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The developmental profiles of glycogen and surfactant-associated saturated phosphatidylcholine were investigated in type II cells isolated from fetal rat lung. Incorporation of radiolabeled glucose into glycogen and type II cell unlabeled glycogen content decreased as a function of gestational age. Conversely, an increase was noted in radioactive choline incorporation into saturated phosphatidylcholine and in the content of unlabeled saturated phosphatidylcholine as a function of gestational age. Type II cells from days 19 and 21 of gestation were also studied by electron microscopy. Temporal relationships similar to those noted biochemically were observed by morphometric analysis. A decrease in glycogen content and an increase in lamellar bodies (the storage organelles for the pulmonary surfactant) were noted as gestation progressed. These studies biochemically and morphologically demonstrate a temporal relationship between glycogen degradation and saturated phosphatidylcholine synthesis in type II cells isolated from fetal rat lung. These findings provide further support for the use of such type II cell preparations for studies of development at the cellular level.

Temporal Linkage of Glycogen and Saturated Phosphatidylcholine in Fetal Lung Type II Cells