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To determine how dietary saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids are transported and utilized by the developing brain compared to other organs.

March 1, 1998Journal of Neurochemistry

Fatty Acid Transport and Utilization for the Developing Brain

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JEJohn EdmondUniversity of Southern California THTami A. HigaUniversity of California, Los Angeles RKRose A. KorsakUniversity of California, Los Angeles

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Preclinical study demonstrates selective fatty acid uptake and local de novo lipid synthesis in rat pup brains, indicating specialized brain delivery mechanisms for polyunsaturated fats.

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To determine how dietary saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids are transported and utilized by the developing brain compared to other organs.
Artificially reared rat pups received rat milk substitute containing perdeuterated fatty acids (palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic) from postnatal day 7 to 14.
Lipid extracts from brain, liver, lung, and kidney tissues were evaluated via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to differentiate intact uptake, de novo synthesis with recycled deuterium, and unlabeled fatty acids.
Intact perdeuterated palmitic, stearic, and oleic acids were detected in the liver, lung, and kidney, but were completely undetectable in brain tissue.
Perdeuterated linoleic acid successfully crossed into all organs evaluated, including the brain.
De novo synthesized fatty acids were observed in all tissues, with the brain exhibiting the highest enrichment of isotopomers containing recycled deuterium.

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Edmond et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e04237c193befc433a8ce https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70031227.x

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Preclinical study demonstrates selective fatty acid uptake and local de novo lipid synthesis in rat pup brains, indicating specialized brain delivery mechanisms for polyunsaturated fats.

Fatty Acid Transport and Utilization for the Developing Brain

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