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1 From the Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.
To understand the placental role in the processes responsible for the preferential accumulation of maternal long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) in the fetus, we investigated fatty acid uptake and metabolism in the human placenta. A preference for LCPUFAs over nonessential fatty acids has been observed in isolated human placental membranes as well as in BeWo cells, a human placental choriocarcinoma cell line. A placental plasma membrane fatty acid binding protein (p-FABPpm) with a molecular mass of 
40 kDa was identified. The purified p-FABPpm preferentially bound with essential fatty acids (EFAs) and LCPUFAs over nonessential fatty acids. Oleic acid was taken up least and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) most by BeWo cells, whereas no such discrimination was observed in HepG2 liver cells. Studies on the distribution of radiolabeled fatty acids in the cellular lipids of BeWo cells showed that DHA is incorporated mainly into the triacylglycerol fraction, followed by the phospholipid fraction; the reverse is true for arachidonic acid (AA). The greater cellular uptake of DHA and its preferential incorporation into the triacylglycerol fraction suggests that both uptake and transport modes of DHA by the placenta to the fetus are different from those of AA. p-FABPpm antiserum preferentially decreased the uptake of LCPUFAs and EFAs by BeWo cells compared with preimmune serum. Together, these results show the preferential uptake of LCPUFAs by the placenta that is most probably mediated via the p-FABPpm.
Key Words: Human placenta • placental membrane fatty acid binding protein • p-FABPpm • long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids • fetal development • fatty acid uptake • BeWo cells
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