Brain lipid changes after organic solvent exposure

Kyrklund, T; Haglid, KG

HERO ID

95237

Reference Type

Book/Book Chapter

Year

1990

Language

English

PMID

2077699

HERO ID 95237
Year 1990
Title Brain lipid changes after organic solvent exposure
Book Title Berzelius Symposium XVI: Dietary lipids and the central nervous system
Authors Kyrklund, T; Haglid, KG
Editor Levin, Ö; Boström, H; Hallgren, B
Publisher Text Almqvist & Wiksell
City Stockholm, Sweden
Page Numbers 267-277
Abstract Animals (rats, gerbils and guinea pigs) were exposed to various common solvents. The brain lipids were extracted and analysed. In particular the fatty acid pattern of a major phospholipid, ethanolamine, phosphoglyceride was studied. A major finding was that some chlorinated solvents, trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene and 1,1,1-trichloroethane, had effects on the ethanolamine phosphoglyceride fatty acid pattern, while most other solvents, like toluene, xylene, white spirit and Freon 11 lacked this effect. Relatively small, but significant, changes were observed in the proportions of the polyunsaturated fatty acids of both the n-6 and n-3 series. The selective effect of the chlorinated solvents might indicate that they have a specific effect on the enzymatic regulation of membrane fatty acid composition. However, the lack of effects of other solvents might also be explained by low blood levels, due either to a low uptake (Freon 11, white spirit) or an extensive metabolism (toluene, xylene). Intrauterine exposure of guinea pigs to perchloroethylene (160 ppm) during the last half of gestation had minor effects on the ethanolamine phosphoglyceride fatty acid pattern. Thus it appears that animals during the period of rapid brain growth are equally sensitive to exposure as adult animals.
Pmid 2077699
Wosid WOS:A1990ET15200015
Is Certified Translation No
Dupe Override No
Conference Location Stockholm, Sweden
Series Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences Supplement, no. 48
Conference Name Symposium on Dietary Lipids and the Central Nervous System
Conference Date November 2-3, 1988
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Language Text English
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