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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 279: L399-L407, 2000;
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Vol. 279, Issue 2, L399-L407, August 2000

Metabolism of phosphatidylglycerol by alveolar macrophages in vitro

Omar A. Quintero and Jo Rae Wright

Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710

In whole animal studies, it has been shown that turnover of surfactant dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol (DPPG) is faster than that of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC). The goal of this investigation was to characterize the metabolism of DPPG by alveolar macrophages and to determine whether they contribute to the faster alveolar clearance of DPPG. Isolated rat alveolar macrophages were incubated with liposomes colabeled with [3H]DPPG and [14C]DPPC. Macrophages internalized both lipids in a time- and temperature-dependent manner. The uptake of both lipids was increased by surfactant protein (SP) A and by adherence of the macrophages to plastic slides. The isotope ratio of DPPC to DPPG internalized by macrophages in suspension in the absence of SP-A was significantly lower than the isotope ratio in liposomes, suggesting that macrophages preferentially internalize DPPG when SP-A is absent. Phospholipase activity in macrophage homogenate was higher toward sn-2-labeled DPPG than toward sn-2-labeled DPPC. These studies show that alveolar macrophages play an important role in catabolizing surfactant lipids and may be partially responsible for the relatively faster clearance of DPPG from the lung.

dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol; surfactant lipids


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