SATURDAY MAY 11TH
THEME: LIPID STRUCTURE AND MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
Co- Chairs: Klaus Gawrisch, NIAAA/NIH, USA and Jan Glatz, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Diana Bach, Weizmann Institute, Israel
Arend Bonen, University of Waterloo, Canada
James Hamilton, Boston University, USA
09:30 – 10:00 Exhibits & Scientific Posters
10:00 – 12 noon Three Concurrent Oral Sessions
SESSION Q: MEMBRANE BIOPHYSICS
Chair: Klaus Gawrisch, NIAAA, NIH
Q-1: Oxidation-induced Disorder in Polyunsaturated Membranes Activates a Membrane Repair Enzyme.
Jenifer Thewalt and Rosemary Cornell, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Q-2: Bilayer Structure of 18:0-22:6n3PC and 18:0-22:5n6PC Using X-ray Diffraction.
Stephanie Tristram-Nagle1, Yufeng Liu1, John F. Nagle1, Ivan Polozov2, Klaus Gawrisch2 1Carnegie Mellon University, USA, 2NIAAA, NIH, USA
Q-3: Universal Features of Acyl Chain Packing in Fluid Lipid Bilayers: Effect of Polyunsaturation.
Horia I Petrache1, Michael F. Brown2, 1National Institute of Health, 2University of Arizona, USA
Q-4: Properties of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Molecular Dynamics Simulations.
Scott E. Feller, Wabash College, USA
Q-5: Computer Simulation Studies of Polyunsaturated Model Membranes.
Leonor Saiz and Michael L. Klein, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Q-6: Molecular Organization of Cholesterol in PUFA-Rich Lipid Bilayers.
Stephen Wassall, Purdue University, USA
Q-7: Docosahexaenoic Acid and Membrane Domains.
William Stillwell, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, USA
SESSION R: POLYUNSATURATES IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS – 2
Chair: Art Spector, University of Iowa, USA
R-1: Brain Levels of N-Acylethanolamine Phospholipids in Adult Rats, and in Mice Following Clonic Seizures.
1Birthe Moesgaard1, Henrik H. Hansen1, Suzanne Hansen2, Steen Honoré Hansen2, Harald S. Hansen1,
1The Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, and 2Lundbeck A/S, Denmark
R-2: Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet: The Assessment of Ketosis in Children Using Breath Acetone.
Kathy Musa-Veloso1, Stephen Cunnane1, Exequiel Rarama2 Felix Comeau2, R. Curtis3, 1University of Toronto, 2Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Incorporated, Canada, 3Bloorview MacMillan Centre, Toronto
R-3: Smoking, Gender and Dietary Influences on Erythrocyte Essential Fatty Acid Composition Among Patients with Schizophrenia.
Joseph R Hibbeln1, Kevin K Makino1, Faith Dickerson3, John Boronow3. Catherine E Martin2 1National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2National Institute of Mental Health, 3Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, USA
R-4: Aggression and the Fatty Acid Composition of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) in Schoolchildren.
Miho Itomura1, Shigeki Sawazaki1, Katsutoshi Terasawa1, Kei Hamazaki2, Shiro Watanabe2, Tomohito Hamazaki2, 2Institute of Natural Medicine, 1Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan
R-5: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Depression as Concurrent Morbidity: Does the Evidence Support the Omega-3 Deficiency Hypothesis? A Review.
Frans Pouwer, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
R-6: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Inflammation and Neurodevelopment in Dyslexia.
Kathleen E Taylor, University of Oxford, UK
SESSION S: POLYUNSATURATES IN THE DIET – 2
Chair: Zhen-yu Chen, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
S-1: Egg Yolk Phospholipids as a Balanced Dietary Source of Vitamin-F.
Fabien De Meester, Belovo, Belguim, Michael Hawes, Belovo Inc., USA, Jonathan Stannard, Belovo UK
S-2: Tuna Fishmeal as a Source for Omega-3 Enrichment of Poultry and Eggs.
P Howe, J Downing1, B Grenyer2, E Grigonis-Deane2, W Bryden1, 2University of Wollongong, 1University of Sydney, Australia
S-3: Development of Airozin™, a Natural Formulation of Dietary PUFA Clinically Optimized to Inhibit Leukotriene Biosynthesis in Humans.
