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L0906

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L-α-Lysophosphatidylcholine from Glycine max (soybean)

≥99%, lyophilized powder

Synonym(s):

1-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, L-α-Lysolecithin

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
51321705
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

soybean

Quality Level

description

zwitterionic

Assay

≥99%

form

lyophilized powder

functional group

phospholipid

lipid type

phosphoglycerides

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

−20°C

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Lysophosphatidylcholine is a major component of oxidized low density lipoproteins, and has been implicated in various inflammatory reactions, including atherosclerosis. It is used to demyelinate spinal neurons and study the processes underlying remyelination. It activates protein kinase C, p38 MAP kinase, p42 MAP Kinase, and the jun kinase (JNK) pathway, and stimulates transcription of c-jun. Lysophosphatidylcholine accumulates during cardiac ischemia and may induce arrhythmias by uncoupling gap junction communication, and increase ischemic damage by enhancing Na+ loading in cardiac myocytes. It also activates TREK1, TREK2 and TRAAK K+ channels.

Packaging

Packaged under Argon.

Preparation Note

Prepared by the action of phospholipase A on soybean L-α-phosphatidylcholine (P 6263).

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Guillaume Bach et al.
Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI, 17(3), 429-438 (2010-01-15)
Improving vaccine immunogenicity by developing new adjuvant formulations has long been a goal of vaccinologists. It has previously been shown that a natural mix of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) from chicken eggs promotes mature dendritic cell (DC) generation in vitro and primes
E de Lamirande et al.
Journal of andrology, 33(5), 1025-1035 (2012-03-10)
Capacitation (CAP) and acrosome reaction (AR) are sequential processes of sperm activation. Beside the known ionic, membrane, and transduction events and final release of proteolytic enzymes that help sperm movement toward the egg, chromatin changes, such as a physiological remodeling
Oliver Murch et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 148(6), 769-777 (2006-06-06)
1. Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) modulates the inflammatory response and reduces mortality in animal models of sepsis. Here, we investigate the effects of LPC from synthetic (sLPC) and natural, soy bean derived LPC, (nLPC) sources on the organ injury/dysfunction caused by systemic
Hui-Ching Tseng et al.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 75(24), 4599-4617 (2018-09-20)
Lysophosphatidylcholine (LysoPC) has been shown to induce the expression of inflammatory proteins, including cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), associated with cardiac fibrosis. Here, we demonstrated that LysoPC-induced COX-2 and IL-6 expression was inhibited by silencing NADPH oxidase 1, 2, 4
Hui-Ching Tseng et al.
Journal of lipid research, 60(9), 1573-1589 (2019-08-01)
Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) may accumulate in the heart to cause fibrotic events, which is mediated through fibroblast activation and collagen accumulation. Here, we evaluated the mechanisms underlying LPC-mediated collagen induction via mitochondrial events in human cardiac fibroblasts (HCFs), coupling application of

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