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Qiu H, Li N, Liu JY, Harris TR, Hammock BD, Chiamvimonvat N. Soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors and heart failure. Cardiovasc Ther 2015; 29:99-111. [PMID: 20433684 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5922.2010.00150.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of death in the Western societies. Heart failure (HF) is due primarily to progressive myocardial dysfunction accompanied by myocardial remodeling. Once HF develops, the condition is, in most cases, irreversible and is associated with a very high mortality rate. Soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), which are lipid mediators derived from arachidonic acid through the cytochrome P450 epoxygenase pathway. EETs have been shown to have vasodilatory, antiinflammatory, and cardioprotective effects. When EETs are hydrolyzed by sEH to corresponding dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids, their cardioprotective activities become less pronounced. In line with the recent genetic study that has identified sEH as a susceptibility gene for HF, the sEH enzyme has received considerable attention as an attractive therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases. Indeed, sEH inhibition has been demonstrated to have antihypertensive and antiinflammatory actions, presumably due to the increased bioavailability of endogenous EETs and other epoxylipids, and several potent sEH inhibitors have been developed and tested in animal models of cardiovascular disease including hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy, and ischemia/reperfusion injury. sEH inhibitor treatment has been shown to effectively prevent pressure overload- and angiotensin II-induced cardiac hypertrophy and reverse the pre-established cardiac hypertrophy caused by chronic pressure overload. Application of sEH inhibitors in several cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury models reduced infarct size and prevented the progressive cardiac remodeling. Moreover, the use of sEH inhibitors prevented the development of electrical remodeling and ventricular arrhythmias associated with cardiac hypertrophy and ischemia/reperfusion injury. The data published to date support the notion that sEH inhibitors may represent a promising therapeutic approach for combating detrimental cardiac remodeling and HF.
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- Hong Qiu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health Care System Mather, CA, USA Department of Entomology and UC Davis Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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Cao J, Tsenovoy PL, Thompson EA, Falck JR, Touchon R, Sodhi K, Rezzani R, Shapiro JI, Abraham NG. Agonists of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids reduce infarct size and ameliorate cardiac dysfunction via activation of HO-1 and Wnt1 canonical pathway. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2015; 116-117:76-86. [PMID: 25677507 PMCID: PMC5553685 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Myocardial infarction (MI) is complicated by ventricular fibrosis and associated diastolic and systolic failure. Emerging studies implicate Wnt1 signaling in the formation of new blood vessels. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs)-mediated up-regulation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) protects against the detrimental consequences of MI in several animal models, however, the mechanism(s) by which this occurs remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine these mechanisms in the LAD ligation animal model of post infarcted heart failure. Specifically, we sought to clarify the mechanistic basis of the interactions of the Wnt1 canonical pathway, HO-1 and associated angiogenesis. Human microvascular endothelial cells (HMECs) were exposed to anoxia and treated with the EET agonist, NUDSA, in the presence and absence of tin mesoporphyrin (SnMP). Increased capillary density, and Wnt1 and HO-1 expression occurred in cells treated with NUDSA. Anoxic HMECs treated with NUDSA and Wnt1 siRNA, exhibited decreased in the expression of β-catenin and the Wnt1 target gene, PPARδ (p<0.05 vs. NUDSA). Furthermore, blocking the Wnt 1 antagonist, Dickkopf 1, by siRNA increased β-catenin and PPARδ expression, and this effect was further enhanced by the concurrent administration of NUDSA. In in vivo experiments, C57B16 mice were divided into 4 groups: sham, mice with MI via LAD ligation and mice with MI treated with NUDSA, with and without SnMP. Increased fractional area change (FAC) and myocardial angiogenesis were observed in mice treated with NUDSA (p<0.05 vs. MI). Increased expression of HO-1, Wnt1, β-catenin, adiponectin, and phospho-endothelial nitric oxide synthetase (p-eNOS), and a decrease in the glycosylated subunit of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase, gp91(phox) expression occurred in cardiac tissue of mice treated with NUDSA (p<0.05 vs. MI). SnMP reversed these effects. This novel study demonstrates that increasing the canonical Wnt1 signaling cascade with the subsequent increase in HO-1, adiponectin and angiogenesis ameliorates fibrosis and cardiac dysfunction in a mouse model of MI and supports the hypothesis that HO-1 is an integral component of the EETs-adiponectin axis and is central for the control of resistance to fibrosis and vascular dysfunction and in part determine how they influence the cellular/vascular homeostasis and provides insight into the mechanisms involved in vascular dysfunction as well as potential targets for the treatment of CVD.
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- Jian Cao
- Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25701, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390, United States
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- Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25701, United States
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- Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25701, United States
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- New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United States
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- Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25701, United States
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- New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United States; Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25701, United States.
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Soluble epoxide hydrolase activity regulates inflammatory responses and seizure generation in two mouse models of temporal lobe epilepsy. Brain Behav Immun 2015; 43:118-29. [PMID: 25135858 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2014] [Revised: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Neuroinflammation is known to be involved in epileptogenesis with unclear mechanisms. Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) seems to offer anti-inflammatory protection to ischemic brain injury in rodents. Thus, it is hypothesized that sEH inhibition might also affect the neuroinflammatory responses caused by epileptic seizures. In the present study, we investigated the involvement of sEH in neuroinflammation, seizure generation and subsequent epileptogenesis using two mouse models of temporal lobe epilepsy. Experimental epileptic seizures were induced by either pilocarpine or electrical amygdala kindling in both wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 mice and sEH knockout (sEH KO) mice. The sEH expression in the hippocampus was detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis. The effects of the sEH hydrolase inhibitors, 12-(3-adamantan-1-yl-ureido)-dodecanoic acid (AUDA) and N-[1-(1-oxopropyl)-4-piperidinyl]-N'-[4-(trifluoromethoxy) phenyl)-urea (TPPU), and of the genetic deletion of sEH on seizure-induced neuroinflammatory responses and the development of epilepsy were evaluated. In the hippocampus of WT mice, sEH was mainly expressed in astrocytes (GFAP(+)), neurons (NeuN(+)) and scattered microglia (Iba-1(+)) in the regions of CA1, CA3 and dentate gyrus. Expression of sEH was significantly increased on day 7, 14, 21 and 28 after pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus (SE). Administration with sEH inhibitors attenuated the SE-induced up-regulation of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), the degradation of EETs, as well as IκB phosphorylation. Following treatment with AUDA, the frequency and duration of spontaneous motor seizures in the pilocarpine-SE mice were decreased and the seizure-induction threshold of the fully kindled mice was increased. Up-regulation of hippocampal IL-1β and IL-6 was found in both WT and sEH KO mice after successful induction of SE. Notably, sEH KO mice were more susceptible to seizures than WT mice. Seizure related neuroinflammation and ictogenesis were attenuated by pharmacological inhibition of sEH enzymatic activity but not by sEH genetic deletion. Therefore, sEH may play an important role in the generation of epilepsy. Furthermore, the effectiveness of AUDA in terms of anti-inflammatory and anti-ictogenesis properties suggests that it may have clinical therapeutic implication for epilepsy in the future, particularly when treating temporal lobe epilepsy.
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Abraham NG, Sodhi K, Silvis AM, Vanella L, Favero G, Rezzani R, Lee C, Zeldin DC, Schwartzman ML. CYP2J2 targeting to endothelial cells attenuates adiposity and vascular dysfunction in mice fed a high-fat diet by reprogramming adipocyte phenotype. Hypertension 2014; 64:1352-61. [PMID: 25245389 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.114.03884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Obesity is a global epidemic and a common risk factor for endothelial dysfunction and the subsequent development of diabetes mellitus and vascular diseases such as hypertension. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are cytochrome P450 (CYP)-derived metabolites of arachidonic acid that contribute to vascular protection by stimulating vasodilation and inhibiting inflammation. Heme oxygenase-1 is a stress response protein that plays an important cytoprotective role against oxidative insult in diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. We recently demonstrated interplay between EETs and heme oxygenase-1 in the attenuation of adipogenesis. We examined whether adipocyte dysfunction in mice fed a high-fat diet could be prevented by endothelial-specific targeting of the human CYP epoxygenase, CYP2J2. Tie2-CYP2J2 transgenic mice, fed a high-fat diet, had a reduction in body weight gain, blood glucose, insulin levels, and inflammatory markers. Tie2-CYP2J2 gene targeting restored HF-mediated decreases in vascular heme oxygenase-1, Cyp2C44, soluble epoxide hydrolase, phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase, phosphorylated protein kinase B, and phosphorylated adenosine monophosphate protein kinase protein expression, thus improving vascular function. These changes translated into decreased inflammation and oxidative stress within adipose tissue and decreased peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha, mesoderm-specific transcript, and adipocyte 2 expression and increased uncoupling protein 1 and uncoupling protein 2 expression, reflecting the effect of vascular EET overproduction on adipogenesis. The current study documents a direct link between endothelial-specific EET production and adipogenesis, further implicating the EET-heme oxygenase-1 crosstalk as an important cytoprotective mechanism in the amelioration of vascular and adipocyte dysfunction resulting from diet-induced obesity.
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- Nader G Abraham
- From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla (N.G.A., M.L.S.); Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (K.S., A.M.S.); Biochemistry Section and Medicinal Chemistry Section, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (L.V.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Physiopathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy (G.F., R.R.); Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC (C.L., D.C.Z.).
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- From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla (N.G.A., M.L.S.); Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (K.S., A.M.S.); Biochemistry Section and Medicinal Chemistry Section, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (L.V.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Physiopathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy (G.F., R.R.); Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC (C.L., D.C.Z.)
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- From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla (N.G.A., M.L.S.); Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (K.S., A.M.S.); Biochemistry Section and Medicinal Chemistry Section, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (L.V.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Physiopathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy (G.F., R.R.); Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC (C.L., D.C.Z.)
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- From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla (N.G.A., M.L.S.); Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (K.S., A.M.S.); Biochemistry Section and Medicinal Chemistry Section, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (L.V.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Physiopathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy (G.F., R.R.); Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC (C.L., D.C.Z.)
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- From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla (N.G.A., M.L.S.); Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (K.S., A.M.S.); Biochemistry Section and Medicinal Chemistry Section, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (L.V.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Physiopathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy (G.F., R.R.); Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC (C.L., D.C.Z.)
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- From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla (N.G.A., M.L.S.); Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (K.S., A.M.S.); Biochemistry Section and Medicinal Chemistry Section, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (L.V.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Physiopathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy (G.F., R.R.); Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC (C.L., D.C.Z.)
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- From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla (N.G.A., M.L.S.); Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (K.S., A.M.S.); Biochemistry Section and Medicinal Chemistry Section, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (L.V.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Physiopathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy (G.F., R.R.); Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC (C.L., D.C.Z.)
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- From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla (N.G.A., M.L.S.); Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (K.S., A.M.S.); Biochemistry Section and Medicinal Chemistry Section, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (L.V.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Physiopathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy (G.F., R.R.); Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC (C.L., D.C.Z.)
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- From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla (N.G.A., M.L.S.); Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (K.S., A.M.S.); Biochemistry Section and Medicinal Chemistry Section, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (L.V.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Anatomy and Physiopathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy (G.F., R.R.); Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC (C.L., D.C.Z.)
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Terry CM, Carlson ML, He Y, Ulu A, Morisseau C, Blumenthal DK, Hammock BD, Cheung AK. Aberrant soluble epoxide hydrolase and oxylipin levels in a porcine arteriovenous graft stenosis model. J Vasc Res 2014; 51:269-82. [PMID: 25196102 DOI: 10.1159/000365251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Synthetic arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) used for hemodialysis frequently fail due to the development of neointimal hyperplasia (NH) at the vein-graft anastomosis. Inflammation and smooth-muscle cell (SMC) and myofibroblast proliferation and migration likely play an important role in the pathogenesis of NH. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), the products of the catabolism of arachidonic acid by cytochrome P450 enzymes, possess anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, antimigratory and vasodilatory properties that should reduce NH. The degradation of vasculoprotective EETs is catalyzed by the enzyme, soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). sEH upregulation may thus contribute to NH development by the enhanced removal of vasculoprotective EETs. In this study, sEH, cytochrome P450 and EETs were examined after AVG placement in a porcine model to explore their potential roles in AVG stenosis. Increased sEH protein expression, decreased P450 epoxygenase activity and dysregulation of 5 oxylipin mediators were observed in the graft-venous anastomotic tissues when compared to control veins. Pharmacological inhibitors of sEH decreased the growth factor-induced migration of SMCs and fibroblasts, although they had no significant effect on the proliferation of these cells. These results provide insights on epoxide biology in vascular disorders and a rationale for the development of novel pharmacotherapeutic strategies to prevent AVG failure due to NH and stenosis.
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- Christi M Terry
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah, Utah, USA
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Fu Z, Zhu Q, Ma Y, Huang D, Pan S, Xie X, Liu F, Cha E. Diplotypes of CYP2C9 gene is associated with coronary artery disease in the Xinjiang Han population for women in China. Lipids Health Dis 2014; 13:143. [PMID: 25182955 PMCID: PMC4246459 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-13-143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9 is expressed in the vascular endothelium and metabolizes arachidonic acid to biologically active epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), which have the crucial role in the modulation of cardiovascular homeostasis. We sought to assess the association between the human CYP2C9 gene and coronary artery disease (CAD) in Xinjiang Han Population of China. Methods 301 CAD patients and 220 control subjects were genotyped for 4 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the human CYP2C9 gene (rs4086116, rs2475376, rs1057910, and rs1934967) by a Real-Time PCR instrument. The datas were assessed for 3 groups: total, men, and women via diplotype-based case–control study. Results For women, the distribution of genotypes, dominant model and alleles of SNP2 (rs2475376) showed significant difference between the CAD patients and control participants (p = 0.033, P = 0.010 and p = 0.038, respectively). The significant difference of the dominant model (CC vs CT + TT) was retained after adjustment for covariates in women (OR: 2.427, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.305-4.510, p = 0.005). The haplotype (C-T-A-C) and the diplotypes (CTAC/CTAC) in CYP2C9 gene were lower in CAD patients than in control subjects (p* = 0.0016, and p* = 0.036 respectively). The haplotype (C-C-A-T) was higher in the CAD patients than in the control subjects in women (p* = 0.016). Conclusions CC genotype of rs2475376 and C-C-A-T haplotype in CYP2C9 may be a risk genetic marker of CAD in women. T allele of rs2475376, the haplotype (C-T-A-C) and the diplotype (CTAC/CTAC) could be protective genetic markers of CAD for women in Han population of China.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Li Yu Shan South Road 137, Urumqi 830054, China.
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Burmistrov V, Morisseau C, Lee KSS, Shihadih DS, Harris TR, Butov GM, Hammock BD. Symmetric adamantyl-diureas as soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:2193-7. [PMID: 24685540 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A series of inhibitors of the soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) containing two urea groups has been developed. Inhibition potency of the described compounds ranges from 2.0 μM to 0.4 nM. 1,6-(Hexamethylene)bis[(adamant-1-yl)urea] (3b) was found to be a potent slow tight binding inhibitor (IC50=0.5 nM) with a strong binding to sEH (Ki=3.1 nM) and a moderately long residence time on the enzyme (koff=1.05 × 10(-3) s(-1); t1/2=11 min).
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- Vladimir Burmistrov
- Department of Chemistry and General Chemical Technology, Volzhsky Polytechnic Institute (branch) Volgograd State Technical University, Volzhsky, Russia; Volgograd State Technical University, Volgograd, Russia
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and General Chemical Technology, Volzhsky Polytechnic Institute (branch) Volgograd State Technical University, Volzhsky, Russia; Volgograd State Technical University, Volgograd, Russia
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Askari AA, Thomson S, Edin ML, Lih FB, Zeldin DC, Bishop-Bailey D. Basal and inducible anti-inflammatory epoxygenase activity in endothelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 446:633-7. [PMID: 24631907 PMCID: PMC3991391 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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We examined epoxygenase product formation and regulation in endothelial cells. The epoxygenase CYP2J2 is an LPS (TLR-4) inducible enzyme in endothelial cells. The endothelial cell line EA.Hy926 synthesises epoxygenase products. Inhibition of endothelial epoxygenases increases TNFα secretion. Soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors reduce inflammation-induced TNFα and NFκB.
The roles of CYP lipid-metabolizing pathways in endothelial cells are poorly understood. Human endothelial cells expressed CYP2J2 and soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) mRNA and protein. The TLR-4 agonist LPS (1 μg/ml; 24 h) induced CYP2J2 but not sEH mRNA and protein. LC–MS/MS analysis of the stable commonly used human endothelial cell line EA.Hy926 showed active epoxygenase and epoxide hydrolase activity: with arachidonic acid (stable epoxide products 5,6-DHET, and 14,15-DHET), linoleic acid (9,10-EPOME and 12,13-EPOME and their stable epoxide hydrolase products 9,10-DHOME and 12,13-DHOME), docosahexaenoic acid (stable epoxide hydrolase product 19,20-DiHDPA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (stable epoxide hydrolase product 17,18-DHET) being formed. Inhibition of epoxygenases using either SKF525A or MS-PPOH induced TNFα release, but did not affect LPS, IL-1β, or phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA)-induced TNFα release. In contrast, inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase by AUDA or TPPU inhibited basal, LPS, IL-1β and PMA induced TNFα release, and LPS-induced NFκB p65 nuclear translocation. In conclusion, human endothelial cells contain a TLR-4 regulated epoxygenase CYP2J2 and metabolize linoleic acid > eicosapentaenoic acid > arachidonic acid > docosahexaenoic acid to products with anti-inflammatory activity.
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- Ara A Askari
- Barts and the London, Queen Mary University, London, UK
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- Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Structure-based optimization of cyclopropyl urea derivatives as potent soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors for potential decrease of renal injury without hypotensive action. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:1548-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Xu M, Ju W, Hao H, Wang G, Li P. Cytochrome P450 2J2: distribution, function, regulation, genetic polymorphisms and clinical significance. Drug Metab Rev 2014; 45:311-52. [PMID: 23865864 DOI: 10.3109/03602532.2013.806537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 2J2 (CYP2J2) is an enzyme mainly found in human extrahepatic tissues, with predominant expression in the cardiovascular systems and lower levels in the intestine, kidney, lung, pancreas, brain, liver, etc. During the past 15 years, CYP2J2 has attracted much attention for its epoxygenase activity in arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism. It converts AA to four epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) that have various biological effects, especially in the cardiovascular systems. In recent publications, CYP2J2 is shown highly expressed in various human tumor cells, and its EET metabolites are demonstrated to implicate in the pathologic development of human cancers. CYP2J2 is also a human CYP that involved in phase I xenobiotics metabolism. Antihistamine drugs and many other compounds were identified as the substrates of CYP2J2, and studies have demonstrated that these substrates have a broad structural diversity. CYP2J2 is found not readily induced by known P450 inducers; however, its expression could be regulated in some pathological conditions, might through the activator protein-1(AP-1), the AP-1-like element and microRNA let-7b. Several genetic mutations in the CYP2J2 gene have been identified in humans, and some of them have been shown to have potential associations with some diseases. With the increasing awareness of its roles in cancer disease and drug metabolism, studies about CYP2J2 are still going on, and various inhibitors of CYP2J2 have been determined. Further studies are needed to delineate the roles of CYP2J2 in disease pathology, drug development and clinical practice.
