Manipulation of plasma membrane fatty acid composition of fetal rat brain cells grown in a serum-free defined medium.
Manipulation of plasma membrane fatty acid composition of fetal rat brain cells grown in a serum-free defined medium.
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操纵在无血清成分确定的培养基中生长的胎鼠脑细胞的质膜脂肪酸组成。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1471-4159.1990.tb04936.x
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发表时间:
1990
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Ahmed,Z
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作者:
Park,CC;Hennessey,T;Ahmed,Z
Modifications of plasma membrane acyl‐linked phospholipid fatty acid composition were produced by supplementing the culture medium with essential fatty acids. The plasma membrane fraction was purified by Percoll gradient centrifugation from dissociated fetal rat brain cells grown in a serum‐free culture medium. Both the concentration dependence and the time course of the modifications were examined. Supplementation of the medium with essential polyunsaturated fatty acid, linolenic acid (18:3ω3) or lin‐oleic acid (18:2ω6), produced incorporation of the elongated and desaturated products of ω3 or ω6 class, respectively, i.e., the incorporation was class specific. Within each class, the most unsaturated and elongated members, i.e., terminal members, were preferentially incorporated until they reached a maximum concentration within 6–7 days. At higher concentrations of supplemented fatty acids, additional class specific incorporation in plasma membrane was produced by an increase in the concentration of intermediate members. At the same time, the concentration of monounsaturated fatty acids declined and that of saturated fatty acids remained unchanged. The modifications in fatty acid composition were reversible, with the time course similar to that of incorporation. The total plasma membrane phospholipid and sterol contents did not change with alterations of fatty acid composition, but did change with time in culture. This preparation should prove useful for investigating the role of polyunsaturated fatty acids in brain cell functions, including neuronal excitability.