Recovery from Cogwheel Rigidity and Akinesia and Improvement in Vibration Sense and Olfactory Perception following Removal of an Epoxy-Oleic Acid DNA Adduct

The epoxy fatty acidcis-12,13-epoxy-oleic acid, which acts as a DNA adduct, may be generated during long-term storage of many seed oils, including those used in cooking, with frying oils and fried foods being a major source in the modern human diet. Removal of this epoxy fatty acid from the locus of theN-formyl peptide receptors was associated with recovery from cogwheel rigidity and akinesia as well as with improvement in vibration sense and olfactory perception.

Increased Levels of Lipid Oxidation Products in Rheumatically Destructed Bones o f Patients Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis

The new indicator for lipid peroxidation (LPO) processes -9-hydroxy-10,12-octadecadie-noic acid (9-HODE) -was used to investigate, whether LPO processes are increased in destructed bone material of patients suffering from rheum atoid arthritis (RA) in comparison to surrounded non destructed bone material. The HODE content in destructed bones ex­ceeded that of non destructed ones of the same patient for a factor of about 3. In addition similar increases in leukotoxines and epoxy oleic acid in the destructed bone material were observed, indicating an increase of LPO processes in affected bone parts of pa­tients.