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- Meijuan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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Jiang JX, Zhang SJ, Liu YN, Lin XX, Sun YH, Shen HJ, Yan XF, Xie QM. EETs alleviate ox-LDL-induced inflammation by inhibiting LOX-1 receptor expression in rat pulmonary arterial endothelial cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 727:43-51. [PMID: 24486707 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Revised: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) is associated with atherosclerotic events through the modulation of arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism and activation of inflammatory signaling. Cytochrome P450 (CYP) epoxygenase-derived epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) mitigate inflammation through nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). In this study, we explored the effects and mechanisms of exogenous EETs on the ox-LDL-induced inflammation of pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAECs), which were cultured from rat pulmonary arteries. We determined that pre-treatment with 11,12-EET or 14,15-EET attenuated the ox-LDL-induced expression and release of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), E-selectin, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, the ox-LDL-induced expression of CYP2J4 was upregulated by 11,12-EET and 14,15-EET (1μM). Furthermore, the endothelial receptor of lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LOX-1) was downregulated in PAECs treated with EETs. The inflammatory responses evoked by ox-LDL (100μg/mL) were blocked by pharmacological inhibitors of Erk1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) (U0126), p38 MAPK (SB203580), and NF-κB (PDTC). In addition, we confirmed that 11,12-EET suppresses phosphorylation of p38, degradation of IκBα, and activation of NF-κB (p65), whereas 14,15-EET can significantly suppress the phosphorylation of p38 and Erk1/2. Our results indicate that EETs exert beneficial effects on ox-LDL-induced inflammation primarily through the inhibition of LOX-1 receptor upregulation, MAPK phosphorylation, and NF-κB activation and through the upregulation of CYP2J4 expression. This study helps focus the current understanding of the contribution of EETs to the regulation of the inflammation of pulmonary vascular endothelial cells. Furthermore, the therapeutic potential of targeting the EET pathway in pulmonary vascular disease will be highlighted.
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- Jun-xia Jiang
- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Zhejiang Respiratory Drugs Research Laboratory of State Food and Drug Administration of China, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Zhejiang Respiratory Drugs Research Laboratory of State Food and Drug Administration of China, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Respiratory Drugs Research Laboratory of State Food and Drug Administration of China, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
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- Zhejiang Respiratory Drugs Research Laboratory of State Food and Drug Administration of China, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China; Laboratory Animal Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Dumais G, Iovu M, du Souich P. Inflammatory reactions and drug response: importance of cytochrome P450 and membrane transporters. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2014; 1:627-47. [DOI: 10.1586/17512433.1.5.627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Rowland A, Mangoni AA. Cytochrome P450 and ischemic heart disease: current concepts and future directions. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2013; 10:191-213. [PMID: 24274646 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2014.859675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The P450 enzymes (P450s) mediate the biotransformation of several drugs, steroid hormones, eicosanoids, cholesterol, vitamins, fatty acids and bile acids, many of which affect cardiovascular homeostasis. Experimental studies have demonstrated that several P450s modulate important steps in the pathogenesis of ischemic heart disease (IHD). AREAS COVERED This article discusses the current knowledge on i) the expression of P450s in cardiovascular and renal tissues; ii) the role of P450s in the pathophysiology of IHD, in particular the modulation of blood pressure and cardiac hypertrophy, coronary arterial tone, ischemia-reperfusion injury and the metabolism of cardiovascular drugs; iii) the available evidence from observational studies on the association between P450 gene polymorphisms and risk of myocardial infarction (MI); and iv) suggestions for further research in this area. EXPERT OPINION P450s exert important modulatory effects in experimental models of IHD and MI. However, observational studies have provided conflicting results on the association between P450 genetic polymorphisms and MI. Further, adequately powered studies are required to ascertain the biological and clinical impact of P450s on clinical IHD end-points, that is, fatal and nonfatal MI, revascularization and long-term outcomes post MI. Pharmacogenetic substudies of recently completed cardiovascular clinical trials might represent an alternative strategy in this context.
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- Andrew Rowland
- Flinders University, School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Pharmacology , Bedford Park, SA 5042 , Australia
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Deletion of the murine cytochrome P450 Cyp2j locus by fused BAC-mediated recombination identifies a role for Cyp2j in the pulmonary vascular response to hypoxia. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003950. [PMID: 24278032 PMCID: PMC3836722 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) confer vasoactive and cardioprotective functions. Genetic analysis of the contributions of these short-lived mediators to pathophysiology has been confounded to date by the allelic expansion in rodents of the portion of the genome syntenic to human CYP2J2, a gene encoding one of the principle cytochrome P450 epoxygenases responsible for the formation of EETs in humans. Mice have eight potentially functional genes that could direct the synthesis of epoxygenases with properties similar to those of CYP2J2. As an initial step towards understanding the role of the murine Cyp2j locus, we have created mice bearing a 626-kb deletion spanning the entire region syntenic to CYP2J2, using a combination of homologous and site-directed recombination strategies. A mouse strain in which the locus deletion was complemented by transgenic delivery of BAC sequences encoding human CYP2J2 was also created. Systemic and pulmonary hemodynamic measurements did not differ in wild-type, null, and complemented mice at baseline. However, hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) during left mainstem bronchus occlusion was impaired and associated with reduced systemic oxygenation in null mice, but not in null mice bearing the human transgene. Administration of an epoxygenase inhibitor to wild-type mice also impaired HPV. These findings demonstrate that Cyp2j gene products regulate the pulmonary vascular response to hypoxia. In mice and humans, the CYP2J class of cytochrome P450 epoxygenases metabolizes arachidonic acid (AA) to epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), short-lived mediators with effects on both the pulmonary and systemic vasculature. Genetic dissection of CYP2J function to date has been complicated by allelic expansion in the rodent genome. In this study, the mouse chromosomal locus syntenic to human CYP2J2, containing eight presumed genes and two pseudogenes, was deleted via generation of a recombinant template created by homologous and site-specific recombination steps that joined two precursor bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs). The Cyp2j null mice were subsequently complemented by transgenic delivery of BAC sequences encoding human CYP2J2. Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and systemic oxygenation during regional alveolar hypoxia were unexpectedly found to be impaired in null mice, but not in null mice bearing the transgenic human allele, suggesting that Cyp2j products contribute to the pulmonary vascular response to hypoxia.
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Bystrom J, Thomson SJ, Johansson J, Edin ML, Zeldin DC, Gilroy DW, Smith AM, Bishop-Bailey D. Inducible CYP2J2 and its product 11,12-EET promotes bacterial phagocytosis: a role for CYP2J2 deficiency in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease? PLoS One 2013; 8:e75107. [PMID: 24058654 PMCID: PMC3772848 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The epoxygenase CYP2J2 has an emerging role in inflammation and vascular biology. The role of CYP2J2 in phagocytosis is not known and its regulation in human inflammatory diseases is poorly understood. Here we investigated the role of CYP2J2 in bacterial phagocytosis and its expression in monocytes from healthy controls and Crohns disease patients. CYP2J2 is anti-inflammatory in human peripheral blood monocytes. Bacterial LPS induced CYP2J2 mRNA and protein. The CYP2J2 arachidonic acid products 11,12-EET and 14,15-EET inhibited LPS induced TNFα release. THP-1 monocytes were transformed into macrophages by 48h incubation with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. Epoxygenase inhibition using a non-selective inhibitor SKF525A or a selective CYP2J2 inhibitor Compound 4, inhibited E. coli particle phagocytosis, which could be specifically reversed by 11,12-EET. Moreover, epoxygenase inhibition reduced the expression of phagocytosis receptors CD11b and CD68. CD11b also mediates L. monocytogenes phagocytosis. Similar, to E. coli bioparticle phagocytosis, epoxygenase inhibition also reduced intracellular levels of L. monocytogenes, which could be reversed by co-incubation with 11,12-EET. Disrupted bacterial clearance is a hallmark of Crohn’s disease. Unlike macrophages from control donors, macrophages from Crohn’s disease patients showed no induction of CYP2J2 in response to E. coli. These results demonstrate that CYP2J2 mediates bacterial phagocytosis in macrophages, and implicates a defect in the CYP2J2 pathway may regulate bacterial clearance in Crohn’s disease.
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MESH Headings
- 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid/analogs & derivatives
- 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid/metabolism
- Antigens, CD/biosynthesis
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic/biosynthesis
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic/genetics
- CD11b Antigen/biosynthesis
- CD11b Antigen/genetics
- Cell Line
- Crohn Disease/genetics
- Crohn Disease/metabolism
- Crohn Disease/microbiology
- Crohn Disease/pathology
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2J2
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/biosynthesis
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/genetics
- Enzyme Induction/drug effects
- Escherichia coli/metabolism
- Female
- Humans
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Macrophages/enzymology
- Macrophages/microbiology
- Macrophages/pathology
- Male
- Monocytes/enzymology
- Monocytes/microbiology
- Monocytes/pathology
- Phagocytosis
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- Jonas Bystrom
- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom
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- Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom
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Cong S, Ma XT, Li YX, Wang JF. Structural Basis for the Mutation-Induced Dysfunction of Human CYP2J2: A Computational Study. J Chem Inf Model 2013; 53:1350-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ci400003p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Shan Cong
- Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine
(Ministry of Education), Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine
(Ministry of Education), Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Askari A, Thomson SJ, Edin ML, Zeldin DC, Bishop-Bailey D. Roles of the epoxygenase CYP2J2 in the endothelium. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2013; 107:56-63. [PMID: 23474289 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2012] [Revised: 02/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cytochrome p450 (CYP)2J2 is an epoxygenase enzyme that metabolises arachidonic acid to epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs). EETs are inactivated by soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), which converts them in to their corresponding dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids (DHETs). CYP2J2 is highly expressed in cardiovascular tissue including the heart and vascular endothelial cells. CYP2J2 and the EETs it produces have been shown to have a diverse range of effects on the vasculature, including the regulation of inflammation, vascular tone, cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, and metabolism. This review will examine these established and emerging roles of CYP2J2 in the biology of vascular endothelial cells.
