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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminophyllineAnimalsBucladesineCholineCholine KinaseDiacylglycerol CholinephosphotransferaseFemaleFetusGestational AgeLungOrgan Culture TechniquesPhospholipidsPregnancyRatsConceptsFetal 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 phosphatidylcholineHormoneThe influence of postnatal nutritional deprivation on the phospholipid content of developing rat lung
Gross I, Ilic I, Wilson C, Rooney S. The influence of postnatal nutritional deprivation on the phospholipid content of developing rat lung. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1976, 441: 412-422. PMID: 9987, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(76)90238-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetyl-CoA CarboxylaseAgingAnimalsBody WeightCalorimetryDeficiency DiseasesDiacylglycerol CholinephosphotransferaseDNAFatty Acid SynthasesLipid MetabolismLungMicrosomesOrgan SizePhosphatidylcholinesPhospholipidsProteinsRatsConceptsLung cell numberLung lavage phospholipidPostnatal nutritional deprivationTotal phospholipidsStandard rat chowLung protein contentPhosphatidylcholine contentRole of nutritionLung phospholipid synthesisFat-fed animalsLung surfactant productionLavage phospholipidsGlucose-fed groupRat chowLung lavageLung tissueDietary regimensMicrosomal fatty acid elongationRat lungLung proteinFasted animalsProtein dietLungNutritional deprivationAcetyl-CoA carboxylase
1975
The inhibition of enzymes related to pulmonary fatty acid and phospholipid synthesis by dietary deprivation in the rat
Gross I, Rooney S, Warshaw J. The inhibition of enzymes related to pulmonary fatty acid and phospholipid synthesis by dietary deprivation in the rat. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1975, 64: 59-63. PMID: 238512, DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(75)90219-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetyl-CoA CarboxylaseAnimalsCarbon RadioisotopesCoenzyme ACytidine Diphosphate DiglyceridesDiacylglycerol CholinephosphotransferaseFatty Acid SynthasesFatty AcidsInositolLungMalonatesMicrosomesPhospholipidsPhosphotransferasesRatsStarvationConceptsPulmonary surfactant productionMicrosomal fatty acid elongationDietary deprivationRat lungFatty acid synthetaseDeprivation resultsAcute starvationInhibition of enzymesAcetyl-CoA carboxylaseSurfactant productionKnown inhibitionSignificant reductionFatty acid elongationFatty acidsInhibitionPhospholipid synthesisLung