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Fatty acids from degenerating myelin lipids are conserved and reutilized for myelin synthesis during regeneration in peripheral nerve.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7561873     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Following nerve crush, cholesterol from degenerating myelin is conserved and reutilized for new myelin synthesis during nerve regeneration. The possibility that other myelin lipids are salvaged and reutilized has not been investigated previously. We examined the fate of myelin phospholipids and their fatty acyl moieties following nerve crush by electron microscopic autoradiography of myelin lipids prelabeled with [3H]oleate or [2-3H]-glycerol. Both precursors were incorporated predominantly (> 90%) into phospholipids; > 85% of the [3H]-oleate was incorporated as oleate, with the remainder in longer-chain fatty acids. Before nerve crush, both labels were restricted to myelin sheaths. Following nerve crush and subsequent regeneration, over half the label from [3H]oleate, but little from [2-3H]glycerol, remained in nerve. The oleate label was present as fatty acyl moieties in phospholipids and was localized to newly formed myelin sheaths. Among the extracellular soluble lipids within the degenerating nerve, the bulk of the labeled phospholipids floated at the same density as lipoprotein particles. These data indicate that myelin phospholipids are completely hydrolyzed during nerve degeneration, that at least half the resultant free fatty acids are salvaged and reutilized for new myelin synthesis, and that these salvaged fatty acids are transported by a lipoprotein-mediated mechanism similar to that functioning in cholesterol reutilization.
Authors:
J F Goodrum; J E Weaver; N D Goines; T W Bouldin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurochemistry     Volume:  65     ISSN:  0022-3042     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurochem.     Publication Date:  1995 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-10-25     Completed Date:  1995-10-25     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985190R     Medline TA:  J Neurochem     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1752-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Brain and Development Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Autoradiography
Fatty Acids / metabolism*
Glycerol / metabolism
Lipid Metabolism*
Male
Myelin Sheath / physiology*
Nerve Degeneration / physiology
Nerve Regeneration / physiology*
Oleic Acid
Oleic Acids / metabolism
Peripheral Nerves / physiology*
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Solubility
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
ES-01104/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; HD-03110/HD/NICHD NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fatty Acids; 0/Oleic Acids; 112-80-1/Oleic Acid; 56-81-5/Glycerol

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