Phospholipid Metabolism in Neuronal and Glial Cells During Aging

Overview

Journal Neurochem Res

Specialties Chemistry
Neurology

Date 1981 Jan 1

PMID 7219663

Citations 8

Authors

A Gaiti

D Sitkievicz

M Brunetti

G Porcellati

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Abstract

The incorporation of cytidine-containing precursors (CDP-Cho and CDP-Etn) into the main phospholipid classes of cellular fractions enriched in neurons and glial cells from whole rat brains of different ages was examined. The rate of synthesis of choline phosphoglycerides in neuronal homogenates significantly decreased with age up to 18 months; after this time no additional decrease was found. The decrease of CDP-Etn incorporation in neurons was found to be less significantly affected by age up to 18 months, but the enzymic activity decreased after 18 months of age. No changes were found in the corresponding glial activity at any age. Biochemical phenomena that occur in 18-month-old rat brain (aged animals) were compared with phenomena occurring in 2-month-old rat brain (adult animals). No significant variations of lipid composition were found in neurons from either 18-month-old or 2-month-old rat brain. These results, together with some kinetic parameters, suggest that ethanolamine and choline phosphotransferases are affected differently by aging.

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