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  • Title: Biosynthesis of prostaglandins D2 and E2 in chick dorsal root ganglion during development.
    Author: Vesin MF, Droz B.
    Journal: J Neurochem; 1991 Jul; 57(1):161-6. PubMed ID: 1904909.
    Abstract:
    Newly formed prostaglandins (PGs), which are assumed to act as modulators of afferent sensory messages, were studied in chick dorsal root ganglia (DRG) during development. [1-14C]Arachidonic acid was converted by DRG homogenates from 1-week-old chickens into two major 14C-PGs: PGE2 and PGD2. The enzymatic conversion of arachidonic acid was characterized as follows: (a) Boiled preparations were inactivated; (b) synthesis of PGs was inhibited by pretreatment with aspirin or indomethacin and enhanced by esculetin, a protector of cyclooxygenase; and (c) [14C]PGE2 and [14C]PGD2 accumulation was a protein dose-dependent process. Further fractionation of crude homogenates indicated that PG endoperoxide synthetase (EC 1.14.99.1) and PGE2 synthetase (EC 5.3.99.3) were membrane-bound enzymes, whereas PGD2 synthetase (EC 5.3.99.2) was recovered in the cytosol. During development, from embryonic day 10 to day 14 after hatching, PGD2 synthetase activity remained constant; in contrast, a sharp rise in [14C]PGE2 synthesis was observed from embryonic day 14 to 18. The time curves of PGD2 and PGE2 synthetase specific activity may be related to changes taking place in the cell population of developing DRG. It is therefore suggested that arachidonic acid would be enzymatically converted early into PGD2 by maturing ganglion cells and then later into PGE2 by proliferating fibroblasts.
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