eggs (277 mg of omega-3 PUFAs/day), and the OMEGA-3 group (N = 20) ate 3 omega-3 PUFA-enriched eggs containing 259 mg of omega-3 PUFAs/egg daily (α-linolenic acid (ALA), 167 mg/egg; eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), 7 mg/egg; docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), 84 mg/egg) for 3 weeks (777 mg of omega-3 PUFA/day). Postocclusive reactive hyperemia (PORH) in skin microcirculation assessed by laser Doppler flowmetry, serum lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), and arterial BP were measured in all subjects before and after the protocol. PORH was significantly enhanced, and triglycerides, hsCRP, and BP were significantly decreased in the OMEGA-3 group compared with baseline measurements, whereas there was no significant difference in the control group after the protocol when compared with baseline. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate that consumption of a mixture of omega-3 PUFA (ALA + EPA + DHA), provided via enriched hen eggs, elicits changes in the microvascular reactivity, BP, and triglyceride level in healthy subjects that are associated with CV benefits, thus suggesting that daily consumption of omega-3 PUFA-enriched eggs in healthy individuals may potentially contribute to CV risk factor attenuation and disease prevention.
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