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- Ara Askari
- Translational Medicine & Therapeutics, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts & the London, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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Tabet Y, Sirois M, Sirois C, Rizcallah E, Rousseau É. Relationship between bradykinin-induced relaxation and endogenous epoxyeicosanoid synthesis in human bronchi. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2013; 304:L562-9. [PMID: 23418089 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00379.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Epoxyeicosanoids (EETs) are produced by cytochrome P-450 epoxygenase; however, it is not yet known what triggers their endogenous production in epithelial cells. The relaxing effects of bradykinin are known to be related to endogenous production of epithelial-derived hyperpolarizing factors (EpDHF). Because of their effects on membrane potential, EETs have been reported to be EpDHF candidates (Benoit C, Renaudon B, Salvail D, Rousseau E. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 280: L965-L973, 2001.). Thus, we hypothesized that bradykinin (BK) may stimulate endogenous EET production in human bronchi. To test this hypothesis, the relaxing and hyperpolarizing effects of BK and 14,15-EET were quantified on human bronchi, as well as the effects of various enzymatic inhibitors on these actions. One micromolar BK or 1 μM 14,15-EET induced a 45% relaxation on the tension induced by 30 nM U-46619 [a thromboxane-prostanoid (TP)-receptor agonist]. These BK-relaxing effects were reduced by 42% upon addition of 10 nM iberiotoxin [a large-conductance Ca(2+)-sensitive K(+) (BK(Ca)) channel blocker], by 27% following addition of 3 μM 14,15-epoxyeicosa-5(Z)-enoic acid (an EET antagonist), and by 32% with 3 μM N-methanesulfonyl-6-(2-propargyloxyphenyl)hexanamide (MS-PPOH, an epoxygenase inhibitor). Hence, BK and 14,15-EET display net hyperpolarizing effects on airway smooth muscle cells that are related to the activation of BK(Ca) channels and ultimately yielding to relaxation. Data also indicate that 3 μM MS-PPOH reduced the hyperpolarizing effects of BK by 43%. Together, the present data support the current hypothesis suggesting a direct relationship between BK and the production of EET regioisomers. Because of its potent anti-inflammatory and relaxing properties, epoxyeicosanoid signaling may represent a promising target in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- Yacine Tabet
- Le Bilarium, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Herse F, Lamarca B, Hubel CA, Kaartokallio T, Lokki AI, Ekholm E, Laivuori H, Gauster M, Huppertz B, Sugulle M, Ryan MJ, Novotny S, Brewer J, Park JK, Kacik M, Hoyer J, Verlohren S, Wallukat G, Rothe M, Luft FC, Muller DN, Schunck WH, Staff AC, Dechend R. Cytochrome P450 subfamily 2J polypeptide 2 expression and circulating epoxyeicosatrienoic metabolites in preeclampsia. Circulation 2012; 126:2990-9. [PMID: 23155181 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.112.127340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder of pregnancy, originating in the placenta. Cytochrome P450 (CYP)-dependent eicosanoids regulate vascular function, inflammation, and angiogenesis, which are mechanistically important in preeclampsia. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed microarray screening of placenta and decidua (maternal placenta) from 25 preeclamptic women and 23 control subjects. The CYP subfamily 2J polypeptide 2 (CYP2J2) was upregulated in preeclamptic placenta and decidua. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction confirmed the upregulation, and immunohistochemistry localized CYP2J2 in trophoblastic villi and deciduas at 12 weeks and term. The CYP2J2 metabolites, 5,6-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET), 14,15-EET, and the corresponding dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids, were elevated in preeclamptic women compared with controls in the latter two thirds of pregnancy and after delivery. Stimulating a trophoblast-derived cell line with the preeclampsia-associated cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α enhanced CYP2J2 gene and protein expression. In 2 independent rat models of preeclampsia, reduced uterine-perfusion rat and the transgenic angiotensin II rat, we observed elevated EET, dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acid, and preeclamptic features that were ameliorated by the CYP epoxygenase inhibitor N-(methylsulfonyl)-2-(2-propynyloxy)-benzenehexanamide (MsPPOH). Uterine arterial rings of these rats also dilated in response to MsPPOH. Furthermore, 5,6-EET could be metabolized to a thromboxane analog. In a bioassay, 5,6-EET increased the beating rate of neonatal cardiomyocytes. Blocking thromboxane synthesis reversed that finding and also normalized large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel activity. CONCLUSIONS Our data implicate CYP2J2 in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia and as a potential candidate for the disturbed uteroplacental remodeling, leading to hypertension and endothelial dysfunction.
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- Florian Herse
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Lindenberger Weg 80, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
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Zhang D, Xie X, Chen Y, Hammock BD, Kong W, Zhu Y. Homocysteine upregulates soluble epoxide hydrolase in vascular endothelium in vitro and in vivo. Circ Res 2012; 110:808-17. [PMID: 22354938 PMCID: PMC3514454 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.111.259325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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RATIONALE Hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor of atherogenesis. Soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is a major enzyme that hydrolyzes epoxyeicosatrienoic acids and attenuates their cardiovascular protective effects. Whether homocysteine (Hcy) regulates sEH and the underlying mechanism remains elusive. OBJECTIVE To elucidate the mechanism by which Hcy regulates sEH expression and endothelial activation in vitro and in vivo. METHODS AND RESULTS Hcy treatment in cultured human endothelial cells dose-dependently and time-dependently upregulated sEH mRNA and protein. Hcy increased the expression of adhesion molecules, which was markedly reversed by inhibiting sEH activity. Hcy-induced sEH upregulation is associated with activation of activating transcription factor-6 (ATF6). Bioinformatics analysis revealed a putative ATF6-binding motif in the promoter region of the sEH gene, which was found at a methylation site. Site-directed mutagenesis and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays demonstrated that Hcy treatment or ATF6 overexpression promoted ATF6 binding to the promoter of sEH and increased its activity. Results of methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction revealed that the ATF6 binding site on the sEH promoter was partially methylated and was demethylated with Hcy. SiRNA knockdown of ATF6α or SP1 blocked and ATF6 overexpression and DNA methyltransferase inhibitor mimicked the effect of homocysteine on sEH upregulation. In vivo, immunofluorescence assay revealed elevated expression of sEH and adhesion molecules in the aortic intima of mice with mild hyperhomocysteinemia, which was attenuated by sEH deletion or inhibition. CONCLUSION ATF6 activation and DNA demethylation may coordinately contribute to Hcy-induced sEH expression and endothelial activation. Inhibition of sEH may be a therapeutic approach for treating Hcy-induced cardiovascular diseases.
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MESH Headings
- 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid/analogs & derivatives
- 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid/antagonists & inhibitors
- 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid/metabolism
- Activating Transcription Factor 6/genetics
- Activating Transcription Factor 6/metabolism
- Animals
- Aorta/cytology
- Base Sequence
- DNA Methylation/physiology
- Endothelial Cells/cytology
- Endothelial Cells/enzymology
- Epoxide Hydrolases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Epoxide Hydrolases/genetics
- Epoxide Hydrolases/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/physiology
- Homocysteine/metabolism
- Homocysteine/pharmacology
- Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
- Humans
- Hyperhomocysteinemia/metabolism
- Hyperhomocysteinemia/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/physiology
- Pyrenes/pharmacology
- RNA, Small Interfering/pharmacology
- Solubility
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/physiology
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- Donghong Zhang
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, 515041, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, 515041, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, 515041, China
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- Department of Entomology and Cancer Center, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Education Ministry, Peking University Health Sciences Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, 515041, China
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Education Ministry, Peking University Health Sciences Center, Beijing, 100191, China
- Corresponding author: Yi Zhu, MD, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Sciences Center, 38 Xue Yuan, Road, Hai Dian District, Beijing, 100191, China, Tel.: (8610) 8280-1440, Fax: (8610) 8282-1440,
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Bystrom J, Wray JA, Sugden MC, Holness MJ, Swales KE, Warner TD, Edin ML, Zeldin DC, Gilroy DW, Bishop-Bailey D. Endogenous epoxygenases are modulators of monocyte/macrophage activity. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26591. [PMID: 22028915 PMCID: PMC3197524 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Arachidonic acid is metabolized through three major metabolic pathways, the cyclooxygenase, lipoxygenase and CYP450 enzyme systems. Unlike cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenases, the role of CYP450 epoxygenases in monocyte/macrophage-mediated responses is not known. Methodology/Principal Findings When transfected in vitro, CYP2J2 is an efficient activator of anti-inflammatory pathways through the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) α. Human monocytes and macrophages contain PPARα and here we show they express the epoxygenases CYP2J2 and CYP2C8. Inhibition of constitutive monocyte epoxygenases using the epoxygenase inhibitor SKF525A induces cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression and activity, and the release of TNFα, and can be reversed by either add back of the endogenous epoxygenase products and PPARα ligand 11,12- epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET) or the addition of the selective synthetic PPARα ligand GW7647. In alternatively activated (IL-4-treated) monocytes, in contrast to classically activated cells, epoxygenase inhibition decreased TNFα release. Epoxygenases can be pro-inflammatory via superoxide anion production. The suppression of TNFα by SKF525A in the presence of IL-4 was associated with a reduction in superoxide anion generation and reproduced by the superoxide dismutase MnCl2. Similar to these acute activation studies, in monocyte derived macrophages, epoxygenase inhibition elevates M1 macrophage TNFα mRNA and further decreases M2 macrophage TNFα. Conclusions/Significance In conclusion, epoxygenase activity represents an important endogenous pathway which limits monocyte activation. Moreover endogenous epoxygenases are immuno-modulators regulating monocyte/macrophage activation depending on the underlying activation state.
