Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8301707 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids | 2016 | 45 Pages |
Abstract
Lipids comprise the bulk of the meibomian gland secretion (meibum) which is produced by meibocytes. Complex arrays of lipogenic reactions in meibomian glands, which we collectively call meibogenesis, have not been explored on a molecular level yet. Our goals were to elucidate the possible biosynthetic pathways that underlie the generation of meibum, reveal similarities in, and differences between, lipid metabolism in meibomian glands and other organs and tissues, and integrate meibomian gland studies into the field of general metabolomics. Specifically, we have conducted detailed analyses of human and mouse specimens using genomic, immunohistochemical, and lipidomic approaches. Among equally highly expressed genes found in meibomian glands of both species were those related to fatty acid elongation, branching, desaturation, esterification, reduction of fatty acids to alcohols, and cholesterol biosynthesis. Importantly, corresponding lipid products were detected in meibum of both species using lipidomic approaches. For the first time, a cohesive, unifying biosynthetic scheme that connects genomic, lipidomic, and immunohistochemical observations is outlined and discussed.
Keywords
VLCELCChlOAHFAUFAFFAAPCISQLESIsphingomyelinSqualeneFree fatty acidunsaturated fatty acidFatty alcoholGene expressionElectron impacttriacylglycerolTAG یا triacylglycerols dry eyediacylglycerolsDIADDAGsCerceramidemeibomian glandFALPhospholipidTear filmtear film lipid layerLipidomicsMLsWax estercholesterolcholesteryl esterelectrospray ionizationatmospheric pressure chemical ionization
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Authors
Igor A. Butovich, Anne McMahon, Jadwiga C. Wojtowicz, Feng Lin, Ronald Mancini, Kamel Itani,