The effects of phospholipase A2, free fatty acids and lysophosphatidylcholine on the crystalization of cholesterol in gallbladder bile

1998 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. A540
Author(s):  
A. Schöne ◽  
D. Jüngst ◽  
T. Hermandez-Richter ◽  
S. Fischer
1988 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Gjedde Palmgren ◽  
Marianne Sommarin ◽  
Peter Ulvlskov ◽  
Peter Leth Jorgensen

1995 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Puente-Fraga ◽  
P. López-Aparicio ◽  
S. Senar ◽  
M. N. Recio ◽  
M. A. Pérez-Albarsanz

Gamma- and delta-isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane caused marked decreases in the levels of radioactive phospholipids, and increases in the levels of [3H]arachidonate incorporated into free fatty acids in rat renal tubular cells. The increased radioactivity of free fatty acids arises from the decrease of [3H]arachidonate incorporated into phosphatidylinositol, but not into phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine or phosphatidylethanolamine. This fact suggests that phosphatidylinositol can be broken down to the fatty acid from the sn-2 position and lysophospholipid by a phospholipase activity increased by hexachlorocyclohexanes. The observed specific toxicant action could be achieved in two ways: (a) operating upon a specific phospholipase A2 that acts on phosphatidylinositol, but not on other phospholipids as substrates and/or (b) involving substrate-phospholipase A2 interactions. Interestingly, the observed effect of the γ-isomer was more pronounced than that of the γ-one.


Biochemistry ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 45 (36) ◽  
pp. 10987-10997 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N. Prasanna Murthy ◽  
Paul H. Chung ◽  
Li Lin ◽  
Jon W. Lomasney

Author(s):  
Yasushi Hori ◽  
Kazutoshi Nakamura ◽  
Masaharu Yamamoto ◽  
Kenji Shimada ◽  
Hiroto Nakadaira ◽  
...  

We developed a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for free fatty acids (FFAs) analysis in bile. In this method, FFAs were extracted from bile in a single step using an Isolute™ ODS cartridge, derivatized with 9-anthryldiazomethane (ADAM). ADAM was chosen because of its high reactivity with carboxylic acid at room temperature. Then, HPLC was used for separating and quantifying FFAs. This method proved to be simple and time-saving. The mean recovery of FFA added to human gallbladder bile was 97.6%, and the detection limit was 100–250 pg. Using this method, we determined FFA concentrations in the gallbladder bile of 11 gallstone patients. The mean concentration of total FFA was 0.61 (SD = 0.41) mmol/L, and there was wide variation in the individual FFAs.


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