title: Ontogeny of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha synthesis in rabbit aorta and the effect of premature weaning.
abstract: A systematic study of the ontogeny of aortic 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha synthesis from birth to adult life and the effect of premature weaning on this process was investigated in rabbits. Prostacyclin (PGI2) synthesis by both endogenous and exogenous arachidonic acid and its relation to aortic arachidonic acid content was determined. It was found that 1) PGI2 synthesis from endogenous arachidonic acid increased with age, whereas 2) PGI2 synthesis from exogenous arachidonic acid decreased. This correlated with a decrease in the incorporation of [14C]arachidonic acid into phospholipids with age. Aortic arachidonic acid concentration did not change from birth until 3 wk of life but increased markedly by 5 wk of age. Premature weaning caused a decrease in the synthesis of aortic PGI2 and in aortic arachidonic acid concentration initially, but the changes did not persist in later life. These studies suggest that the utilization of exogenous arachidonic acid by aorta decreases after birth perhaps due to maturity of the enzyme systems that synthesize and utilize endogenous substrates.
mesh_terms: D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D014886:Weaning
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha