title: Erythrocyte fatty acids in multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Analysis of the fatty acids in the erythrocyte lipid of multiple sclerosis patients in Italy gave no indication of any difference in composition compared with that of a healthy control group. Supplementation of the diet of another group of similar patients with polyunsaturated fatty acids led to increases in the erythrocyte levels of linoleate and docosahexaenoate, with concomitant falls in oleate and elaidate. Levels of fatty acids such as lignocerate and nervonate that are found predominantly in sphingomyelin were similar in all 3 groups.
authors.affiliation: Naomi Bramson Medical Research Centre, University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dodd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids