Abstract
Subjects at high risk for colon cancer received different doses of fish oil on a 30-day randomized double-blind trial to evaluate the chemopreventive effect of n-3 fatty acids against colorectal cancer. Using rectal mucosal proliferation, assessed with 3H-thymidine autoradiography, fish oil induced in the treated groups but not in the placebo group a change in the proliferative pattern, which resulted similar to that observed in low risk population; in the same groups rectal mucosal n-3 fatty acid content increased, where arachidonic acid level decreased. Moreover, n-3 PUFA treatment induced modifications of Vitamin E status. The results suggest that n-3 PUFA could protect high-risk subjects from colon cancer by a mechanism involving a modulation of Vitamin E
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 247-252 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Molecular Aspects of Medicine |
Publication status | Published - 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- alpha-tocopherol
- cell proliferation
- n-3 PUFA