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Increased Brain Fatty Acid Uptake in Metabolic Syndrome
List of Authors: Karmi A, Iozzo P, Viljanen A, Hirvonen J, Fielding BA, Virtanen K, Oikonen V, Kemppainen J, Viljanen T, Guiducci L, Haaparanta-Solin M, Nagren K, Solin O, Nuutila P
Publisher: AMER DIABETES ASSOC AMER DIABETES ASSOC
Publication year: 2010
Journal: Diabetes
Journal name in source: Increased Brain Fatty Acid Uptake in Metabolic Syndrome
Journal acronym: DIABETES
Number in series: 9
Volume number: 59
Issue number: 9
Start page: 2171
End page: 2177
Number of pages: 7
ISSN: 0012-1797
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db09-0138
CONCLUSIONS-To our knowledge, this is the first study on humans to observe enhanced brain fatty acid uptake in patients with MS. Both fatty acid uptake and accumulation appear to be increased in MS patients and reversed by weight reduction. Diabetes 59:2171-2177, 2010