Effects of alpha -linolenic acid-rich supplementationon leukotriene generation by leucocytes in patientswith asthma associated with lipometabolism

Dietary sources of a -linolenic acid, such as perilla seed oil, may have the capacity to inhibit the generation of leukotrienes (LTs) by leucocytes in patients with asthma, as has been reported with the consumption of other long - chain n- 3 fatty a-cids. The factors affecting the suppression of leukotriene (LT) C4 generation by leucocytes were examined by comparing the clinical features of patients with asthma who had been given dietary perilla seed oil (n - 3 fatty acids). Group A consisted of patients in whom the leucocyte generation of dietary perilla seed oil LTC4 was suppressed by this procedure. Group B consisted of those in whom LTC4 generation was not suppressed. LTC4 generation by leucocytes significantly decreased in group A for two (P
エゴマ油のようなα-リノレン酸食が他のn-3系不飽和脂肪酸食において報告されてきた様に喘息患者の白血球ロイコトリエン(LTs)産生能を抑制すると考えられる｡そこでエゴマ油(n-3系脂肪酸)を摂取した気管支喘息患者の臨床所見を比較することによって白血球ロイコトリエン(LT)C4の抑制に影響する因子を検討した。A群はエゴマ油摂取により白血球LTC4の産生能が抑制された群であり､B群は白血球LTC4の産生能が抑制されなかった群である｡A群では食事摂取2週後(P