Marc E. Surette, Iphigenia L Koumenis, Floyd Chilton, Michelle B Edens, Kenneth M Tramposch, Pilot Therapeutics, USA
S-4: Omega 3 Fatty Acids are Much More Efficiently Absorbed from Fish than from Capsules.
Francesco Visioli, Patrizia Risé, Franca Marangoni, and Claudio Galli, University of Milan, Italy
S-5: The Impact of Dietary Docosahexaenoic Acid (C22:6n-3) and Docosapentaenoic Acid (C22:5n-6) from Schizochytrium sp. on Rat and Swine Tissue Fatty Acids.
Sam Zeller, William Barclay, Mary Van Elswyk, Ruben Abril, Wayne Sander, OmegaTech, Inc., USA
S-6: Consumption of a Diet Containing Medium Chain Triglycerides, Phytosterols and Flaxseed Oil for 28 d Decreases Blood Lipid Parameters and Alters Energy Balance Compared to a Diet Containing Olive Oil.
Marie-Pierre St-Onge and Peter JH Jones, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Canada
12 noon – 13:00 Exhibits & Scientific Posters
14:45 – 16:15 ROUND TABLE: FUTURE DIRECTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS
POSTER PRESENTATIONS:
Early Development (ED)
Neurological Function (NF)
Neurological Diseases (ND)
Immune Function (IF)
Therapeutics/Diet (TD)
Biochemistry (BC)
Membrane Biophysics (MB)
EARLY DEVELOPMENT (ED)
ED-1: Evolutionary Implications for Human Brain Development and Fatty Acid Intake.
N.J. Mann1, L. Cordain2, B.A. Watkins3, 1RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 2Colorado State University, 3Purdue University, USA
ED-2: The Effects of Maturity on the Metabolism of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Preterm Infants.
Clifford Mayes 1, Graham C Burdge 2, Anne Bingham 1, Jane L Murphy 2, Richard Tubman 3, Stephen A Wootton2, 1 Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2University of Southampton, UK, 3Royal Maternity Hospital, Northern Ireland
ED-3: Dietary Alpha-Linolenic Acid Increases the N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Content of Sow’s Milk and the Tissues of the Suckling Piglet.
Richard P Bazinet, Stephen Cunnane, University of Toronto, Ewen G McMillan, Shur-Gain Ltd., Canada
ED-4: Neurobehavioral Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Arachidonic Acid (AA) Supplementation and Prematurity on Neonate Baboons (Papio Cynocephalus).
Tom Brenna, Andrea T Hsieh, Eszter Sarkadi-Nagy, Vasuki Wijendran, Guan Diau, Anu Turpeinen, Cornell University, USA
ED-5: Supply of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) to the Growing Retina and Brain of Neonatal Piglets.
James C. DeMar1, Alexandre Lapillonne2, Vijay Nannegari2, Craig L. Jensen2, and William C. Heird2.
1NIAAA/NIH, 2Baylor College of Medicine, USA
ED-6: Socio-Economic Status and Docosahexanoic Acid Level in Breast-Milk of Filipino Women in an Urban Environment.
C. Tiangson1, L. Panlasigui1, K. Koski, G. Gavino3, V. C. Gavino3, 1University of the Philippines, 2McGill University, 3 Université de Montréal, Canada
ED-7: Possible Increase in the Functional DHA Status of Women and their Neonates after Alpha-Linolenic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy.
R.H.M. de Groot, G. Hornstra, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
ED-8: The Origins of Brain Docosahexaenoic Acid: Contributions from Dietary LNA, Dietary DHA and Body Stores.
William Lefkowitz, USUHS, Sun-Young Lim, Yuhong Lin, Sharon Majchrzak, James Loewke, Norman Salem, NIAAA, USA
ED-9: Effect of n-3 Fatty Acid Deficiency on Spatial Task Performance in the First Generation Using an Artificial Breast and Artificial Milk Formula.
