1989
Initiation of Fetal Rat Lung Phospholipid and Surfactant-Associated Protein A mRNA Synthesis
Gross I, Wilson C, Floros J, Dynia D. Initiation of Fetal Rat Lung Phospholipid and Surfactant-Associated Protein A mRNA Synthesis. Pediatric Research 1989, 25: 239-244. PMID: 2704589, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198903000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRU 486Lung tissueGlucocorticoid agonist activityRat lung phospholipidsAntagonist RU 486Steroid antagonist RU 486Surfactant-associated protein AFetal rat lungGlucocorticoid antagonistSurfactant associated proteinsLung phospholipidsSurfactant-associated proteinsFetal lungRat lungSurfactant productionComponents of surfactantSignificant increaseGlucocorticoidsLungControl explantsSpecific cytoplasmicPhosphatidylcholine synthesisSame extentPhospholipid productionTissue
1983
Lung 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 infantsFetal 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 synthesisAgeMaturation
1977
AN 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
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 ResearchConceptsLung 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