Docosahexaenoic acid, but not eicosapentaenoic acid, reduces the early inflammatory response following compression spinal cord injury in the rat.
RatSpinal cord injuryCompressionSprague-DawleyFemaleIntravenous250 nmol/kg for both DHA and EPA30 min after injury
Model: T12 compression spinal cord injury after laminectomy
DHA reduced epicentre neutrophils and plasma C-reactive protein, EPA did not, and neither fatty acid normalised the acute cytokine or hepatic inflammatory response.
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