The effect of 3-methylindole on the rates of phospholipid and neutral lipid synthesis in cultured fibroblasts
- 1 August 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
- Vol. 65 (8), 1788-1792
- https://doi.org/10.1139/y87-278
Abstract
The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that a pneumotoxin, 3-methylindole, alters the basic metabolic pathways involved in phospholipid and neutral lipid synthesis in cultured fibroblasts. Rat skin fibroblasts were obtained from day-old pups. Confluent monolayers were preincubated for up to 24 h with a range of concentrations (0–0.76 mM) of 3-methylindole. Following these treatments, the cell lipids were labelled by incubation for 6 h with [14C]glycerol. The lipids were extracted, separated by thin layer chromatography, and the radioactivity in each fraction was determined. 3-Methylindole had no effect on the total incorporation of [14C]glycerol into lipids, but significantly altered the the distribution among lipid fractions. Incubation with 3-methylindole caused a decrease in the incorporation of [14C]glycerol into phosphatidylcholine, while radioactivity accumulated in the neutral lipid fraction. The other lipid fractions responded variably. Similarity, Flow 2000 human diploid lung fibroblasts were incubated for 24 h with 3-methylindole followed by treatment with [14C]glycerol, resulting in a 74% decrease in the incorporation of [14C]glycerol into phosphatidylcholine and a 50% increase in its accumulation in neutral lipid. The results indicate that 3-methylindole inhibits the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine from diacylglycerol precursors on the endoplasmic reticulum in cultured fibroblasts. This is an important observation as it shows that 3-methylindole affects the synthesis of phospholipids required for membrane turnover in cells that are not specialized for the production of phospholipids for surfactant.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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