title: Effects of Pluronic F-68 on 2-deoxyglucose uptake and amino acid incorporation into chick embryonic fibroblasts in vitro.
abstract: The effects of the nonionic surfactant Pluronic F-68 on 2-deoxyglucose uptake and amino acid incorporation in vitro into chick embryonic fibroblasts prepared from day 7 embryos have been studied. During early culture growth (3-10 days), Pluronic supplementation at 0.05% (w/v), but not at 0.1%, stimulated 2-deoxyglucose uptake by 20%-30% above control levels. Pluronic also markedly increased amino acid incorporation, maximally at 3 days of culture (200%-300% above control levels with 0.1% and 0.05% Pluronic, respectively), but to a lesser extent thereafter. These effects of Pluronic were seen only when freshly-prepared solutions were used; 'aged' solutions produced no comparable stimulation of 2-deoxy-glucose uptake or amino acid incorporation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Cawrse
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: de Pomerai
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lowe
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D011060:Poloxalene / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D011060:Poloxalene; D003847:Deoxyglucose