BACKGROUND Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) is known to increase intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in endothelial cells. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) on the increase in [Ca2+]i and membrane current induced by LPC. METHODS AND RESULTS [Ca2+]i was determined in cultured human aortic endothelial cells by fura-2 assay, and mem...

PURPOSE In human subjects and animal models with acute and chronic lung injury, the bioactive lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) is elevated in lung lining fluids. The increased LPC can promote an inflammatory microenvironment resulting in lung injury. Furthermore, pathological lung conditions are associated with upregulated phospholipase A2 (PLA2), the predominant enzyme producing LPC in tissues by...

OBJECTIVE Monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 is a proatherogenic factor that is responsible for approximately 60% of plaque macrophages in mouse models of atherosclerosis. We investigated whether lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), enriched in oxidized low density lipoprotein, can modulate the expression of MCP-1 in arterial wall cells. METHODS AND RESULTS LPC induced a 3-fold increase in MC...

The mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction characterized by the impaired nitric oxide (NO) release have not yet been clarified. Because the phenomenon is mimicked in vitro by the application of oxidized LDL and its major lipid constituent, lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), we analyzed their effects on the arginine-NO system, especially on the arginine transport system. LPC inhibited NO release indu...

This study investigated the effects of HPP and heat treatment on digestibility trypsin inhibitor activity in lentil protein concentrate (LPC) faba bean (FPC). LPC FPC with 15 g protein/100 were treated (600 MPa/5 °C/4 min) or (95 °C/15 min), then subjected to vitro digestion. Digesta analyzed by SDS-PAGE for hydrolyzed fraction patterns their concentrations. The concentration peptides free amin...

Despite the approximations it supposes, performing LPC-based acoustico-articulatory inversion is justified in some applicative frameworks. By illustrating this assertion through experiments aiming at incorporating speech production constraints from the DRM model and from a factor-based model into an LPC modeling scheme, we promote the use of LPC-based inversion as an interface between Productio...

Several previous studies reported that sn-2 acyl lysophosphatidylcholines (LPCs) undergo rapid isomerization due to acyl migration, especially at physiological pH and temperature. However, these studies have been carried out using mostly sn-2 palmitoyl LPC, whereas the naturally occurring sn-2 LPCs are predominantly unsaturated. In this study, we investigated the acyl migration in four naturall...

OBJECTIVE Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the "gold standard" for benign gallbladder diseases due to its advantages. In the presence of inflammation or fibrosis, the risk of bleeding and bile duct injury is increased during dissection. Laparoscopic partial cholecystectomy (LPC) is a feasible and safe method to prevent bile duct injuries and decrease the conversion (to open cholecystecto...

Traditional corn (Zea mays L.) (TC), the primary grain used in swine (Sus scrofa) diets, stores a majority of its P as phytate, which is largely unavailable for digestion by nonruminant animals. Low-phytate corn (LPC) contains similar amounts of total P but a smaller percentage of P as phytate. When fed to swine, LPC increases P utilization and reduces P content of manure. While differences in ...

Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), a metabolite of membrane phospholipids by phospholipase A(2), has been considered responsible for the development of abnormal vascular reactivity during atherosclerosis. Ca(2+) influx was shown to be augmented in atherosclerotic artery which might be responsible for abnormal vascular reactivity. However, the mechanism underlying Ca(2+) influx change in atheroscler...