date:May 17, 2012
added that the 22-carbon fatty acid (docosapentaenoic acid - DPA) was responsible for cyclooxygenase inhibition after EPA supplementation, offering fresh insights into how EPA exerts anti-inflammatory effects indirectly through elongation to 22-carbon DPA.
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published online ahead of print, doi:10.1073/pnas.1200189109
Omega-3 fatty acids cause dramatic changes in TLR4 and purinergic eicosanoid signalling
Authors: Paul C. Norris, Edward A. D