Sun-Young Lim, Bill Lefkowitz, James Loewke, Sharon Majchrzak, Kathleen McBride, Toru Moriguchi1, Junji Hoshiba2, Norman Salem, Jr, NIAAA, NIH, USA, 1Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co., Japan 2 Okayama University Medical Research, Japan
ED-10: Essential Fatty Acid Status of Infants of African American Women: Assessment of the Umbilical Vessel Wall.
S. Beblo1, M. Murthy1, S.S. Martier2, R.J. Sokol2, J.E. Whitty2, J.H. Hannigan2, N.Salem, Jr.1, 1NIAAA, NIH , USA; 2Wayne State University, USA
ED-11: Arachidonate and Docosahexaenoate Composition of First Trimester and Term Placenta.
D. Bitsanis, T. Moodley, K. Ghebremeskel and M.A. Crawford. University of North London, UK
ED-12: The Impact of Long Chain Polyunsaturate Supplementation on Premature Baboon Neonate Lung Fatty Acid Composition.
C.A. Chao, G.Y. Diau, V. Wijendran, E. Sarkadi Nagy, P.W. Nathanielsz, and T. Brenna, Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Science, USA
ED-13: Dietary High Trans Fatty Acids Affect Docosahexaenoic Acid Concentrations in the Retina but not in the Brain of Suckling Pups.
Maria Das Graças Do Carmo, Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro, Flavia Santos, Renata Assumpção, Cecilia Setta, Gleice Rocha, Fernanda Osso, Ufrj - Instituto De Nutrição, Brazil
ED-14: The Effect of DHA Supplementation During Pregnancy and Lactation on Growth and Development of Vervet Monkeys (Cercopithecus Aethiops).
CM Smuts, PJ van Jaarsveld and AJS Benadé, Nutritional Intervention Research Unit of the Medical Research Council, South Africa
ED-15: Relationship Between Essential Fatty Acid Status at Birth and Components of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome in 7-Year-Old Children.
Patrick Rump1, Gerard Hornstra1, Corry Popp-Snijders3, and Rob J. Heine3, 1Maastricht University, 3Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
ED-16: Biomechanical Bone Strength in Developing Male and Female Rats Fed Fish Oil.
Isabelle Sirois, Wendy E. Ward. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTION (NF)
NF-1: DHA Promotes Neuronal Differentiation of Hippocampal Neuronal Cells In Vitro.
Frances Calderon and Hee-Yong Kim, National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, USA
NF-2: Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Incorporation of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Plasma Into Rhesus Monkey Brain.
John C Umhau, Stanley I Rapoport, William Eckelman, Peter Herscovitch, Richard Carson, Joseph Hibbeln, Michael Channing, B.K. Vuong, Norman Salem, National Institute of Health (NIH) USA
NF-3: Do Low Doses of Docosahexaenoic Acid Improve Visual Acuity in Elderly Patients?
Marianne Payet1, Mohamed H. Esmail1, Gérard Pieroni1, Jean-Pierre Hubschman2, Denis Touboul2, Ronan Tamguy2, Gérard Donnarel3, 1I.N.S.E.R.M., 2Service d’ophtalmologie, CHU Timone, 3Centre Gérontologique Départemental, Marseille, France
NF-4: Metabolism of N-6 and N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids by Brain Astrocytes.
Sheila M Innis, Roger A Dyer, Unversity of British Columbia, Canada
NF-5: DHA Deficiency in Rats Reduces Light-Activated Visual Signaling in Retinal Rod Outer Segment Membranes.
Shui-Lin Niu, Drake C Mitchell, Sun-Young Lim Norman Salem Jr., Burton J Litman, LMBB, NIAAA, NIH USA
NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES (ND)
ND-1: Correlation of Fatty Acid Type Intake with Incidence of Multiple Sclerosis.
Leila Azadbakht, Masood Kimiagar, Ahmad Esmaill Zadeh, National Nutrition and Food Technology Institute, Iran
ND-2: Cross-National Comparisons of Seafood Consumption and Lifetime Prevalence Rates of Bipolar Disorders.
