Effect of exogenous gangliosides on the lipid composition of chick neurons in culture.
Biochim Biophys Acta
; 944(1): 79-84, 1988 Sep 15.
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ABSTRACT
When exogenous gangliosides are added to the growth medium of neuronal cell cultures they are inserted into their plasma membranes and are afterwards metabolized in the cytoplasmic interior. The action of exogenous gangliosides brings important morphological and biochemical changes to neurons in culture. The present report shows that the treatment with exogenous gangliosides of a primary culture of chick neurons modified the distribution of fatty acids in phosphatidylinositol (PI), mainly that of arachidonic acid and the fatty acids of the (n - 3) series without affecting the other phospholipids. The composition of neutral lipids did not change but their content was increased up to 2-3-fold depending upon the concentration of gangliosides. The change of the growth medium from one containing fetal calf serum to a chemically defined one reduced dramatically the content of free fatty acids while the addition of gangliosides raised this content to normal levels. The increase in the amount of diacylglycerol (DG) confirmed the finding that gangliosides stimulate phosphoinositide degradation. Finally the fatty acid composition of DG suggests indirectly that this compound might be produced also by degradation of phosphatidylcholine and not only of PI.
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Assunto principal:
Gangliosídeos
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Lipídeos
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Neurônios
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biochim Biophys Acta
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França