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Finally, Berger et al [192] have developed a teclmique whereby an array of force curves is obtained over the sample surface ( force-curve mapping ), enabling a map of the tip-sample adliesion to be obtained. The autiiors have used this approach to image differently oriented phase domains of Langimiir-Blodgett-deposited lipid films. 

Figure 13.5 (a) Fluorescence micrograph of the self-spreading lipid bilayer doped with a dye molecule. The lipid bilayer spread on an oxidized silicon wafer from a deposited lipid aggregate illustrated on the left, (b) A schematic drawing of the selfspreading lipid bilayer from the lipid aggregate. Adapted from Ref [48] with permission. 

The degree of build-up of atherosclerotic plaques in patients with lipoprotein di.sorders is determined by the rate of deposition of lipoproteins and by the rate of the removal of deposited lipids from the vascular wall. It is therefore not surprising that ascorbate is also closely connected with this reverse pathway. 

The polyunsaturated fatty acids in phospholipids associated with the fish membranes also oxidize faster than the triacylglycerols found in fat deposits. Lipid oxidation in fish is influenced by several factors discussed below. 

Histochemical differentiation of cell lipids and the first chemical analyses of the deposited lipids were performed by Wahl and Richardson (1916), Siegmund... 

One of the first methods for the preparation of giant liposomes was described by Reeves and Dowben [45]. They deposited a thin lipid film from chlorofomi methanol 2 1 (v/v). After drying, the film was hydrated without agitation or shaking. This method results in the preparation of a heterogeneous dispersion, and when giant vesicles became of interest other methods and improvements were developed. Many researchers deposit lipid film on a roughened (with sandpaper) Teflon surface and, prior to hydration, equilibrate the dry lipid film in a moist atmosphere [46,47]. The use of spinners allows very even film deposition [38] and it is very likely that other tools from microelectronics will be used to determine the shape and hydrophilici-ty/hydrophobicity of surfaces for the deposition of thin lipid films. 

Uryu, K., Laurer, H., McIntosh, T, et al, 2002. Repetitive mild brain trauma accelerates Abeta deposition, lipid peroxidation, and cognitive impairment in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer amyloidosis. J. Neurosci. 22,446-454. 

A method which uses supercritical fluid/solid phase extraction/supercritical fluid chromatography (SE/SPE/SEC) has been developed for the analysis of trace constituents in complex matrices (67). By using this technique, extraction and clean-up are accomplished in one step using unmodified SC CO2. This step is monitored by a photodiode-array detector which allows fractionation. Eigure 10.14 shows a schematic representation of the SE/SPE/SEC set-up. This system allowed selective retention of the sample matrices while eluting and depositing the analytes of interest in the cryogenic trap. Application to the analysis of pesticides from lipid sample matrices have been reported. In this case, the lipids were completely separated from the pesticides. 

PPARy is strongly expressed in adipocytes, and stimulation by TZDs promotes adipogenesis, predominantly in preadipocytes from subcutaneous depots. Increased transcription of transporters and enzymes involved in fatty acid uptake and lipogenesis increases the deposition of lipid in these adipocytes (Table 2). This appears to facilitate a reduction in hyperglycaemia by reducing circulating concentrations of non-esterified... 

An increase in serum lipids is believed to contribute to or cause atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by deposits of fatty plaques on the inner walls of arteries. These deposits result in a narrowing of the lumen (inside diameter) of the artery and a decrease in blood supply to the area served by the artery. When these fatty deposits occur in the coronary arteries, the patient experiences coronary artery disease. Lowering blood cholesterol levels can arrest or reverse atherosclerosis in the vessels and can significantly decrease the incidence of heart disease. 

Supported lipid bilayers on planar silicon substrates have been formed using S-layer protein from B. coagulans E38/vl and from B. sphaericus CCM 2177 as support onto which l,2-dimyristoyl-OT-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) (pure or mixtures with 30% cholesterol) or DPPC bilayers were deposited by the Langmuir-Blodgett-technique (Pig. 

Fig. 2.6 The moqjhological events of sporulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (a) starved cell V, vacuole LG, lipid granule ER, endoplasmic reticulum CW, cell wall M, mitochondrion S, spindle pole SM, spindle microtubules N, nucleus NO, nucleolus, (b) Synaptonemal complex (SX) and development of polycomplex body (PB) along with division of spindle pole body in (c). (d) First meiotic division which is completed in (e). (f) Prepararation for meiosis II. (g) Enlargement of prospore wall, culminating in enclosure of separate haploid nuclei (h). (i) Spore coat (SC) materials produced and deposited, giving rise to the distinct outer spore coat (OSC) seen in the completed spores of the mature ascus (j). Reproduced from the review by Dickinson (1988) with permission from Blackwell Science Ltd.

Seo HS, Lombardi DM, Polinsky P, et al. Peripheral vascular stenosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice—potential roles of lipid deposition, medial atrophy, and adventitial inflammation. Arterioscler Thromb Vase Biol 1997 17(12) 3593—3601. 

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