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In vivo characterization of fatty acids in human adipose tissue using natural abundance 1 H decoupled 13 C MRS at 1.5 T: clinical applications to dietary therapy
Author(s) -
Hwang JongHee,
Bluml Stefan,
Leaf Alexander,
Ross Brian D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nmr in biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1099-1492
pISSN - 0952-3480
DOI - 10.1002/nbm.824
Subject(s) - adipose tissue , fish oil , polyunsaturated fatty acid , in vivo , chemistry , lipid profile , composition (language) , fatty acid , medicine , food science , biochemistry , biology , cholesterol , fish <actinopterygii> , microbiology and biotechnology , linguistics , philosophy , fishery
Natural abundance proton‐decoupled 13 C magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to establish the in vivo lipid composition of normal adipose tissue and the corresponding effects of altered lipid diets. Experiments were performed on a standard 1.5 T clinical MR scanner using a double‐tuned 1 H‐ 13 C coil. Peaks from double‐bonded and methylene carbons were analyzed. Normal lipid composition was established in 20 control subjects. For comparison, five subjects on altered lipid diets were studied. Four subjects were on a fish oil supplement diet or predominantly seafood diet (polyunsaturated fatty acids), and one subject was on a Lorenzo's oil diet (monounsaturated fatty acids). Well‐resolved 13 C spectra were obtained from the calf adipose tissue with a total acquisition time of 10 min. Model oil solutions were used to identify specific 13 C resonances. Subjects on lipid diets showed significantly elevated levels of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids for Lorenzo's and fish oil diets, respectively. We conclude that 13 C MR spectroscopy can readily detect changes in lipid composition due to medium‐ and long‐term therapeutic lipid diets. Since the examination is rapid, robust and noninvasive, opportunities arise for large clinical trials of preventive or therapeutic diets to be performed with 13 C MRS on a clinical MR scanner. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.