1982
Fetal lung in organ culture. IV. Supra-additive hormone interactions
Gross I, Wilson C. Fetal lung in organ culture. IV. Supra-additive hormone interactions. Journal Of Applied Physiology 1982, 52: 1420-1425. PMID: 6286561, DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1982.52.6.1420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal lung maturationLung maturationSupra-additive interactionOrgan cultureCombination of dexamethasoneRate of incorporationFetal rat lungVivo animal studiesHormone administrationFetal lungAnimal studiesRat lungSupra-additive stimulationThyroid hormonesNM dexamethasoneDexamethasone concentrationsMaximal stimulationLungDexamethasoneNM triiodothyroninePulmonary surfactantSignificant increaseStimulationPrecursor incorporationCyclic monophosphate
1981
Organotypic Culture of Fetal Rat Lung: Evaluation and Comparison with Organ Culture1–3
Gross I, Freedman R, Wilson C, Lindsey S. Organotypic Culture of Fetal Rat Lung: Evaluation and Comparison with Organ Culture1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1981, 123: 313-9. PMID: 7224342, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1981.123.3.313.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Insulin antagonism of dexamethasone-induced stimulation of cholinephosphate cytidylyltransferase in fetal rat lung in organ culture
Rooney S, Ingleson L, Wilson C, Gross I. Insulin antagonism of dexamethasone-induced stimulation of cholinephosphate cytidylyltransferase in fetal rat lung in organ culture. Lung 1980, 158: 151-155. PMID: 6255261, DOI: 10.1007/bf02713717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Influence of Hormones on the Biochemical Development of Fetal Rat Lung in Organ Culture. II. Insulin
Gross I, Walker Smith G, Wilson C, Maniscalco W, Ingleson L, Brehier A, Rooney S. The Influence of Hormones on the Biochemical Development of Fetal Rat Lung in Organ Culture. II. Insulin. Pediatric Research 1980, 14: 834-838. PMID: 6995921, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198006000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal rat lungRat lungCholine incorporationSignificant decreasePhospholipid fractionInfluence of insulinEffect of insulinInfluence of hormonesPercentage of radioactivityType II cellsLung cell growthLung cell differentiationLung maturationOrgan culture systemInsulin treatmentMorphologic evidencePhospholipid radioactivityInsulinMorphologic maturationSurfactant phospholipidsGlycogen contentII cellsOrgan cultureBiochemical developmentLamellar bodiesFetal lung in organ culture. III. Comparison of dexamethasone, thyroxine, and methylxanthines
Gross I, Wilson C, Ingleson L, Brehier A, Rooney S. Fetal lung in organ culture. III. Comparison of dexamethasone, thyroxine, and methylxanthines. Journal Of Applied Physiology 1980, 48: 872-877. PMID: 7451297, DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1980.48.5.872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal lungComparison of dexamethasoneLung glycogen contentSurfactant-associated phospholipidsFetal rat lungPercentage of radioactivityRat lungAminophyllineCholine-containing phospholipidsThyroxineGlycogen contentCholine incorporationLungCaffeine treatmentSignificant decreaseOrgan cultureRate of incorporationSignificant increaseLysolecithin acyltransferaseExposure of explantsCholinephosphate cytidylyltransferaseDexamethasoneDifferent effectsMembrane phospholipidsMethylxanthines
1979
The influence of hormones on the biochemical development of fetal rat lung in organ culture I. Estrogen
Gross I, Wilson C, Ingleson L, Brehier A, Rooney S. The influence of hormones on the biochemical development of fetal rat lung in organ culture I. Estrogen. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1979, 575: 375-383. PMID: 518894, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(79)90106-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal rat lungPercentage of radioactivityEstrogen actsFetal lungRat lungPhospholipid fractionInfluence of hormonesProtein/DNA ratioEstrogen treatmentIncorporation of cholineLungGlycogen contentTotal phospholipidsOrgan cultureSignificant stimulationPulmonary surfactantBiochemical developmentIndividual phospholipidsPhosphatidylcholine synthesisSignificant changesPhospholipid synthesisPhospholipidsAbundant phospholipidDNA ratioRadioactivityInfluence of Aminophylline and Cyclic AMP on Glycogen Metabolism in Fetal Rat Lung in Organ Culture
Maniscalco W, Wilson C, Gross I. Influence of Aminophylline and Cyclic AMP on Glycogen Metabolism in Fetal Rat Lung in Organ Culture. Pediatric Research 1979, 13: 1319-1322. PMID: 230447, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-197912000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal rat lungRat lungCyclic AMPFetal pulmonary surfactantInfluence of aminophyllineEffect of aminophyllineGlycogen synthase I activityOrgan cultureLung phospholipid synthesisGlycogen metabolismTotal phosphorylase activityDibutyryl cyclic AMPMonophosphate phosphodiesterase inhibitorSynthase I activityPhospholipid synthesisAminophyllinePhosphodiesterase inhibitorGlycogen contentLungGlycogen breakdownCyclic AMP treatmentAMP treatmentPulmonary surfactantAMPPhosphorylase activity
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 kinaseCholineExposurePhospholipidsAMINOPHYLLINE STIMULATES PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS BY FETAL RAT LUNG IN ORGAN CULTURE
Gross I, Rooney S, Warshaw J. AMINOPHYLLINE STIMULATES PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS BY FETAL RAT LUNG IN ORGAN CULTURE. Pediatric Research 1977, 11: 571-571. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-197704000-01210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFetal rat lungRat lungInfluence of aminophyllineAdministration of aminophyllineOrgan cultureLung phospholipid synthesisCyclic AMPAminophylline effectsDays lungsDibutyryl cyclic AMPNonspecific stimulationLES stimulationIncorporation of cholineMM aminophyllineFetal rabbitsPhospholipid synthesisAminophyllineProtein/hourLungDay fetusesSignificant increaseF12 mediumSph synthesisStimulationExposureINSULIN DELAYS THE MORPHOLOGIC MATURATION OF FETAL RAT LUNG IN VITRO
Gross I, Walker Smith G, Warshaw J. INSULIN DELAYS THE MORPHOLOGIC MATURATION OF FETAL RAT LUNG IN VITRO. Pediatric Research 1977, 11: 515-515. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-197704000-00871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlveolar lining cellsLining cellsFetal rat lungAlveolar spaceLamellar bodiesRat lungGlycogen contentLevels of insulinIncidence of RDSInfluence of insulinControl culturesF12 mediumDiabetic mothersLung maturationFetal lungInsulinMorphologic maturationInterstitial tissueLungOrgan cultureGlycogen synthesisInterstitial mesenchymeContinued maturationMorphologic developmentCells