title: Altered phospholipid biosynthesis in type II pneumocytes isolated from streptozotocin-diabetic rats.
abstract: To determine whether type II pneumocytes isolated from diabetic animals could serve as a useful model for the study of surfactant phospholipid biosynthesis and its regulation, type II pneumocytes were isolated from adult streptozotocin-diabetic rats and placed in short-term primary culture. On a DNA basis, total cellular disaturated phosphatidylcholine (disaturated PC) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG) were decreased 36 and 66%, respectively, in type II cells from diabetic animals. 7 days of insulin treatment of diabetic rats returned the cellular disaturated PC and PG content to control values and increased the total cellular phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) content by 51%. The rates of glucose and acetate incorporation into disaturated PC per unit DNA were reduced 32 and 38%, respectively, in cells isolated from diabetic rats, while glycerol incorporation was increased by 143%. Insulin treatment of diabetic rats returned the glucose and glycerol incorporation rates to control values and increased acetate incorporation into disaturated PC by 66%. These data suggest that the biosynthesis of surfactant is altered by both diabetes mellitus and in vivo insulin treatment.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols / Q000378:metabolism; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D005947:Glucose