Component

DHA phospholipid remodeling

Acyl turnover of DHA-containing phospholipids, distinguished from absolute DHA concentration.

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What acts on it

  1. Embryos from vitamin E-depleted zebrafish parents incorporated more water-18O label into LPC 22:6 and three DHA-containing phosphatidylcholines during 48–72 hours post-fertilization than vitamin E-sufficient controls, supporting increased acyl turnover.

    Alpha-tocopherol → DHA phospholipid remodeling source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.
    cross_nutrient
    true
    evidence_location
    Figure 7; isotope-labeling Methods
    experimental_model
    Parental diet manipulation and stable-isotope lipidomics
    exposure
    Parents fed no added E or 500 mg RRR-alpha-tocopheryl acetate/kg for ≥80 days; embryos incubated in 40% H2(18)O from 48 to 72 hpf.
    limitations
    Embryos rely on maternally deposited nutrients; whole-embryo tracing does not directly measure brain delivery or prove a particular repair enzyme.
    nutrient_topic
    Vitamin E research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Vitamin E
    organism
    Danio rerio
    plain_language
    Labeled-water tracing showed faster turnover of selected DHA lipids during vitamin E depletion.
    primary_references
    [ver-mcdougall2016] Lipidomics and H2(18)O labeling techniques reveal increased remodeling of DHA-containing membrane phospholipids associated with abnormal locomotor responses in α-tocopherol deficient zebrafish (danio rerio) embryos. (2016). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26774753/ DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2016.01.004
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Whole embryos
    trigger_kind
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Vitamin E: transport, membrane protection and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 760–772

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Parental diet manipulation and stable-isotope lipidomics · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### ver-dha-remodeling-flux Embryos from vitamin E-depleted zebrafish parents incorporated more water-18O label into LPC 22:6 and three DHA-containing phosphatidylcholines during 48–72 hours post-fertilization than vitamin E-sufficient controls, supporting increased acyl turnover. Condition category: nutrient_deficiency nutrient_topic: Vitamin E research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Labeled-water tracing showed faster turnover of selected DHA lipids during vitamin E depletion. organism: Danio rerio tissue_or_cell_type: Whole embryos experimental_model: Parental diet manipulation and stable-isotope lipidomics limitations: Embryos rely on maternally deposited nutrients; whole-embryo tracing does not directly measure brain delivery or prove a particular repair enzyme. exposure: Parents fed no added E or 500 mg RRR-alpha-tocopheryl acetate/kg for ≥80 days; embryos incubated in 40% H2(18)O from 48 to 72 hpf. cross_nutrient: true evidence_location: Figure 7; isotope-labeling Methods [ver-mcdougall2016] Lipidomics and H2(18)O labeling techniques reveal increased remodeling of DHA-containing membrane phospholipids associated with abnormal locomotor responses in α-tocopherol deficient zebrafish (danio rerio) embryos. (2016). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26774753/ DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2016.01.004
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