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Autoimmune Diseases
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 134592, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/134592
Research Article

The Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Production and Cell Migration in Human Immune Cells: Implications for Multiple Sclerosis

Lynne Shinto,1 Gail Marracci,2 Lauren Bumgarner,1 and Vijayshree Yadav1,2

1Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, CR 120, Portland, OR 97239, USA
2Research Division, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR 97239, USA

Received 2 April 2011; Accepted 23 May 2011

Academic Editor: D. N. Bourdette

Copyright © 2011 Lynne Shinto et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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