1983
Fetal rat lung maturation: initiation and modulation
Gross I, Wilson C. Fetal rat lung maturation: initiation and modulation. Journal Of Applied Physiology 1983, 55: 1725-1732. PMID: 6662763, DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1983.55.6.1725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal lung maturationGestational ageLung maturationCholine incorporationEquivalent gestational ageFetal rat lungGlucocorticoid bindingDays gestationLung tissueFetal lungRat lungBiochemical markersLung developmentMorphological maturationDSPC contentMesenchymal tissueMaturational processesMarked increaseHormoneSimilar increaseLungLate modulationPhosphatidylcholine synthesisAgeMaturationLung surfactant in the hyperinsulinemic fetal monkey
Rooney S, Chu A, Gross I, Marino P, Schwartz R, Seghal P, Singer D, Susa J, Warshaw J, Wilson C. Lung surfactant in the hyperinsulinemic fetal monkey. Lung 1983, 161: 313-317. PMID: 6355669, DOI: 10.1007/bf02713877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsence of hyperglycemiaBlood insulin levelsFetal rhesus monkeysEffect of hyperinsulinemiaInfusion of insulinSurfactant productionLung surfactant productionDiabetic mothersAlzet minipumpsInsulin levelsD gestationFetal monkeysFetal primateLung lavageLung tissueDays gestationLung slicesBody weightControl groupRhesus monkeysHyperinsulinemiaGestationCholine incorporationInhibitory effectHuman infants
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
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
1975
Stimulation of glycerolphosphate phosphatidyltransferase activity in fetal rabbit lung by cortisol administration
Rooney S, Gross I, Gassenheimer L, Motoyama E. Stimulation of glycerolphosphate phosphatidyltransferase activity in fetal rabbit lung by cortisol administration. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1975, 398: 433-441. PMID: 1242106, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(75)90194-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdministration of cortisolFetal rabbit lungLysolecithin acyltransferase activityLung maturationLiver enzymesDays gestationFetal rabbitsThyroxine treatmentGestation resultsCortisol administrationRabbit lungsCortisol treatmentDirect administrationAdministrationPulmonary surfactantSurfactant productionSignificant increaseGestationCholine phosphotransferaseAcyltransferase activityTreatmentCorticosteroidsPrevious studiesLungFetuses