title: Fatty acid uptake and catecholamine-stimulated phospholipid metabolism in immortalized airway epithelial cells established from primary cultures.
abstract: The incorporation of [14C]oleic and [14C]linoleic acid into phospholipids and neutral lipids was compared in two recently immortalized airway epithelial cell lines. In addition, the effects of adrenergic stimulation on phospholipid turnover was examined. Both cell lines readily incorporated the fatty acids into all phospholipid and neutral lipid fractions. Isoproterenol (1 microM) induced Ca2+ transients in both cell lines, indicating a functional beta-adrenergic response. Epinephrine (10 microM; 15 min) stimulation of cells prelabeled with [14C]linoleic acid increased the percentage of label in phosphatidylcholine in one cell line. Lipid metabolism can now be extensively studied in human airway epithelia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Erwin
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Krueger
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D007545:Isoproterenol; D002118:Calcium; D004837:Epinephrine