Table 2

Effect of 6 months of supplementation with n-3 enriched foods on absolute numbers of other leukocyte subpopulations

Groupa
CD3
CD4
CD8
CD19
Neutrophils
Monocytes

Placebo
1.64 ± 0.12b
1.05 ± 0.09
0.59 ± 0.07
0.21 ± 0.02
3.51 ± 0.19
0.25 ± 0.03
n-3 supplemented
1.47 ± 0.09
0.95 ± 0.07
0.53 ± 0.04
0.18 ± 0.02
3.04 ± 0.13
0.22 ± 0.02

aCD3, all circulating T-cells; CD4, all T helper cells; CD8, all cytotoxic T cells; CD19, all B lymphocytes. bData are presented as cells/l (× 109) mean ± SEM (n = 16 to 17).

Mukaro et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R57   doi:10.1186/ar2426