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- Jonas Bystrom
- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University London, London, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University London, London, United Kingdom
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- Blizzard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and the London, Queen Mary University London, London, United Kingdom
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- Blizzard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and the London, Queen Mary University London, London, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University London, London, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University London, London, United Kingdom
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Brenneis C, Sisignano M, Coste O, Altenrath K, Fischer MJ, Angioni C, Fleming I, Brandes RP, Reeh PW, Woolf CJ, Geisslinger G, Scholich K. Soluble epoxide hydrolase limits mechanical hyperalgesia during inflammation. Mol Pain 2011; 7:78. [PMID: 21970373 PMCID: PMC3195722 DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-7-78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Cytochrome-P450 (CYP450) epoxygenases metabolise arachidonic acid (AA) into four different biologically active epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET) regioisomers. Three of the EETs (i.e., 8,9-, 11,12- and 14,15-EET) are rapidly hydrolysed by the enzyme soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). Here, we investigated the role of sEH in nociceptive processing during peripheral inflammation. Results In dorsal root ganglia (DRG), we found that sEH is expressed in medium and large diameter neurofilament 200-positive neurons. Isolated DRG-neurons from sEH-/- mice showed higher EET and lower DHET levels. Upon AA stimulation, the largest changes in EET levels occurred in culture media, indicating both that cell associated EET concentrations quickly reach saturation and EET-hydrolyzing activity mostly effects extracellular EET signaling. In vivo, DRGs from sEH-deficient mice exhibited elevated 8,9-, 11,12- and 14,15-EET-levels. Interestingly, EET levels did not increase at the site of zymosan-induced inflammation. Cellular imaging experiments revealed direct calcium flux responses to 8,9-EET in a subpopulation of nociceptors. In addition, 8,9-EET sensitized AITC-induced calcium increases in DRG neurons and AITC-induced calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) release from sciatic nerve axons, indicating that 8,9-EET sensitizes TRPA1-expressing neurons, which are known to contribute to mechanical hyperalgesia. Supporting this, sEH-/- mice showed increased nociceptive responses to mechanical stimulation during zymosan-induced inflammation and 8,9-EET injection reduced mechanical thresholds in naive mice. Conclusion Our results show that the sEH can regulate mechanical hyperalgesia during inflammation by inactivating 8,9-EET, which sensitizes TRPA1-expressing nociceptors. Therefore we suggest that influencing the CYP450 pathway, which is actually highly considered to treat cardiovascular diseases, may cause pain side effects.
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- Christian Brenneis
- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt/ZAFES, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Hough LB, Nalwalk JW, Yang J, Conroy JL, VanAlstine MA, Yang W, Gargano J, Shan Z, Zhang SZ, Wentland MP, Phillips JG, Knapp BI, Bidlack JM, Zuiderveld OP, Leurs R, Ding X. Brain P450 epoxygenase activity is required for the antinociceptive effects of improgan, a nonopioid analgesic. Pain 2011; 152:878-887. [PMID: 21316152 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 01/04/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The search for the mechanism of action of improgan (a nonopioid analgesic) led to the recent discovery of CC12, a compound that blocks improgan antinociception. Because CC12 is a cytochrome P450 inhibitor, and brain P450 mechanisms were recently shown to be required in opioid analgesic signaling, pharmacological and transgenic studies were performed in rodents to test the hypothesis that improgan antinociception requires brain P450 epoxygenase activity. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of the P450 inhibitors miconazole and fluconazole, and the arachidonic acid (AA) epoxygenase inhibitor N-methylsulfonyl-6-(2-propargyloxyphenyl)hexanamide (MS-PPOH) potently inhibited improgan antinociception in rats at doses that were inactive alone. MW06-25, a new P450 inhibitor that combines chemical features of CC12 and miconazole, also potently blocked improgan antinociception. Although miconazole and CC12 were weakly active at opioid and histamine H(3) receptors, MW06-25 showed no activity at these sites, yet retained potent P450-inhibiting properties. The P450 hypothesis was also tested in Cpr(low) mice, a viable knock-in model with dramatically reduced brain P450 activity. Improgan (145 nmol, i.c.v.) antinociception was reduced by 37% to 59% in Cpr(low) mice, as compared with control mice. Moreover, CC12 pretreatment (200 nmol, i.c.v.) abolished improgan action (70% to 91%) in control mice, but had no significant effect in Cpr(low) mice. Thus, improgan's activation of bulbospinal nonopioid analgesic circuits requires brain P450 epoxygenase activity. A model is proposed in which (1) improgan activates an unknown receptor to trigger downstream P450 activity, and (2) brainstem epoxygenase activity is a point of convergence for opioid and nonopioid analgesic signaling.
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- Lindsay B Hough
- Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, and School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY, USA Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA Curragh Chemistries, Valley View, OH, USA Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Rapid simultaneous analysis of cyclooxygenase, lipoxygenase and cytochrome P-450 metabolites of arachidonic and linoleic acids using high performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry in tandem mode. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2011; 56:976-82. [PMID: 21880455 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2011.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2011] [Revised: 06/21/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Eicosanoids are oxidized arachidonate-derived lipid products generated by cyclooxygenase, lipoxygenase and cytochrome P-450 pathways. They are involved in diverse processes in health and disease and they are highly bioactive. Gas chromatography and enzyme immunoassays were used to quantify these mediators in the past. However, the recent availability of high-sensitivity liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry has provided a new approach for quantification that minimizes the sample size and the required preparation. This paper describes a rapid and simple technique for the simultaneous quantitative analysis of prostaglandin (PG) E(2) and PGJ(2); leukotrienes (LT) B(4) and D(4); 5-, 12-, 15- and 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs); 13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (13-HODE); 5,6-, 8,9-, 11,12- and 14,15-epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs); and 11,12- and 14,15-dihydroxieicosatrienoic acids (DHETs) in cell culture supernatants and urine. We simultaneously analyzed 14 arachidonic acid metabolites representative from the three pathways, together with 13-HODE, a linoleic-derived product. Solid phase extraction was used for the sample preparation. The recoveries obtained ranged from 25% to 100%, depending on the metabolites. The LC/MS/MS method used the gradient on a C(18) column and electrospray ionization in negative ion detection mode. The method was optimized for sensitivity and for separation within 20 min. The linear ranges of the calibration curves were 0.1-200 ng/ml for PGE(2), PGJ(2), LTB(4), 5-HETE, 12-HETE, 15-HETE, 13-HODE, 11,12-EET, 11,12-DHET and 14,15-DHET, and 1-200ng/ml for LTD(4), 20-HETE, 5,6-EET, 8,9-EET and 14,15-EET. The advantages of this method include minimal sample preparation, high sensitivity and elimination of the problem associated with thermal instability in gas chromatography analysis.
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Ma Y, Ni W, Zhu W, Xiong Y, Deng X. Association of genetic polymorphisms of CYP 2C19 with hypertension in a Chinese Han population. Blood Press 2011; 20:166-70. [DOI: 10.3109/08037051.2010.542640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Maddipati KR, Zhou SL. Stability and analysis of eicosanoids and docosanoids in tissue culture media. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2011; 94:59-72. [PMID: 21236355 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2011.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2010] [Accepted: 01/04/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bioactive lipids derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids constitute an important set of lipid mediators with diverse homeostatic and pathophysiological activities. The role of bioactive lipids in inflammation, active resolution of inflammation, reproduction, cardiovascular biology, chronic diseases such as cancer and metabolic disorders is an active area of research. Other than the few clinically used eicosanoids such as prostaglandin F(2)α, prostacyclin, and prostaglandin E(2), little is known about the stability of a majority of the bioactive lipids in aqueous solutions despite their extensive use under in vitro experimental conditions. The present study evaluated the stability of eicosanoids and docosanoids as well as their parent polyunsaturated fatty acids in tissue culture media with respect to incubation time, temperature, and composition of the media using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) LC-MS. The results provide a comprehensive and valuable data set on the stability of these bioactive lipid mediators to guide in vitro experimentation.