Simona Noaghiul1, Myrna M Weissman1, Joseph R Hibbeln2, 1Columbia University, USA 2NIAAA, NIH USA
ND-3: Serum Levels of Long-Chain Saturated Fatty Acids Positively Correlate with Anxiety and Hostility Scores in Healthy Young Japanese Women.
Atsuo Yanagisawa, Yumi Shimojima, Masako Yamagami, Takeo Tsujii, Hiroko Kanda, Kazuhiro Tajino, Kyorin, University School of Health Sciences, Japan
ND-4: Essential Fatty Acid Supplementation in Verbal Apraxia/Dyspraxia: A Time-Line of Therapeutic Outcomes in Speech/Communication.
Lori Roth, Speech and Language Pathology, USA
ND-5: Outcomes of Essential Fatty Acid Supplementation in Children with Apraxia of Speech: An Analysis of Professional Anecdotal Reports.
Robert Katz1 and Marilyn C. Agin2, 1Omega-3 Research Institute, Inc., 2New York City Early Intervention, USA
ND-6: Fatty Acid Supplementation (EfalexTM) in Children with Reading and Concentration Difficulties.
Jan Norén, Anthony Fors, Elevvårdsenheten, Barn och Ungdomsheten, Borlänge, Sweden
IMMUNE FUNCTION (IF)
IF-1: Altered Membrane Essential Fatty Acids in Children with Cystic Fibrosis.
Alice H Chen, Sheila M Innis, George F Davidson, University of British Columbia, Canada
IF-2: Crohn’s Disease is Associated with Modulation of PBMC Fatty Acid Composition.
T. Trebble, P. Calder, E. Miles, S. Wootton, University of Southampton, UK
IF-3: Effect of Specific Isomers of Conjugated Linoleic Acid on T-Lymphocyte Activation.
S. Tricon, S. Kew and P. Yaqoob, The University of Reading, UK
IF-4: Microarray Analysis of Hepatitis in the LEC Rat.
H. Okuyama, C. Du, Yoichi Fujii, Masafumi Ito, Atsushi Ikemoto, Nagoya City University, Japan
IF-5: Plasma Phosphatidylcholine n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Concentrations in Men Following Colectomy.
A.N.J. May, D.H.L. Ng, G.C. Burdge, P.C. Calder, M.A. Stroud and S.A. Wootton, University of Southampton, UK
IF-6: Alpha-Linolenic Acid Decreases the Innate but Increases the Humoral and Cellular Immune Response of Pigs Injected with Antigens.
R. Bazinet1, E.G. McMillan1, H. Douglas1, B. Wilkie2, S. Cunnane1, 1University of Toronto, 2University of Guelph, 3Shur-Gain Ltd., Canada
IF-7: Effect of Dietary Fatty Acids on Burn Induced Immunosuppression.
Viviane Bordé, Dominique Garrel, University of Montreal, Canada
THERAPEUTICS/DIET (TD)
TD-1: Effectiveness of Low Doses of Gamma Linolenic Acid-Lipoic Acid Conjugate in Experimental Diabetic Neuropathy.
Thierry Coste, Laboratoire de Diabetologie, A. Gerbi 2, A. Djemli-Shipkolye 1, P. Vague 1, G. Pieroni 2, D. Raccah 1.1 Laboratoire de Diabetologie, 2 INSERM U476, France
TD-2: The Content Versus Label Claims of Fish-Oil Supplements? An Analysis of Cod-Liver Oil Capsules.
R.A. Harrison1, D. Lloyd2, J. Miller2, J. Marples2, 1Wigan and Bolton Health Authority, UK, 2Wrightington, Wigan, & Leigh Healthservices Trust, UK
TD-3: Is There a Relationship Between ?-Linolenic Acid and Prostate Cancer?
N.M. Attar-Bashi and A.J. Sinclair, RMIT University, Australia
TD-4: The Diagnosis of Chronic Alcoholism by the Fatty Acid Composition of Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters.
B L. Soderberg, E. Sicinska, C A. Best, M P. Walden, E. Blodget, J E. Cluette-Brown, M. Laposata, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
TD-5: Plasma Arachidonic and Docosahexaenoic Acids in Pregnant Type 2 Diabetics and Neonates.
