title: The oxidation of octanoic acid by cultured amniotic fluid cells: the effect of cell type and passage number.
abstract: We have measured the rate of oxidation of [1(-14)C]octanoate in cultured amniotic fluid (AF) cells at various passages and in AF cell lines with different clonal morphology. It is possible that both the passage number and the cell type may influence the outcome of prenatal diagnosis of fatty acid oxidation defects using this technique. We found that there was no significant difference between the three major AF cell types (epithelial, large epithelial, and fibroblast) when analysed at identical passage number but there was a significant reduction in octanoate oxidation in all cell types with increasing passage. For reliable prenatal diagnosis, cell lines of similar low passage number should be used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pathology, Children's Hospital, Sheffield, U.K.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D042964:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D002210:Caprylates / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases / Q000172:deficiency*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis
chemical_list: D002210:Caprylates; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases; D042964:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase; C031492:octanoic acid