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- Krishna Rao Maddipati
- Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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Li N, Liu JY, Qiu H, Harris TR, Sirish P, Hammock BD, Chiamvimonvat N. Use of metabolomic profiling in the study of arachidonic acid metabolism in cardiovascular disease. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (GREENWICH, CONN.) 2011; 17:42-6. [PMID: 21272227 PMCID: PMC3583533 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2010.00209.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Arachidonic acid is one of the pivotal signaling molecules associated with inflammation, pain and homeostatic function. Drugs specifically targeting these signaling pathways represent more than 25% of annual pharmaceutical sales worldwide. However, chronic administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and rofecoxib (Vioxx), a potent cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, have been associated with adverse cardiovascular events. Understanding the possible mechanisms underlying these adverse events is critical for evaluating the risks and benefits of this group of drugs and for development of safer drugs. Using a powerful metabolomics approach, 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) was identified among many of arachidonic acid metabolic products as a likely culprit for adverse cardiovascular side effect associated with rofecoxib and NSAIDs. In addition, using a similar metabolomic approach, epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), which are lipid mediators derived from arachidonic acid through the cytochrome P450 epoxygenase pathway, have been shown to exhibit cardioprotective effects in a murine myocardial infarction (MI) model. Inhibitors of the soluble epoxide hydrolase increase titers of epoxy fatty acids and both block and reverse cardiac hypertrophy in rodent models. These highly potent, orally available compounds may be promising for treating heart failure and other cardiovascular disease. In this review, we will summarize some of the recent advances using metabolomic profiling to gain insights into the involvement of arachidonic acid pathways in cardiovascular disease.
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- Ning Li
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Entomology and UC Davis Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Entomology and UC Davis Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Entomology and UC Davis Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health Care System Mather, CA
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Morin C, Sirois M, Échavé V, Albadine R, Rousseau E. 17,18-Epoxyeicosatetraenoic Acid Targets PPARγ and p38 Mitogen–Activated Protein Kinase to Mediate Its Anti-inflammatory Effects in the Lung. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2010; 43:564-75. [DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2009-0155oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Chen C, Wei X, Rao X, Wu J, Yang S, Chen F, Ma D, Zhou J, Dackor RT, Zeldin DC, Wang DW. Cytochrome P450 2J2 is highly expressed in hematologic malignant diseases and promotes tumor cell growth. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2010; 336:344-55. [PMID: 21030485 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.110.174805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cytochrome P450 2J2 (CYP2J2) epoxygenase converts arachidonic acid to four regioisomeric epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) that exert multiple biological effects in the cardiovascular system and in various human solid cancers. However, it is unknown whether this enzyme is expressed or plays any role in malignant hematological diseases. In this study, we found strong and highly selective CYP2J2 expression in five human-derived malignant hematological cell lines and in leukemia cells from peripheral blood and bone marrow in 36 of 42 patients (86%) with malignant hematologic diseases. Furthermore, increased levels of EETs were detected in urine and blood samples from these patients. Addition of exogenous EET or CYP2J2 overexpression in cultured human-derived malignant hematologic cell lines markedly accelerated proliferation and attenuated apoptosis. Addition of the selective CYP2J2 inhibitor compound 26 (C26; 1-[4-(vinyl) phenyl]-4-[4-(diphenyl-hydroxymethyl)-piperidinyl]-butanone hydrochloride) inhibited cell proliferation and increased apoptosis, an effect that was significantly reversed by EET. CYP2J2 overexpression and exogenous EET activated AMP-activated protein kinase, c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathways, and increased epidermal growth factor receptor phosphorylation levels. CYP2J2 overexpression also enhanced malignant xenograft growth, which was efficiently inhibited by oral administration of C26 in Tie2-CYP2J2 transgenic mice and in severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) xenograft mice. Together, these results suggest that CYP2J2 plays a key role in the pathogenesis of human hematologic malignant diseases. Selective inhibition of CYP2J2 may be a promising therapeutic strategy for these conditions.
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- Chen Chen
- Department of Internal Medicine and Gene Therapy Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Haschke-Becher E, Kirchheiner J, Trummer O, Grünbacher G, Kainz A, Boehm BO, März W, Renner W. Impact of CYP2C8 and 2C9 polymorphisms on coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction in the LURIC cohort. Pharmacogenomics 2010; 11:1359-65. [DOI: 10.2217/pgs.10.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Aims: As data on the cardiovascular risk associated with CYP2C8 and CYP2C9 polymorphisms is controversial, we performed a cross-sectional analysis of subjects enrolled in the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health (LURIC) study. Materials & methods: CYP2C8 and CYP2C9 genetic polymorphisms were determined with real-time PCR in 2827 patients. Based on angiography, 1052 of these patients had coronary artery disease (CAD) and 615 did not; 1160 patients had signs or a history of myocardial infarction (MI) in addition to CAD. The association of genotypes with CAD and MI was determined by logistic regression analysis, adjusted for age, sex, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and smoking status. Results: Frequencies of CYP2C8 and 2C9 variants were neither significantly different between CAD and control patients, nor between MI and control patients. Men carrying the CYP2C9*3 allele had an increased risk of MI (odds ratio [OR]: 1.67; 95% CI: 1.06–2.63; p = 0.03) and women carrying the CYP2C9*3 allele had a decreased risk of CAD (OR: 0.65; 95%CI: 0.42–0.9; p = 0.05). Conclusion: Overall, LURIC data confirmed that there is no major cardiovascular risk associated with CYP2C8 and CYP2C9 variants in a cardiovascular risk population of patients having undergone coronary angiography.
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- Elisabeth Haschke-Becher
- Institute of Medical & Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Elisabethinen Hospital, Fadingerstraße 1, 4010 Linz, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmacology of Natural Products & Clinical Pharmacology, University Ulm, Helmholtzstraße 20, 89081 Ulm, German
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- Clinical Institute of Medical & Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Medical & Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Nephrology & Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89070 Ulm, Germany
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- Clinical Institute of Medical & Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
- Synlab Center of Laboratory Diagnostics, Wasserturmstraße 71, 69214 Eppelheim, Germany
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- Clinical Institute of Medical & Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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Role of cytochrome P450 enzymes in the bioactivation of polyunsaturated fatty acids. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2010; 1814:210-22. [PMID: 20869469 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2010] [Revised: 09/07/2010] [Accepted: 09/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 (CYP)-dependent metabolites of arachidonic acid (AA), such as epoxyeicosatrienoic acids and 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, serve as second messengers of various hormones and growth factors and play pivotal roles in the regulation of vascular, renal and cardiac function. As discussed in the present review, virtually all of the major AA metabolizing CYP isoforms accept a variety of other polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), including linoleic, eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acids (DHA), as efficient alternative substrates. The metabolites of these alternative PUFAs also elicit profound biological effects. The CYP enzymes respond to alterations in the chain-length and double bond structure of their substrates with remarkable changes in the regio- and stereoselectivity of product formation. The omega-3 double bond that distinguishes EPA and DHA from their omega-6 counterparts provides a preferred epoxidation site for CYP1A, CYP2C, CYP2J and CYP2E subfamily members. CYP4A enzymes that predominantly function as AA ω-hydroxylases show largely increased (ω-1)-hydroxylase activities towards EPA and DHA. Taken together, these findings indicate that CYP-dependent signaling pathways are highly susceptible to changes in the relative bioavailability of the different PUFAs and may provide novel insight into the complex mechanisms that link essential dietary fatty acids to the development of cardiovascular disease.
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD Soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitors have been shown to effectively increase the levels of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids and reduce the levels of dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids, which may be translated to therapeutic potentials for multiple disease indications. It has been claimed that sEH inhibitors can be used to treat hypertension, diabetes, stroke, dyslipidemia, pain, immunological disorders, eye diseases, neurological diseases and other indications. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW A comprehensive synopsis of patent literature on sEH inhibitors is provided. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN A total of more than 100 patent publications describing multiple classes of sEH inhibitors are analyzed. These include amides, ureas, thioamides, thioureas, carbamates, acyl hydrazones, chalcone oxdies, etc. In addition to selected in vitro and in vivo data of representative sEH inhibitors, a wide range of proposed applications of sEH inhibitors are also summarized. TAKE HOME MESSAGE Several sEH inhibitors with potent in vitro and in vivo target inhibition appear promising, including one Phase II clinical candidate. The clinical evaluation will be critical to assess the proclaimed therapeutic utility of sEH inhibition.
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- Hong C Shen
- Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Research Laboratories, Department of Medicinal Chemistry RY800-C114, 126 East Lincoln Avenue, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA.
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BACKGROUND Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are important mediators in vasodilatation, acting as endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors. CYP2C enzymes catalyze the metabolism of arachidonic acid to EETs. Genetic variation within the genes encoding for these enzymes may result in differences in vascular response, among others in myocardial tissue, and may therefore increase the risk of myocardial infarction (MI). CYP2C8 and CYP2C9 are encoded by the genes of the same name. CYP2C9 polymorphisms have been associated with an increased risk of MI. As CYP2C8 is genetically linked to CYP2C9 and on account of its role in EET production, we hypothesized that CYP2C8 polymorphisms are associated with the risk of MI. METHODS This study was embedded within the Rotterdam study, a prospective population-based cohort study. The study population included all participants with successful genotyping and without prevalent MI (n=5199). Twenty-five tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms within and around the gene-coding areas of CYP2C8 and CYP2C9 were tested for an association with incident MI using survival analysis techniques with multivariable adjustment for potential confounders. RESULTS During follow-up, 290 persons developed an incident MI. One tag-SNP in the CYP2C8 gene was associated with incident MI after Bonferroni correction, rs1058932C>T (variant genotype hazard ratio 1.54; 95% CI: 1.22-1.95). There was a significant gene-sex interaction with a relative excess risk of 1.40 (95% CI: 0.33-2.47) for men. CONCLUSION SNP rs1058932C>T within the CYP2C8 gene is associated with an increased risk of MI, which is, possibly because of a vascular effect of sex steroids, highest in males.
