Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Pattern in Liver and Erythrocyte Phospholipids from Obese Patients

Abstract

Obese patients with NAFLD showed marked alterations in the polyunsaturated fatty acid pattern of the liver. These changes are significantly correlated with those found in erythrocytes, thus suggesting that erythrocyte FA composition could be a reliable indicator of derangements in liver lipid metabolism in obese patients.