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The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Rheumatoid Arthritis

2020; Volume: 31; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.31138/mjr.31.2.190

2529-198X

Ifigenia Kostoglou‐Athanassiou, Lambros Athanassiou, Panagiotis Athanassiou,

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Omega-3 fatty acids are unsaturated fatty acids thought to play a role in health and disease.They are known as essential fatty acids, as they cannot be synthesized in mammals.Omega-3 fatty acids have a beneficial effect on the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease and stroke and are essential for the development and function of the nervous system and the retina in man.Omega-3 fatty acids are thought to have immunomodulatory properties as they act as precursors to lipid mediators of inflammation which may limit or modulate the inflammatory response.Omega-3 fatty acids seem to prevent or attenuate experimental arthritis.They may have a beneficial effect in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.Clinical studies have shown that omega-3 fatty acids may have a modulatory effect on disease activity, namely on the number of swollen and tender joints.It appears that omega-3 fatty acids may modulate disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.