1979
Effects of betamethasone on phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis in the fetal rabbit lung
Rooney S, Gobran L, Marino P, Maniscalco W, Gross I. Effects of betamethasone on phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis in the fetal rabbit lung. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1979, 572: 64-76. PMID: 216408, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(79)90200-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung lavageFetal lung lavageFetal lung slicesAdministration of betamethasoneEffect of betamethasoneFetal lung maturationFetal rabbit lungPhosphatidylcholine/sphingomyelin ratioLung glycogenBetamethasone administrationLung maturationPregnant rabbitsDays gestationFetal lungLung slicesRabbit lungsStress-induced accelerationDirect administrationSphingomyelin ratioSurfactant phospholipidsBetamethasoneAdministrationRate of incorporationSurfactant productionLavage
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
1976
Studies on pulmonary surfactant Effects of cortisol administration to fetal rabbits on lung phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis
Rooney S, Gobran L, Gross I, Wai-Lee T, Nardone L, Motoyama E. Studies on pulmonary surfactant Effects of cortisol administration to fetal rabbits on lung phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1976, 450: 121-130. PMID: 186118, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(76)90083-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-AcyltransferaseAnimalsCholine KinaseCytidine Diphosphate CholineDiacylglycerol CholinephosphotransferaseFatty AcidsFemaleFetusGestational AgeGlycerolHydrocortisoneLungNucleotidyltransferasesPhosphatidylcholinesPhospholipidsPregnancyPulmonary SurfactantsRabbitsConceptsLung lavageCortisol administrationDays gestationFetal rabbitsUntreated fetusesLung phospholipid contentGreater gestational ageSaline-injected controlsLysolecithin acyltransferasePhospholipid contentGestational ageIntrauterine injectionLung tissueSaline injectionFetal lungMaturational effectsGestationFetusesLavageMajor surface-active componentAdministrationCorticosteroidsCholinephosphate cytidylyltransferaseSynthesis of phosphatidylcholineHormone