B.A. Thomas1, 1University of North London, UK; K.Ghebremeskel1, M.Crawford1, B. Offleley-Shore2, C. Lowy2, 2St. Thomas Hospital Medical School, UK
TD-6: Bioavailability and Acceptability of a Structured Lipid Versus Parent Oils Enriched with Long Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids.
S. Raatz, University of Minnesota, USA
TD-7: Abrupt, Complete and Permanent Occlusion of Tumor-Feeding Vessels by an Unsaturated Fatty Acid.
Undurti Das, EFA Sciences LLC, USA
TD-8: Assessment of Risk Associated with Specific Fatty Acids and Colorectal Cancer Among French-Canadians in Montreal: A Case-Control Study.
André Nkondjock,a Bryna Shatenstein,a,b Patrick Maisonneuve,c and Parviz Ghadiriana,d aDépartement de Nutrition, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada bCentre de recherche, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada cDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy dUnité de Recherche épidémiologique, Centre de Recherche, Centre hospitalier de l’université de Montréal (CHUM) – Hôtel-Dieu, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
BIOCHEMISTRY (BC)
BC-1: Docosahexaenoic Acid Induces Apoptosis in CYP2E1-Transfected Human HepG2 Hepatoma Cells.
Myoungsook Lee, Myoung-Ae Bae and Byoung J. Song, National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, U.S.A.
BC-2: Cholesterol Reduces Receptor Activation and Inhibits Receptor-G Protein Coupling.
Drake Mitchell, Shui-Lin Niu, Burton Litman, LMBB/NIAAA, USA
BC-3: Effect of Fish Oil on Skeletal Muscle Cell Membrane Composition and Muscle Fatigue in the Contracting Rat Hindlimb.
Owen AJ, Peoples GE, McLennan PL, University Of Wollongong, Australia
BC-4: Study of Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism Using a Stable Isotope Tracer Technique in Adult Rats.
Norman Salem Jr, Yuhong Lin, NIAAA, USA
BC-5: Accumulation of Essential Fatty Acids, Including CLA, in Different Lamb Muscle Lipid Classes.
K. Nuernberg1, S. Grumbach2, G. Nuernberg1, W. Zupp2, K. Ender1, 1Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals, Germany; 2Research Institute of Agriculture and Fishery Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
BC-6: Changes in Fatty Acid Content of Ram Spermatozoa after Ionophore-Induced Acrosome Reaction.
M. Ollero1, J.I. Marti2, J.A. Cebrian-Perez2, J.G. Alvarez1, T. Muino-Blanco2, 11Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. USA, 2Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
BC-7: Docosahexaenoic Acid: A Key Component of Boar, Bull and Human Spermatozoa.
A. Maldjian, P. Penny, R. Noble, JSR Clover Ltd., UK
BC-8: Changes in Lipid Composition and Quality of Boar Semen During Aging.
S. Cerolini1, F. Pizzi2, T. Gliozzi2, L. Zaniboni1, L. Parodi1, A. Maldjian1, 1University of Milan, Italy; 2IDVGA – CNR, Italy
BC-9: Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Metabolic Effects: An Overview.
V.Juturu and J. Komorowski, Nutrition 21, Inc, USA
BC-10: Lauric Acid is Desaturated to C12:1 n-3 in Rat Liver. Could it be a Precursor of the n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Animals?
P. Legrand1, D. Catheline1, V. Rioux1, and George Durand2, 1ENSAR-INRA, France; 2INRA, France
BC-11: Rapid Cardiac Synthesis of a Toxic Metabolite after Ethanol Exposure.
D.M. Yoerger, B.M. McQuillan, G.E. Supple, A. Hasaba, J.L. Guerrero, M.H. Picard, M Laposata, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
BC-12: Long Chain n-3 Fatty Acids Elevate Bone Mass in Hyperinsulinemic Obese (fa/fa) and Lean Zucker Rats.
R. Mollard, M. Gillam, J. Schellenberg, C. Taylor, H. Weiler, University of Manitoba, Canada
BC-13: Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Regulates PPAR-Responsive Gene Expression, Improves Glucose Tolerance and Reduces Fatty Liver in fa/fa Zucker Rats.
