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Exchange of unsaturated fatty acids between adipose tissue and atherosclerotic plaque studied with artificial neural networks. 2004

E Stachowska, and I Gutowska, and B Dołegowska, and D Chlubek, and J Bober, and M Rać, and P Gutowski, and H Szumilowicz, and R Turowski
Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Pomeranian Medical University, al. Powstancow Wlkp 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland. ewast@sci.pam.szczecin.pl

The linoleic C18:2 (n-6) and linolenic C18:3 (n-3) are recognized as essential components of the diet. Free radical peroxidation of essential fatty acids (EFAs) present in lipoproteins produces oxidized low-density lipoproteins which play a critical role in the development of atherosclerosis. The accumulation of EFAs in the vascular wall and correlations between their content in the adipose tissue and atherosclerotic plaque have been confirmed. The present study was undertaken to determine the usefulness of a neural network for studying the exchange between tissues of linoleic, alpha-linolenic, and arachidonic acids-three fatty acids with a well-understood metabolism. Atheromatous plaques, adipose tissue, and serum were obtained from 31 patients who underwent surgery due to atherosclerotic stenosis of the abdominal aorta, iliac or femoral arteries. Fatty acids were extracted and separated as methyl esters using gas chromatography. Statistical analysis was done with STATISTICA neural networks package. Several correlations reported previously were corroborated and factors modifying the content of individual EFAs in adipose tissue and atherosclerotic plaque were revealed. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) were used to determine factors modifying the content of linoleic, alpha-linolenic, and arachidonic acids in human atheromatous plaques. The mechanism of exchange of some fatty acids between the adipose tissue, atheromatous plaque, and plasma is discussed. The results provide evidence for an effective mechanism of tissue uptake and turnover of linoleic acid. Reduced plasma levels of this acid are compensated by release from adipose tissue and atheromatous plaque. While alpha-linolenic acid is continuously taken up by the plaque, adipose tissue absorbs this acid to a certain level only. The dynamics of exchange of arachidonic acid between adipose tissue and atheromatous plaque reflects a minor role for adipose tissue in determining plaque content of this acid, suggesting that "de novo" synthesis is the chief source of arachidonic acid in plaques.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005231 Fatty Acids, Unsaturated FATTY ACIDS in which the carbon chain contains one or more double or triple carbon-carbon bonds. Fatty Acids, Polyunsaturated,Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid,Unsaturated Fatty Acid,Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids,Acid, Polyunsaturated Fatty,Acid, Unsaturated Fatty,Acids, Polyunsaturated Fatty,Acids, Unsaturated Fatty,Fatty Acid, Polyunsaturated,Fatty Acid, Unsaturated,Unsaturated Fatty Acids
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000273 Adipose Tissue Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals, there are two types of adipose tissue, the WHITE FAT and the BROWN FAT. Their relative distributions vary in different species with most adipose tissue being white. Fatty Tissue,Body Fat,Fat Pad,Fat Pads,Pad, Fat,Pads, Fat,Tissue, Adipose,Tissue, Fatty
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001161 Arteriosclerosis Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries. Arterioscleroses
D016571 Neural Networks, Computer A computer architecture, implementable in either hardware or software, modeled after biological neural networks. Like the biological system in which the processing capability is a result of the interconnection strengths between arrays of nonlinear processing nodes, computerized neural networks, often called perceptrons or multilayer connectionist models, consist of neuron-like units. A homogeneous group of units makes up a layer. These networks are good at pattern recognition. They are adaptive, performing tasks by example, and thus are better for decision-making than are linear learning machines or cluster analysis. They do not require explicit programming. Computational Neural Networks,Connectionist Models,Models, Neural Network,Neural Network Models,Neural Networks (Computer),Perceptrons,Computational Neural Network,Computer Neural Network,Computer Neural Networks,Connectionist Model,Model, Connectionist,Model, Neural Network,Models, Connectionist,Network Model, Neural,Network Models, Neural,Network, Computational Neural,Network, Computer Neural,Network, Neural (Computer),Networks, Computational Neural,Networks, Computer Neural,Networks, Neural (Computer),Neural Network (Computer),Neural Network Model,Neural Network, Computational,Neural Network, Computer,Neural Networks, Computational,Perceptron
D044465 White People Persons having origins in any of the white racial groups of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. Note that OMB category WHITE is available for the United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies. European Continental Ancestry Group,White Person,Caucasian Race,Caucasoid Race,Caucasian Races,Caucasoid Races,People, White,Person, White,Race, Caucasian,Race, Caucasoid,White Peoples,White Persons
D019787 Linoleic Acid A doubly unsaturated fatty acid, occurring widely in plant glycosides. It is an essential fatty acid in mammalian nutrition and is used in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins and cell membranes. (From Stedman, 26th ed) 9,12-Octadecadienoic Acid,Linoleate,9-trans,12-trans-Octadecadienoic Acid,Linoelaidic Acid,Linoelaidic Acid, (E,Z)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, (E,E)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, (Z,E)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, (Z,Z)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, (Z,Z)-Isomer, 14C-Labeled,Linoleic Acid, Ammonium Salt, (Z,Z)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, Calcium Salt, (Z,Z)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, Potassium Salt, (Z,Z)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, Sodium Salt, (E,E)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, Sodium Salt, (Z,Z)-Isomer,Linolelaidic Acid,cis,cis-9,12-Octadecadienoic Acid,trans,trans-9,12-Octadecadienoic Acid,9 trans,12 trans Octadecadienoic Acid,9,12 Octadecadienoic Acid,Acid, 9,12-Octadecadienoic

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