Abstract
It has been previously reported that the main diene-conjugated fatty acid in human plasma is a non-oxygen containing linoleic acid isomer (PL-9, 11-LA'). It has also been proposed that this isomer can be used as a specific marker of free radical-mediated lipid peroxidation in humans. Here we report that the in vitro induction of lipid peroxidation in human and rat blood with either UV irradiation or phenylhydrazine failed to increase the plasma levels of this isomer. The induction of lipid peroxidation in vivo in rats pretreated with either phenylhydrazine or bromotrichloromethane also failed to increase the plasma levels of this isomer. These findings demonstrate that PL-9, 11-LA' cannot be used as an in vivo marker of free radical-mediated lipid peroxidation in rats and casts doubts on its validity as a specific marker in humans.
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