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Phospholipid metabolism in neuronal and glial cells during aging

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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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  1. Department of Biological Chemistry The medical School, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    A. Gaiti, M. Brunetti & G. Porcellati

  2. Department of Drug Metabolism, Medical Academy, Warsaw, Poland

    D. Sitkievicz

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Gaiti, A., Sitkievicz, D., Brunetti, M. et al. Phospholipid metabolism in neuronal and glial cells during aging. Neurochem Res 6, 13–22 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00963901

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