1980
The 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
Influence 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 activityThe 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 ratioRadioactivity
1978
Development of glycogen and phospholipid metabolism in fetal and newborn rat lung
Maniscalco W, Wilson C, Gross I, Gobran L, Rooney S, Warshaw J. Development of glycogen and phospholipid metabolism in fetal and newborn rat lung. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1978, 530: 333-346. PMID: 100141, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(78)90153-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNewborn rat lungGlycogen phosphorylase activityFetal lungRat lungGlycogen concentrationFetal lung glycogenFirst postnatal dayPhosphorylase activityTotal glycogen synthaseTotal glycogen phosphorylase activityMajor metabolic substratesLung glycogenPhosphatidylcholine synthesisGlycogen synthase activityIncorporation of cholinePostnatal dayGlycogen depletionDay 19LungGestationDay 20Adult lungMammalian fetusGlycogen contentTotal phospholipids
1977
INSULIN 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 developmentCellsAN ORGAN CULTURE MODEL FOR THE STUDY OF FETAL LUNG MATURATION
Gross I, Czaika M, Walker Smith G, Warahaw J. AN ORGAN CULTURE MODEL FOR THE STUDY OF FETAL LUNG MATURATION. Pediatric Research 1977, 11: 406-406. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-197704000-00220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrgan culture modelLate-gestation fetal rat lungAlveolar lining cellsFetal lung maturationFresh lung tissueShort-term organ cultureFetal rat lungCulture modelDay fetal ratsLung maturationCentral necrosisLung tissueFetal lungFetal ratsLining cellsHormonal influencesBiochemical findingsRat lungLung developmentStromal tissueTissue chopperDay fetusesMorphologic maturationMorphological maturationGlycogen content