N. Yurkova, A. Noto, J. Zahradka, M. Zirk, P. Zahradka, C. Taylor, University of Manitoba, Canada
BC-14: Pure Linoleic Acid Deficiency Decreases the Whole Body Content of Alpha-Linolenic Acid.
H. Douglas, R. Bazinet, M.J. Anderson, S. Cunnane, University of Toronto, Canada
BC-15: Enhanced Synthesis of Toxic Ethanol Metabolites, Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters, in CFTR Knockout Mice with Cystic Fibrosis.
RO Salem, PG Blanco, MM Zaman, JE Cluette-Brown, SD Freedman, and M. Laposata, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
BC-16: Degree of Oxidation of LDL Affects PPAR-Gamma Activation and Gene Expression in Human Monocytes.
Ian Kavanagh, Carole Symes, David Leake, Parveen Yaqoob, University of Reading, UK
BC-17: The Role of the Mevalonate Pathway in Mediating EPA and DHA Inhibition of MCF-7 Cell Proliferation.
R.E. Duncan, A. El-Sohemy, M.C. Archer, University of Toronto, Canada
BC-18: Identification and Expression of a Rat Fatty Acid Elongase Involved in the Biosynthesis of C18 Fatty Acids.
K. Inagaki, T. Aki, Y. Fukuda, S. Kawamoto, S. Shigeta, K. Ono, Hiroshima University, Japan
BC-19: Acyl Chain Monounsaturation Does Not Confer Raft Stability.
S.R Shaikh, M. Brzustowicz, W. Stillwell, and S. Wassall, Indiana University Purdue University, USA
BC-20: PPAR?-Dependent Alterations in Mouse Hepatic Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism.
H. Guillou1, P. Martin2, V.Rioux1, T. Pineau2 and P. Legrand1, 1Laboratoire de Biochimie ENSAR-INRA, France; 2Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Toxicologie INRA, France
BC-21: Differential Effects of n-6 and n-3 Fatty Acids on Phosphatidylserine Accumulation in Relation to Neuronal Apoptosis.
M. Akbar, Z. Wen and H.Y. Kim, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, USA
BC-22: Implication of the Membrane w6/w3 Ratio in Na,K-ATPase Activity.
A.Djemli-Shipkolye1,D. Raccah1, G. Pieroni2, P. Vague1, TC. Coste1 and A. Gerbi2, 1Laboratoire de Diabétologie, France; 2INSERM U476, France
BC-23: DHA Effect on Gene Expression Profile in Human Fetal Retinal Explants.
R.E. Uauy1, C.V. Rojas2, D.R. Hoffman2, 1INTA, Universidad de Chile, Chile; 2Retina Foundation of the Southwest, USA
BC-24: Lipid Hydroperoxide Derived from Docosahexaenoic Acid Induces Cell Death to a Leukemia Cell Line U937.
Naomichi Baba, Reiko Okutsu, Yumiko, Yoshino, Arnold Onyango, Kyoya Takahata, Okayama University, Sakayu Shimizu, Kyoto University, Japan
BC-25: Mechanism of Apoptosis Induction by DHA.
Kyoya Takahata, Aki Matuda, Okuyama University, Japan
BC-26: The Effect of Oxidized Phospholipids and Arachidonic Acid on PKC Activity In Vitro: Kinetic Analysis.
E. L. Maltseva, Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics RAS, Russia
MEMBRANE BIOPHYSICS (MB)
MB-1: Characterization of Protein Conformation Via Crosslinking in Combination with Tryptic Digest and
Mass Spectrometry.
Z. Olumee-Shabon and H.Y. Kim, NIAAA, NIH, USA
MB-2:Contributions of Membrane Curvature Elasticity of 1-Steroyl-2-Docosahexaenoyl-Sn-Glycero-3-Phosphoethanolamine Monolayers to Membrane Receptor Function and Membrane Fusion.
Walter E. Teague Jr. 1, Nola L.Fuller 2, R. P. Rand 2, Klaus Gawrisch 1, Ed Sternin2, 1National Institutes of Health, USA, 2Brock University, Canada
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