Effect of prostaglandins on fatty acid metabolism in lung

Autor: Harvey S. Schiller, Richard K. Donabedian
Rok vydání: 1974
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Zdroj: Prostaglandins. 5:375-386
ISSN: 0090-6980
DOI: 10.1016/s0090-6980(74)80121-8
Popis: This is the first report of the effect of prostaglandins on the biochemical pathways for fatty acid synthesis. PGE2 and PGF2α inhibited fatty acid elongation in a lung microsomal fraction. Neither prostaglandin affected the de novo, or soluble, system for fatty acid synthesis (i.e. acetyl CoA carboxylase or fatty acid synthetase). The results also suggest that the initial inhibition of fatty acid synthesis leads to a decrease in free fatty acids available for esterification into phospholipids. The site and possible mechanisms of inhibition are discussed.
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