Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation changes intracellular phospholipase A(2) activity and membrane fatty acid profiles in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis

S Smesny; B Milleit; U-C Hipler; C Milleit; MR Schaefer; CM Klier; M Holub; I Holzer; GE Berger; M Otto; I Nenadic; M Berk; PD McGorry; H Sauer; GP Amminger

Journal article

Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation changes intracellular phospholipase A(2) activity and membrane fatty acid profiles in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis

S Smesny, B Milleit, U-C Hipler, C Milleit, MR Schaefer, CM Klier, M Holub, I Holzer, GE Berger, M Otto, I Nenadic, M Berk, PD McGorry, H Sauer, GP Amminger

Molecular Psychiatry | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.7

University of Melbourne Researchers

Paul Amminger Author Centre for Youth Mental Health

Michael Berk Author Psychiatry

Patrick McGorry Author Centre for Youth Mental Health

Miriam Schaefer Author Centre for Youth Mental Health

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Grants

Awarded by Stanley Medical Research Institute

Awarded by German Research Foundation (DFG)

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia

Funding Acknowledgements

The study was supported by Stanley Medical Research Institute, Grant 03T-315. In performing inPLA<INF>2</INF> analysis, Dr Stefan Smesny was supported by German Research Foundation (DFG), Grant Sm 68/3-1. Dr G Paul Amminger was supported by Grant 566529 from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia. Dr Sherilyn Goldstone edited the final manuscript; Margit Kornsteiner and Jessica Slavik assisted with the erythrocyte FA analysis; Kostas Papageorgiou assisted with psychiatric research assessments. We thank all of the participants and their families.