Table 2.
Myelin lipid composition: EAE rodents and healthy controls a.
| Fatty acid | Healthy control | EAE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External face (%) | Cytoplasmic face (%) | Bilayer total (%) | External face (%) | Cytoplasmic face (%) | Bilayer total (%) | |
| Cholesterol | 22.4 | 10.6 | 32.9 | 25.8 | 12.1 | 37.9 |
| Phosphatidylcholine | 12.1 | 8.7 | 20.8 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 15.4 |
| Phosphatidylserine | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 7.1 |
| Cerebroside sulfatide | 6.4 | 0 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Sphingomyelin | 2.8 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
a
Brain myelin lipid composition [141]. The data are percentages of total lipid weight.