title: Metabolism of platelet-activating factor (alkylacetylphosphocholine) by type-II epithelial cells and fibroblasts from rat lungs.
abstract: The uptake and metabolism of 3H-labeled platelet-activating factor by interstitial and epithelial cells from rat lungs was investigated. The uptake of 1-O-[3H]octadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (3H-AGEPC) by alveolar type-II cells was linear with time from 5 to 60 min, with an average rate of 660 and 450 fmol/10(6) cells for cells in primary culture for 48 to 72 h, respectively. AGEPC was rapidly metabolized and by 10 min 60% of AGEPC was converted into long-chain acylphosphatidylcholine (PC) (50%) and 1-O-alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (lyso-GEPC) (10%). By 60 min radioactivity in AGEPC was less than 10% of the total intracellular activity. Lyso-GEPC remained at about 10% throughout the incubation period. The uptake of 3H-AGEPC by fibroblasts was very similar to type II cells, but the rate of metabolism was slower. AGEPC in fibroblasts constituted 85% of the cellular counts after 10 min of incubation, and 50% by 60 min. After 60 min only 30% of the AGEPC was converted to alkylacyl-PC. Characterization of the fatty acids in the alkylacyl-PC of both the type-II cells and lung fibroblasts indicated that arachidonic acid was preferentially (more than 90%) inserted at the 2-position.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D014316:Tritium