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The effects of dietary supplementation with fish oil on renal function in cyclosporine-treated renal transplant recipients. 1990

J J Homan van der Heide, and H J Bilo, and A M Tegzess, and A J Donker

Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.

The effect of a daily supplementation of 6 g fish oil (30% C20:5 omega-3 (EPA) and 20% C22:6 omega-3 for three months on renal function variables was investigated in a placebo-controlled (6 g corn oil, 50% C18:2 omega-6) prospective, randomized, double-blind study in stable cyclosporine-treated renal transplant recipients, at least nine months after grafting. Ten patients ingested placebo capsules and eleven patients fish oil. When measuring glomerular filtration rate and effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) before (baseline [BL]) and after 3 months of oil ingestion nothing changed in the placebo-treated group: GFR-BL = 64.5 GFR-3 months = 60 ml/min/1.73m2 (NS; median, Wilcoxon test) ERPF BL = 229.5 and ERPF-3 months = 242.5 ml/min/1.73m2 (NS). In the fish oil-treated group GFR rose by 20.3% from GFR-BL = 56 to GFR-3 months = 68 ml/min/1.73m2 and ERPF by 16.4% from ERPF-BL 218 to ERPF-3 months = 245 ml/min/1.73m2, (P less than 0.01). In the placebo-treated group mean arterial pressure and calculated total renal vascular resistance (TRVR) did not change: MAP-BL = 106 mmHg and MAP-3 months = 109 mmHg, TRVR being 20856 dyne.sec/cm5 and 19862 dyne/sec/cm5, respectively (NS). In the fish oil-treated group MAP and TRVR fell by 8.6% and 21.1%, respectively: MAP-BL = 106 mmHg and MAP-3 months = 98 mmHg (P less than 0.01), TRVR-BL = 21952 dyne/sec/cm5 and TRVR-3 months = 17087 dyne/sec/cm5 (P less than 0.01). According to these results fish oil supplementation has considerable effects on renal function and blood pressure in stable CsA-treated renal transplant recipients.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007668	Kidney	Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations.	Kidneys
D010743	Phospholipids	Lipids containing one or more phosphate groups, particularly those derived from either glycerol (phosphoglycerides see GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS) or sphingosine (SPHINGOLIPIDS). They are polar lipids that are of great importance for the structure and function of cell membranes and are the most abundant of membrane lipids, although not stored in large amounts in the system.	Phosphatides,Phospholipid
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D001794	Blood Pressure	PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS.	Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D003524	Cyclosporins	A group of closely related cyclic undecapeptides from the fungi Trichoderma polysporum and Cylindocarpon lucidum. They have some antineoplastic and antifungal action and significant immunosuppressive effects. Cyclosporins have been proposed as adjuvants in tissue and organ transplantation to suppress graft rejection.	Cyclosporines
D004035	Diet Therapy	Adjusting the quantity and quality of food intake to improve health status of an individual. This term does not include the methods of food intake (NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT).	Diet Therapy, Restrictive,Dietary Modification,Dietary Restriction,Restriction Diet Therapies,Restriction Diet Therapy,Restrictive Diet Therapies,Restrictive Diet Therapy,Diet Modification,Therapy, Diet,Diet Modifications,Diet Therapies,Diet Therapies, Restriction,Diet Therapy, Restriction,Dietary Modifications,Dietary Restrictions,Modification, Diet,Modification, Dietary,Restriction, Dietary,Therapy, Restriction Diet,Therapy, Restrictive Diet
D004311	Double-Blind Method	A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.	Double-Masked Study,Double-Blind Study,Double-Masked Method,Double Blind Method,Double Blind Study,Double Masked Method,Double Masked Study,Double-Blind Methods,Double-Blind Studies,Double-Masked Methods,Double-Masked Studies,Method, Double-Blind,Method, Double-Masked,Methods, Double-Blind,Methods, Double-Masked,Studies, Double-Blind,Studies, Double-Masked,Study, Double-Blind,Study, Double-Masked
D005231	Fatty Acids, Unsaturated	FATTY ACIDS in which the carbon chain contains one or more double or triple carbon-carbon bonds.	Fatty Acids, Polyunsaturated,Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid,Unsaturated Fatty Acid,Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids,Acid, Polyunsaturated Fatty,Acid, Unsaturated Fatty,Acids, Polyunsaturated Fatty,Acids, Unsaturated Fatty,Fatty Acid, Polyunsaturated,Fatty Acid, Unsaturated,Unsaturated Fatty Acids
D005395	Fish Oils	Oils high in unsaturated fats extracted from the bodies of fish or fish parts, especially the LIVER. Those from the liver are usually high in VITAMIN A. The oils are used as DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS. They are also used in soaps and detergents and as protective coatings.	Fish Liver Oils,Fish Oil,Liver Oils, Fish,Oil, Fish,Oils, Fish,Oils, Fish Liver
D005919	Glomerular Filtration Rate	The volume of water filtered out of plasma through glomerular capillary walls into Bowman's capsules per unit of time. It is considered to be equivalent to INULIN clearance.	Filtration Rate, Glomerular,Filtration Rates, Glomerular,Glomerular Filtration Rates,Rate, Glomerular Filtration,Rates, Glomerular Filtration

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