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    Abdolahi, Mina; Karimi, Elmira; Sarraf, Payam; Tafakhori, Abbas; Siri, Goli; Salehinia, Farahnaz; Sedighiyan, Mohsen; Asanjarani, Behzad; Badeli, Mostafa; Abdollahi, Hamed; Yoosefi, Niyoosha; yousefi, Abolghasem; rad, Amir Shayegan; Djalali, Mahmoud

    BMC research notes, 07/2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 1
    Journal Article

    The purpose of this clinical trial was to examine the effect of omega-3 fatty acids (W-3 FAs), nanocurcumin and their combination on serum levels and gene expression of VCAM in patients with episodic migraine. In this study, 80 patients were randomly divided in to 4 groups to receive for 2 months. Both serum levels and gene expression of VCAM showed remarkable decreases after single W-3 and after combined W-3 and nanocurcumin interventions. However, a borderline significant change and no remarkable change were observed after single nanocurcumin supplementation and in control group, respectively. While a significant difference between study groups in VCAM concentrations existed, there was no meaningful difference in VCAM gene expression among groups. It appears that the W-3 and combined W-3 and nanocurcumin can relieve VCAM serum level and its gene expression in patients with episodic migraine. Moreover, the combination of W-3 with nanocurcumin might cause more significant declines in VCAM level in the serum of migraine patients than when W-3 is administered alone.