title: Differential eicosanoid synthesis by murine fetal thymic non-lymphoid cells.
abstract: The temporal patterns of synthesis of prostaglandin (PG)E2 and PGI2 by organ-cultured fetal thymic lobes and the cell population(s) responsible for synthesis of such products within the murine fetal thymus have been investigated. Embryonic day 14 thymic lobes were organ-cultured in defined media for 14 days and the media were collected every 24 h and replaced with fresh media. Collected media were processed for quantitation of either PGE2 or PGI2. Lobes were also cultured in 2'-deoxyguanosine (1.35 mmol/L) to produce an enriched non-lymphoid population. The per cent cyclooxygenase-positive cells within non-lymphoid cell-enriched lobes as well as the capacity of such lobes to synthesize either PGE2 or PGI2 were determined and compared with that of intact thymic lobes. Results demonstrate that fetal thymic lobes, in vitro, differentially synthesize PGI2 and synthesize PGE2 at a constant rate. Moreover, lobes enriched for non-lymphoid cells contain a greater percentage of cyclooxygenase-positive cells and synthesize increased amounts of eicosanoids per 10(4) cells compared with controls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Pendino
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Chepenik
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D046508:Culture Techniques; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D015777:Eicosanoids / Q000378:metabolism*; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000378:metabolism; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015777:Eicosanoids; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D011464:Epoprostenol; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D015232:Dinoprostone