Leukocyte numbers and function in subjects eating n-3 enriched foods: selective depression of natural killer cell levels

Table 3 Effect of 6 months of supplementation with n-3 enriched foods on PHA-induced cytokine production and proliferation in peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes

Group	IL-2^a	IFNγ^a	PHA proliferation^b
Placebo	1.83 ± 0.61	39.77 ± 12.53	193800 ± 20840
n-3 supplemented	4.01 ± 1.73	57.24 ± 11.62	191100 ± 19520

IL-2, interleukin 2; IFNγ, interferon-gamma; PHA, phytohaemagglutinin. ^aCytokine data are presented as ng/ml, mean ± SEM (n = 9 to 13). ^bProliferation data expressed in disintegration per minute (dpm).

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