TY - JOUR
T1 - Cholesteryl esters as a depot for very long chain fatty acids in human meibum
AU - Butovich, Igor A.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - Human meibomian gland secretions (also known as meibum) were analyzed for the presence of cholesteryl esters (Chl-E) using HPLC in combination with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry. A special procedure based on detection of the in-source generated ion m/z 369 was developed to monitor all Chl-E simultaneously. The structures of the detected compounds were studied using in-source and postsource fragmentation of the precursor (M+H)+ ions. In concordance with previous studies, Chl-E were found in all of the tested samples and comprised ∼31% of the entire lipid pool (w/w, dry weight). There were at least 20 different saturated and unsaturated Chl-E species observed, whose fatty acid residues ranged from C18 to C34. Monounsaturated fatty acids were the most visible components of the Chl-E pool. The eleven most prominent compounds were: C20:0-, C22:1-, C22:0-, C24:1-, C24:0, C25:0-, C26:1-, C26:0-, C28:1-, C28:0-, and C30:1-Chl-E. Other Chl-containing compounds were detected but not identified at the time. Therefore, Chl-E are a depot for very long chain saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids in human meibum.
AB - Human meibomian gland secretions (also known as meibum) were analyzed for the presence of cholesteryl esters (Chl-E) using HPLC in combination with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry. A special procedure based on detection of the in-source generated ion m/z 369 was developed to monitor all Chl-E simultaneously. The structures of the detected compounds were studied using in-source and postsource fragmentation of the precursor (M+H)+ ions. In concordance with previous studies, Chl-E were found in all of the tested samples and comprised ∼31% of the entire lipid pool (w/w, dry weight). There were at least 20 different saturated and unsaturated Chl-E species observed, whose fatty acid residues ranged from C18 to C34. Monounsaturated fatty acids were the most visible components of the Chl-E pool. The eleven most prominent compounds were: C20:0-, C22:1-, C22:0-, C24:1-, C24:0, C25:0-, C26:1-, C26:0-, C28:1-, C28:0-, and C30:1-Chl-E. Other Chl-containing compounds were detected but not identified at the time. Therefore, Chl-E are a depot for very long chain saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids in human meibum.
KW - HPLC
KW - Lipids
KW - Mass spectrometry
KW - Meibomian glands
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U2 - 10.1194/jlr.M800426-JLR200
DO - 10.1194/jlr.M800426-JLR200
M3 - Article
C2 - 18836212
AN - SCOPUS:64349094606
VL - 50
SP - 501
EP - 513
JO - Journal of Lipid Research
JF - Journal of Lipid Research
SN - 0022-2275
IS - 3
ER -