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Higashimori H, Blanco VM, Tuniki VR, Falck JR, Filosa JA. Role of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids as autocrine metabolites in glutamate-mediated K+ signaling in perivascular astrocytes. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 299:C1068-78. [PMID: 20844244 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00225.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), synthesized and released by astrocytes in response to glutamate, are known to play a pivotal role in neurovascular coupling. In vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), EETs activate large-conductance, Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (BK) channels resulting in hyperpolarization and vasodilation. However, the functional role and mechanism of action for glial-derived EETs are still to be determined. In this study, we evaluated the effect of the synthetic EET analog 11-nonyloxy-undec-8(Z)-enoic acid (NUD-GA) on outward K(+) currents mediated by calcium-activated K(+) channels. Addition of NUD-GA significantly increased intracellular Ca(2+) and outward K(+) currents in perivascular astrocytes. NUD-GA-induced currents were significantly inhibited by BK channel blockers paxilline and tetraethylammonium (TEA) (23.4 ± 2.4%; P < 0.0005). Similarly, NUD-GA-induced currents were also significantly inhibited in the presence of the small-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel inhibitor apamin along with a combination of blockers against glutamate receptors (12.8 ± 2.70%; P < 0.05). No changes in outward currents were observed in the presence of the channel blocker for intermediate-conductance K(+) channels TRAM-34. Blockade of the endogenous production of EETs with N-methylsulfonyl-6-(2-propargyloxyphenyl)hexanamide (MS-PPOH) significantly blunted (dl)-1-aminocyclopentane-trans-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (t-ACPD)-induced outward K(+) currents (P < 0.05; n = 6). Both NUD-GA and t-ACPD significantly increased BK channel single open probability; the later was blocked following MS-PPOH incubation. Our data supports the idea that EETs are potent K(+) channel modulators in cortical perivascular astrocytes and further suggest that these metabolites may participate in NVC by modulating the levels of K(+) released at the gliovascular space.
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- Haruki Higashimori
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
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Zhang D, Ai D, Tanaka H, Hammock BD, Zhu Y. DNA methylation of the promoter of soluble epoxide hydrolase silences its expression by an SP-1-dependent mechanism. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2010; 1799:659-67. [PMID: 20888937 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2010.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2010] [Revised: 09/19/2010] [Accepted: 09/23/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids, derived from arachidonic acid, function as antihypertensive and antihypertrophic mediators in the cardiovascular system. They are hydrolyzed by soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). Pharmacological inhibition of sEH increases the level of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids, which may have a cardiovascular protective effect. However, the regulation and function of sEH in cancer are largely unknown. The present study investigated whether DNA methylation regulates the expression of sEH in carcinoma HepG2 cells. The mRNA and protein expressions of sEH in HepG2 cells were lower than those in transformed human embryonic kidney cells and in primary cultured human endothelial cells. Bioinformatic analysis revealed a putative CpG island and 5 SP-1 binding sites located in the promoter region of the sEH gene. Furthermore, the sEH expression was significantly enhanced by demethylation treatment with 5-Aza-CdR, a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor, and the sEH promoter was transformed from hypermethylation to hypomethylation as detected by methylation-specific PCR and bisulfite sequencing. Transient transfection assays showed that the activity of the human sEH promoter was increased in HepG2 cells in response to 5-Aza-CdR. Five SP-1 binding sites in the promoter region responding to treatment with 5-Aza-CdR were identified by construct deletion and mutation analysis and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. Interestingly, adenoviral overexpression of sEH in HepG2 cells decreased cell proliferation. Thus, SP-1 is involved in the decrease in the transcription of sEH as a result of DNA methylation in HepG2 cells, which might contribute to epigenetic mechanism-induced carcinogenesis in hepatocytes.
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- Donghong Zhang
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, China
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Jie Z, Hong K, Jianhong T, Biao C, Yongmei Z, Jingchuan L. Haplotype analysis of the CYP2J2 gene associated with myocardial infarction in a Chinese Han population. Cell Biochem Funct 2010; 28:435-9. [DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Schwartzman ML, Iserovich P, Gotlinger K, Bellner L, Dunn MW, Sartore M, Grazia Pertile M, Leonardi A, Sathe S, Beaton A, Trieu L, Sack R. Profile of lipid and protein autacoids in diabetic vitreous correlates with the progression of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes 2010; 59:1780-8. [PMID: 20424229 PMCID: PMC2889779 DOI: 10.2337/db10-0110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study was aimed at obtaining a profile of lipids and proteins with a paracrine function in normal and diabetic vitreous and exploring whether the profile correlates with retinal pathology. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Vitreous was recovered from 47 individuals undergoing vitreoretinal surgery: 16 had nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), 15 had proliferative diabetic retinopathy, 7 had retinal detachments, and 9 had epiretinal membranes. Protein and lipid autacoid profiles were determined by protein arrays and mass spectrometry-based lipidomics. RESULTS Vitreous lipids included lipoxygenase (LO)- and cytochrome P450 epoxygenase (CYP)-derived eicosanoids. The most prominent LO-derived eicosanoid was 5-hydroxyeicosate traenoic acid (HETE), which demonstrated a diabetes-specific increase (P = 0.027) with the highest increase in NPDR vitreous. Vitreous also contained CYP-derived epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; their levels were higher in nondiabetic than diabetic vitreous (P < 0.05). Among inflammatory, angiogenic, and angiostatic cytokines and chemokines, only vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) showed a significant diabetes-specific profile (P < 0.05), although a similar trend was noted for tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. Soluble VEGF receptors R1 and R2 were detected in all samples with lowest VEGF-R2 levels (P < 0.05) and higher ratio of VEGF to its receptors in NPDR and PDR vitreous. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to demonstrate diabetes-specific changes in vitreous lipid autacoids including arachidonate and docosahexanoate-derived metabolites indicating an increase in inflammatory versus anti-inflammatory lipid mediators that correlated with increased levels of inflammatory and angiogenic proteins, further supporting the notion that inflammation plays a role the pathogenesis of this disease.
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Cytochrome P450–dependent metabolism of ω-6 and ω-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Pharmacol Rep 2010; 62:536-47. [DOI: 10.1016/s1734-1140(10)70311-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2009] [Revised: 04/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Kaspera R, Totah RA. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids: formation, metabolism and potential role in tissue physiology and pathophysiology. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2010; 5:757-71. [PMID: 19505190 DOI: 10.1517/17425250902932923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND CYP enzymes from the CYP2C and CYP2J subfamilies metabolize arachidonic acid in a regiospecific and stereoselective manner to eight epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs). Various EETs have been detected in the liver, as well as in many extrahepatic tissues, and have been implicated in numerous physiological functions from cell signaling to vasodilation and angiogenesis. OBJECTIVE This report reviews the sites of expression and activity of arachidonic acid epoxygenase CYP isoforms, as well as the physiological role and metabolism of EETs in various extrahepatic tissues. Possible functions of EETs in tissue pathophysiology and implications as potential drug targets are also discussed. METHODS The most recent primary research literature on EET forming enzymes and the new physiological functions of EETs in various tissues were reviewed. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids are important in maintaining the homeostasis and in responding to stress in various extra hepatic tissues. It is not clear whether these effects are owing to EETs acting on a universal receptor or through a mechanism involving a second messenger. A better understanding of the regulation of EET levels and their mechanism of action on various receptors will accelerate research aiming at developing therapeutic agents that target EET formation or metabolism pathways.
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- Rüdiger Kaspera
- University of Washington, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Messina A, Nencioni S, Gervasi PG, Gotlinger KH, Schwartzman ML, Longo V. Molecular cloning and enzymatic characterization of sheep CYP2J. Xenobiotica 2010; 40:109-18. [PMID: 20021200 PMCID: PMC3067055 DOI: 10.3109/00498250903410590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2Js have been studied in various mammals, but not in sheep, as an animal model used to test veterinary drug metabolism. Sheep CYP2J was cloned from liver messenger RNA (mRNA) by RACE. The cDNA, after modification at its N- and C-terminals, was expressed in Escherichia coli and the sheep CYP2J protein, purified by chromatography, was 80% homologous to human and monkey CYP2J2. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) experiments showed that CYP2J mRNA was expressed in liver, cortex, respiratory and olfactory mucosa, heart, bronchi, lung, spleen, small intestine and kidney. The purified enzyme was catalytically active towards aminopyrine, all-trans-retinoic acid, and particularly arachidonic acid forming 20-HETE, 19-HETE, and 18-HETE (about 86% of the total) and 14,15-, 11,12-, 8,9-, and 5,6-EETs (cis-epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; about 14% of total), with a regioselectivity similar to that shown by the mammalian CYP2J2s.
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- Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, CNR, Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, CNR, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Vahalla, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Vahalla, NY, USA
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, CNR, Pisa, Italy
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Wray JA, Sugden MC, Zeldin DC, Greenwood GK, Samsuddin S, Miller-Degraff L, Bradbury JA, Holness MJ, Warner TD, Bishop-Bailey D. The epoxygenases CYP2J2 activates the nuclear receptor PPARalpha in vitro and in vivo. PLoS One 2009; 4:e7421. [PMID: 19823578 PMCID: PMC2756622 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2009] [Accepted: 09/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are a family of three (PPARalpha, -beta/delta, and -gamma) nuclear receptors. In particular, PPARalpha is involved in regulation of fatty acid metabolism, cell growth and inflammation. PPARalpha mediates the cardiac fasting response, increasing fatty acid metabolism, decreasing glucose utilisation, and is the target for the fibrate lipid-lowering class of drugs. However, little is known regarding the endogenous generation of PPAR ligands. CYP2J2 is a lipid metabolising cytochrome P450, which produces anti-inflammatory mediators, and is considered the major epoxygenase in the human heart. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Expression of CYP2J2 in vitro results in an activation of PPAR responses with a particular preference for PPARalpha. The CYP2J2 products 8,9- and 11-12-EET also activate PPARalpha. In vitro, PPARalpha activation by its selective ligand induces the PPARalpha target gene pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK)4 in cardiac tissue. In vivo, in cardiac-specific CYP2J2 transgenic mice, fasting selectively augments the expression of PDK4. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Our results establish that CYP2J2 produces PPARalpha ligands in vitro and in vivo, and suggests that lipid metabolising CYPs are prime candidates for the integration of global lipid changes to transcriptional signalling events.
