| Literature DB >> 6873971 |
C W Castor, T D Fremuth, A M Furlong, G W Jourdian.
Abstract
Most glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) formed by lung fibroblasts under both basal and stimulated conditions were secreted into the culture medium. High molecular weight (greater than 10(6) daltons) hyaluronic acid (HA) was the major GAG species formed. Most of the SO4-GAG synthesized by lung fibroblasts was of proteoglycan (PG) monomer size. Agents stimulating complex carbohydrate formation also exhibited some selectivity with respect to whether HA or PG was formed in incremental amounts. Hyaluronate synthesis was especially stimulated by endotoxins, SO4-GAG by beta-xylosides, and PG by CTAP-III.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6873971 DOI: 10.1007/bf02619593
Source DB: PubMed Journal: In Vitro ISSN: 0073-5655