Browsing by Subject "Omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status"
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The effect of omega-3 fatty acid status on lung inflammation in tuberculosis- infected mice
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) bacilli successfully survive within the host. It causes an immune response that is defensive but also harmful to the host’s lung tissue, because of perpetuating inflammation. Non-resolving ... -
The effect of pre-infection omega-3 fatty acid status on anaemia of infection and morbidity in tuberculosis infected mice
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is currently a major health problem worldwide, and despite improvement, mortality rates are not ideal. Since the immune response, underlying protection against TB is incompletely understood, ...
