The rare non-dietary very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (VLC-PUFAs) uniquely found in retina and a few other tissues play a clinically significant role in retinal degeneration and development, but their physiological and interventional research has been hampered by scarcity of pure VLC-PUFAs. Disclosed herein are methods of making fatty acids, including VLC-PUFAs, and methods of using these fatty acids in, for example, treating eye disorders and supplementing the diet of a female subject who is pregnant, desiring to become pregnant, or lactating. Also disclosed are compositions containing fatty acids and methods of making and using same. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
罕见的非膳食非常长链多不饱和
脂肪酸(VLC-PUFAs)独特地存在于视网膜和少数其他组织中,在视网膜退化和发育中发挥着临床重要作用,但由于纯度不足的限制,它们的生理和干预研究受到了阻碍。本文披露了制备
脂肪酸(包括VLC-PUFAs)的方法,以及利用这些
脂肪酸治疗眼部疾病和补充怀孕、希望怀孕或哺乳的女性受试者饮食的方法。还披露了含有
脂肪酸的组合物以及制备和使用这些组合物的方法。本摘要旨在作为在特定领域搜索的扫描工具,并不打算限制本发明。