Is echium oil protective against weight loss in head and neck cancer patients undergoing curative radio ( chemo ) therapy : a randomised-controlled trial?
Echium oil effectively increased erythrocyte EPA and GLA FAs in H&N cancer patients. It failed however to protect against weight loss, or improve nutritional parameters.
Our results suggest that the autoantibodies against peptides of the second extracellular loop of M3R are not pathogenic in vivo and they are not suitable as biomarkers for pSS diagnosis.