Neuroprotective effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the 6-OHDA model of Parkinson's disease is mediated by a reduction of inducible nitric oxide synthase.

Marco Aurélio MoriAna Marcia DelattreBruno CarabelliClaudia PudellMariza BortolanzaPedro Vinícius StaziakiJesuí Vergilio VisentainerPaula Fernandes MontanherElaine A Del BelAnete Curte Ferraz

Published in: Nutritional neuroscience (2017)

These results suggest that the antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties of fish oil supplementation are closely related to a decrease in dopaminergic damage that is caused by the 6-OHDA model of PD.

Keyphrases

nitric oxide synthase
nitric oxide
oxidative stress
anti inflammatory
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage