Moderate Dietary Supplementation with Omega-3 Fatty Acids Does Not Impact Plasma Von Willebrand Factor Profile in Mildly Hypertensive Subjects

Figure 3

Fold change in von Willebrand factor (vWF) multimer band intensity after 12 weeks of treatment with LC n-3 PUFAs. Representative blots show protein bands at baseline (a)i and after 12 weeks (a)ii. Treatment with placebo or LC n-3 PUFAs had no effect on band intensity of low molecular weight (LMW) vWF (b, bands 1–5), intermediate molecular weight (IMW) vWF (c, bands 6–10), or high molecular weight (HMW) vWF (d, bands > 10) in hypertensive or normotensive subjects. LC n-3 PUFAs had no effect on the fold change of band intensity. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM.

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