Abstract
1-acetyl,2-docosahexaenoyl-glycerophosphocholine (AceDoPC) has been made to prevent docosahexaenoyl (DHA) to move to the sn-1 position as it rapidly does when present in 1-lyso,2-docosahexaenoyl-GPC (lysoPC-DHA), an efficient DHA transporter to the brain. When incubated with human blood, AceDoPC behaves closer to lysoPC-DHA than PC-DHA in terms of binding to plasma albumin and lipoproteins, and DHA incorporation into platelets and red cells. In addition, AceDoPC prevents more efficiently the deleterious effects of the experimental stroke in rats than does unesterified DHA. Also, AceDoPC inhibits platelet-activating factor-induced human blood platelet aggregation. Overall, AceDoPC might act as an efficient DHA transporter to the brain, and as a neuro-protective agent by itself.
| Original language | British English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 63-65 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids |
| Volume | 92 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Blood-brain barrier
- Metabolism
- Stroke
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