Therapeutic potential of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the immune function of patients with hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy and preeclampsia.

BACKGROUND

This paper aims to explore the mechanism of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on the immune function of patients having pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH).

METHODS

Through a retrospective study, 168 patients with PIH syndrome who were cured at the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University (January 2020 to December 2021) were randomly divided into the Omega-3 treated group and the control group, with 84 cases in each group. The control group received treatment with magnesium sulfate. The other group was treated with PUFAs based on the magnesium sulfate treatment. To evaluate the differences in diastolic pressure, systolic pressure and inflammatory factors between the Omega-3 treated group and control group, statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 23.0 software. The measurement data were subject to t-test, and x 2 test was adopted for counting data.

RESULTS

The treatment efficiency of the Omega-3 treated group and the control group was 95.24% and 80.95%, respectively, with a significant difference (P<0.05). Before receiving treatment, there was no difference in diastolic and systolic pressure, various inflammatory factors and various immune functions between these two groups (P>0.05). The group treated with omega-3 had lower CD3+, CD4+ and the CD4+/CD8+ ratio than the control group (P<0,05). The Omega-3 treated group had significantly higher IL-4 and CD8+ than those in the control group (P<0.05).

CONCLUSION

Intravenous injection of Omega-3 can reduce blood pressure, improve immune function, and reduce inflammatory reactions in patients with gestational hypertension.