1986
Glucocorticoid stimulation of choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase activity in fetal rat lung: Receptor-response relationships
Rooney S, Dynia D, Smart D, Chu A, Ingleson L, Wilson C, Gross I. Glucocorticoid stimulation of choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase activity in fetal rat lung: Receptor-response relationships. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1986, 888: 208-216. PMID: 3017448, DOI: 10.1016/0167-4889(86)90023-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of dexamethasoneDexamethasone bindingCholine-phosphate cytidylyltransferase activitySpecific dexamethasone bindingFetal lung maturationFetal rat lung explantsCholine-phosphate cytidylyltransferaseSpecific nuclear bindingCytidylyltransferase activityRat lung explantsReceptor-mediated processSupernatant fractionFetal rat lungDose-response curveDexamethasone-treated culturesLung maturationGlucocorticoid bindingGlucocorticoid actionDe novo phosphatidylcholine synthesisLung explantsRat lungDexamethasoneGlucocorticoid stimulationStimulatory effectCholine incorporation
1977
Aminophylline stimulates the incorporation of choline into phospholipid in explants of fetal rat lung in organ culture
Gross I, Rooney S. Aminophylline stimulates the incorporation of choline into phospholipid in explants of fetal rat lung in organ culture. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1977, 488: 263-269. PMID: 196659, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(77)90183-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal rat lungRat lungCholine incorporationIncorporation of cholineCyclic AMPCyclic AMP phosphodiesterase inhibitorDirect stimulatory effectOrgan cultureF12 mediumAminophylline treatmentDibutyryl cyclic AMPMM aminophyllinePhosphodiesterase inhibitorAminophyllineLungStimulatory effectSimilar changesAMPStimulationDirect effectSmall increaseCholine kinaseCholineExposurePhospholipids