title: Adrenoleukodystrophy: oleic acid lowers fibroblast saturated C22-26 fatty acids.
abstract: Monounsaturated fatty acids, especially oleic acid (C18:1), decreased the content of saturated very-long-chain fatty acids (VLFA) in cultured skin fibroblasts from patients with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) and controls. When confluent ALD fibroblasts were incubated with oleic acid for 5 days in lipid-free medium, which eliminates uptake of exogenous VLFA, the mean cell content of C26:0 was decreased by 33.7 +/- 10.1%. Oleic acid inhibited C26:0 synthesis in ALD fibroblasts by 58% and total fatty acid synthesis by 68 to 78%. Therefore, the elevated C26:0 levels in ALD cells may be lowered by inhibiting fatty acid biosynthesis, and inhibition of saturated VLFA synthesis by oleate may be useful in treating ALD.
mesh_terms: D000326:Adrenoleukodystrophy / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002460:Cell Line; D002549:Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D019301:Oleic Acid; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D009829:Oleic Acids; D019301:Oleic Acid; C017364:hexacosanoic acid