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Possible Interaction: Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Serotonin

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

EPA attenuated the enhanced contractile response to 5-hydroxytryptamine in isolated pulmonary arteries of MCT-PAH rats.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology  •  2020  |  View Paper
We propose mechanisms by which EPA increases serotonin release from presynaptic neurons by reducing E2 series prostaglandins and DHA influences serotonin receptor action by increasing cell membrane fluidity in postsynaptic neurons.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology  •  2015  |  View Paper
These findings support and expand existing evidence that EPA and DHA could influence 5-HT function in some human subgroups.
Psychiatry Research  •  2011  |  View Paper
Moreover, EPA markedly enhanced the 5-HT responsivity as measured by the magnitude of 5-HT amplification on ADP-induced platelet aggregation.
Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids  •  2004  |  View Paper
Supplementation of EPA , DHA and E increased serum concentrations of serotonin and climbing behavior, and decreased immobility during a forced swimming test.
The Journal of nutritional biochemistry  •  2017  |  View Paper
In the present study we demonstrate that among the fatty acids tested, only EPA and DHA could block the mitogenic effect of serotonin on vascular SMC.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology  •  1999  |  View Paper