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- Jessica A Wray
- Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, William Harvey Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Kullmann S, Binner P, Rackebrandt K, Huge A, Haltern G, Lankisch M, Füth R, von Hodenberg E, Bestehorn HP, Scheffold T. Variation in the human soluble epoxide hydrolase gene and risk of restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2009; 9:48. [PMID: 19814804 PMCID: PMC2767343 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-9-48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2009] [Accepted: 10/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Restenosis represents the major limiting factor for the long-term efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Several genetic factors involved in the regulation of the vascular system have been described to play a role in the pathogenesis of restenosis. We investigated whether the EPHX2 K55R polymorphism, previously linked to significantly higher risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), was associated with the occurrence of restenosis after PCI. The association with incident CHD should have been confirmed and a potential correlation of the EPHX2 K55R variant to an increased risk of hypertension was analysed. Methods An overall cohort of 706 patients was studied: This cohort comprised of 435 CHD patients who had undergone successful PCI. Follow-up coronary angiography in all patients was performed 6 months after intervention. Another 271 patients in whom CHD had been excluded by coronary angiography served as controls. From each patient EDTA-blood was drawn at the baseline ward round. Genomic DNA was extracted from these samples and genotyping was performed by real-time PCR and subsequent melting curve analysis. Results In CHD patients 6 month follow-up coronary angiography revealed a restenosis rate of 29.4%, classified as late lumen loss as well as lumen re-narrowing ≥ 50%. Statistical analysis showed an equal genotype distribution in restenosis patients and non-restenosis patients (A/A 82.0% and A/G + G/G 18.0% versus A/A 82.1% and A/G + G/G 17.9%). Moreover, neither a significant difference in the genotype distribution of CHD patients and controls nor an association with increased risk of hypertension was found. Conclusion The results of the present study indicate that the EPHX2 K55R polymorphism is not associated with restenosis after PCI, with incidence of CHD, or with an increased risk of hypertension and therefore, can not serve as a predictor for risk of CHD or restenosis after PCI.
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- Silke Kullmann
- Institute for Heart and Circulation Research, University of Witten/Herdecke, 44227 Dortmund,
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Shen HC, Ding FX, Deng Q, Xu S, Chen HS, Tong X, Tong V, Zhang X, Chen Y, Zhou G, Pai LY, Alonso-Galicia M, Zhang B, Roy S, Tata JR, Berger JP, Colletti SL. Discovery of 3,3-disubstituted piperidine-derived trisubstituted ureas as highly potent soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009; 19:5314-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.07.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2009] [Revised: 07/28/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sodhi K, Inoue K, Gotlinger KH, Canestraro M, Vanella L, Kim DH, Manthati VL, Koduru SR, Falck JR, Schwartzman ML, Abraham NG. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid agonist rescues the metabolic syndrome phenotype of HO-2-null mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2009; 331:906-16. [PMID: 19717790 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.109.157545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Heme oxygenase (HO) and cytochrome P450 (P450)-derived epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) participate in vascular protection, and recent studies suggest these two systems are functionally linked. We examined the consequences of HO deficiency on P450-derived EETs with regard to body weight, adiposity, insulin resistance, blood pressure, and vascular function in HO-2-null mice. The HO-2-null mice were obese, displayed insulin resistance, and had high blood pressure. HO-2 deficiency was associated with decreases in cyp2c expression, EET levels, HO-1 expression, and HO activity and with an increase in superoxide production and an impairment in the relaxing response to acetylcholine. In addition, HO-2-null mice exhibited increases in serum levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and macrophage chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 and a decrease in serum adiponectin levels. Treatment of HO-2-null mice with a dual-activity EET agonist/soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor increased renal and vascular EET levels and HO-1 expression, lowered blood pressure, prevented body weight gain, increased insulin sensitivity, reduced subcutaneous and visceral fat, and decreased serum TNF-alpha and MCP-1, while increasing adiponectin and restoring the relaxing responses to acetylcholine. The decrease in cyp2c expression and EETs levels in HO-2-null mice underscores the importance of the HO system in the regulation of epoxygenase levels and suggests that protection against obesity-induced cardiovascular complications requires interplay between these two systems. A deficiency in one of these protective systems may contribute to the adverse manifestations associated with the clinical progression of the metabolic syndrome.
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- Komal Sodhi
- Department of Pharmacology New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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Shen HC, Ding FX, Deng Q, Xu S, Tong X, Zhang X, Chen Y, Zhou G, Pai LY, Alonso-Galicia M, Roy S, Zhang B, Tata JR, Berger JP, Colletti SL. A strategy of employing aminoheterocycles as amide mimics to identify novel, potent and bioavailable soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009; 19:5716-21. [PMID: 19700315 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2009] [Revised: 07/28/2009] [Accepted: 08/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Distinct from previously reported urea and amide inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), a novel class of inhibitors were rationally designed based on the X-ray structure of this enzyme and known amide inhibitors. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) study was focused on improving the sEH inhibitory activity. Aminobenzisoxazoles emerged to be the optimal series, of which a potent human sEH inhibitor 7t was identified with a good pharmacokinetics (PK) profile. The strategy of employing aminoheterocycles as amide replacements may represent a general approach to develop mimics of known hydrolase or protease inhibitors containing an amide moiety.
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- Hong C Shen
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA.
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Kaur-Knudsen D, Bojesen SE, Nordestgaard BG. Common polymorphisms in CYP2C9, subclinical atherosclerosis and risk of ischemic vascular disease in 52 000 individuals. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2009; 9:327-32. [PMID: 19652664 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2009.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Lipids as targets for novel anti-inflammatory therapies. Pharmacol Ther 2009; 124:96-112. [PMID: 19576246 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2009.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Accepted: 06/12/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Lipids serve important functions as membrane constituents and also as energy storing molecules. Besides these functions certain lipid species have now been recognized as signalling molecules that regulate a multitude of cellular responses including cell growth and death, and also inflammatory reactions. Bioactive lipids are generated by hydrolysis from membrane lipids mainly by phospholipases giving rise to fatty acids and lysophospholipids that either directly exert their function or are further converted to active mediators. This review will summarize the present knowledge about bioactive lipids that either promote or attenuate inflammatory reactions. These lipids include polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), eicosanoids including the epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EET), peroxisome proliferation activating receptor (PPAR) activators, cannabinoids and the sphingolipids ceramide, sphingosine 1-phosphate and sphingosylphosphorylcholine.
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Iliff JJ, Jia J, Nelson J, Goyagi T, Klaus J, Alkayed NJ. Epoxyeicosanoid signaling in CNS function and disease. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2009; 91:68-84. [PMID: 19545642 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2009.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2009] [Revised: 06/09/2009] [Accepted: 06/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are arachidonic acid metabolites of cytochrome P450 epoxygenase enzymes recognized as key players in vascular function and disease, primarily attributed to their potent vasodilator, anti-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic effects. Although EETs' actions in the central nervous system (CNS) appear to parallel those in peripheral tissue, accumulating evidence suggests that epoxyeicosanoid signaling plays different roles in neural tissue compared to peripheral tissue; roles that reflect distinct CNS functions, cellular makeup and intercellular relationships. This is exhibited at many levels including the expression of EETs-synthetic and -metabolic enzymes in central neurons and glial cells, EETs' role in neuro-glio-vascular coupling during cortical functional activation, the capacity for interaction between epoxyeicosanoid and neuroactive endocannabinoid signaling pathways, and the regulation of neurohormone and neuropeptide release by endogenous EETs. The ability of several CNS cell types to produce and respond to EETs suggests that epoxyeicosanoid signaling is a key integrator of cell-cell communication in the CNS, coordinating cellular responses across different cell types. Under pathophysiological conditions, such as cerebral ischemia, EETs protect neurons, astroglia and vascular endothelium, thus preserving the integrity of cellular networks unique to and essential for proper CNS function. Recognition of EETs' intimate involvement in CNS function in addition to their multi-cellular protective profile has inspired the development of therapeutic strategies against CNS diseases such as cerebral ischemia, tumors, and neural pain and inflammation that are based on targeting the cellular actions of EETs or their biosynthetic and metabolizing enzymes. Based upon the emerging importance of epoxyeicosanoids in cellular function and disease unique to neural systems, we propose that the actions of "neuroactive EETs" are best considered separately, and not in aggregate with all other peripheral EETs functions.
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- Jeffrey J Iliff
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Shen HC, Ding FX, Wang S, Xu S, Chen HS, Tong X, Tong V, Mitra K, Kumar S, Zhang X, Chen Y, Zhou G, Pai LY, Alonso-Galicia M, Chen X, Zhang B, Tata JR, Berger JP, Colletti SL. Discovery of spirocyclic secondary amine-derived tertiary ureas as highly potent, selective and bioavailable soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009; 19:3398-404. [PMID: 19481932 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2009] [Revised: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/11/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Spirocyclic secondary amine-derived trisubstituted ureas were identified as highly potent, bioavailable and selective soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitors. Despite good oral exposure and excellent ex vivo target engagement in blood, one such compound, rac-1a, failed to lower blood pressure acutely in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). This study posed the question as to whether sEH inhibition provides a robust mechanism leading to a significant antihypertensive effect.
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- Hong C Shen
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA.
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