- A549 cells as a model to study endogenous LPA
A549 cells as a model to study endogenous LPA
European journal of pharmacology (2017-09-26)
Gabriel Carmona-Rosas, Marco A Alfonzo-Méndez, David A Hernández-Espinosa, M Teresa Romero-Ávila, J Adolfo García-Sáinz
PMID28943105
ABSTRACT
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) modulates the function of many organs, including the lung. A549 is a lung carcinoma-derived cell line, frequently used as a model for type II pneumocytes. Here we show that these cells expressed messenger RNA coding for LPA