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Hébert MPA, Selka A, Lebel AA, Doiron JA, Isabel Chiasson A, Gauvin VL, Matthew AJ, Hébert MJG, Doucet MS, Joy AP, Barnett DA, Touaibia M, Surette ME, Boudreau LH. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester analogues as selective inhibitors of 12-lipoxygenase product biosynthesis in human platelets. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 121:110419. [PMID: 37295028 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
The inflammatory response is an essential process for the host defence against pathogens. Lipid mediators are important in coordinating the pro-inflammatory and pro-resolution phases of the inflammatory process. However, unregulated production of these mediators has been associated with chronic inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, and several types of cancer. Therefore, it is not surprising that enzymes implicated in the production of these lipid mediators have been targeted for potential therapeutic approaches. Amongst these inflammatory molecules, the 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12(S)-HETE) is abundantly produced in several diseases and is primarily biosynthesized via the platelet's 12-lipoxygenase (12-LO) pathway. To this day, very few compounds selectively inhibit the 12-LO pathway, and most importantly, none are currently used in the clinical settings. In this study, we investigated a series of polyphenol analogues of natural polyphenols that inhibit the 12-LO pathway in human platelets without affecting other normal functions of the cell. Using an ex vivo approach, we found one compound that selectively inhibited the 12-LO pathway, with IC50 values as low as 0.11 µM, with minimal inhibition of other lipoxygenase or cyclooxygenase pathways. More importantly, our data show that none of the compounds tested induced significant off-target effects on either the platelet's activation or its viability. In the continuous search for specific and better inhibitors targeting the regulation of inflammation, we characterized two novel inhibitors of the 12-LO pathway that could be promising for subsequent in vivo studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mathieu P A Hébert
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, 27 Providence Street, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 8X3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, 27 Providence Street, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 8X3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, 27 Providence Street, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 8X3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, 27 Providence Street, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 8X3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, 27 Providence Street, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 8X3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada
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- Atlantic Cancer Research Institute, Moncton, 27 Providence Street, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 8X3, Canada
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- Atlantic Cancer Research Institute, Moncton, 27 Providence Street, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 8X3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, 27 Providence Street, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 8X3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, 27 Providence Street, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 8X3, Canada.
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Jougleux JL, Léger JL, Djeungoue-Petga MA, Roy P, Soucy MFN, Veilleux V, Hébert MPA, Hebert-Chatelain E, Boudreau LH. Evaluating the mitochondrial activity and inflammatory state of dimethyl sulfoxide differentiated PLB-985 cells. Mol Immunol 2021; 135:1-11. [PMID: 33838400 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Neutrophils play a key role in the innate immunity with their ability to generate and release inflammatory mediators that promote the inflammatory response and consequently restore the hemostasis. As active participants in several steps of the normal inflammatory response, neutrophils are also involved in chronic inflammatory diseases such as asthma, atherosclerosis, and arthritis. Given their dual role in the modulation of inflammation, regulating the inflammatory response of neutrophils has been suggested as an important therapeutic approach by numerous researchers. The neutrophils have a relatively short lifespan, which can be problematic for some in vitro experiments. To address this issue, researchers have used the human monomyelocyte cell line PLB-985 as an in vitro model for exploratory experiments addressing neutrophil-related physiological functions. PLB-985 cells can be differentiated into a neutrophil-like phenotype upon exposure to several agonists, including dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Whether this differentiation of PLB-985 affects important features related to the neutrophil's normal functions (i.e., mitochondrial activity, eicosanoid production) remains elusive, and characterizing these changes will be the focal point of this study. Our results indicate that the differentiation affected the proliferation of PLB-985 cells, without inducing apoptosis. A significant decrease in mitochondrial respiration was observed in differentiated PLB-985 cells. However, the overall mitochondria content was not affected. Immunoblotting with mitochondrial antibodies revealed a strong modulation of the succinate dehydrogenase A, superoxide dismutase 2, ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein 2 and ATP synthase subunit α in differentiated PLB-985 cells. Finally, eicosanoids (leukotriene B4, 12-hydroxyheptadecatrienoic and 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids) production was significantly increased in differentiated cells. In summary, our data demonstrate that the differentiation process of PLB-985 cells does not impact their viability despite a reduced respiratory state of the cells. This process is also accompanied by modulation of the inflammatory state of the cell. Of importance, our data suggest that PLB-985 cells could be suitable in vitro candidates to study mitochondrial-related dysfunctions in inflammatory diseases.
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- Jean-Luc Jougleux
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Canada Research Chair in Mitochondrial Signaling and Physiopathology, Department of Biology, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Canada Research Chair in Mitochondrial Signaling and Physiopathology, Department of Biology, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada; New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine, Moncton, NB, Canada.
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Liening S, Romp E, Werz O, Scriba GK, Garscha U. Liquid chromatography-coupled mass spectrometry analysis of glutathione conjugates of oxygenated polyunsaturated fatty acids. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2019; 144:106350. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2019.106350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Turcotte C, Zarini S, Jean S, Martin C, Murphy RC, Marsolais D, Laviolette M, Blanchet MR, Flamand N. The Endocannabinoid Metabolite Prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2)-Glycerol Inhibits Human Neutrophil Functions: Involvement of Its Hydrolysis into PGE 2 and EP Receptors. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 198:3255-3263. [PMID: 28258202 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The endocannabinoids 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol and N-arachidonoyl-ethanolamine mediate an array of pro- and anti-inflammatory effects. These effects are related, in part, to their metabolism by eicosanoid biosynthetic enzymes. For example, N-arachidonoyl-ethanolamine and 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol can be metabolized by cyclooxygenase-2 into PG-ethanolamide (PG-EA) and PG-glycerol (PG-G), respectively. Although PGE2 is a recognized suppressor of neutrophil functions, the impact of cyclooxygenase-derived endocannabinoids such as PGE2-EA or PGE2-G on neutrophils is unknown. This study's aim was to define the effects of these mediators on neutrophil functions and the underlying cellular mechanisms involved. We show that PGE2-G, but not PGE2-EA, inhibits leukotriene B4 biosynthesis, superoxide production, migration, and antimicrobial peptide release. The effects of PGE2-G were prevented by EP1/EP2 receptor antagonist AH-6809 but not the EP4 antagonist ONO-AE2-227. The effects of PGE2-G required its hydrolysis into PGE2, were not observed with the non-hydrolyzable PGE2-serinol amide, and were completely prevented by methyl-arachidonoyl-fluorophosphate and palmostatin B, and partially prevented by JZL184 and WWL113. Although we could detect six of the documented PG-G hydrolases in neutrophils by quantitative PCR, only ABHD12 and ABHD16A were detected by immunoblot. Our pharmacological data, combined with our protein expression data, did not allow us to pinpoint one PGE2-G lipase, and rather support the involvement of an uncharacterized lipase and/or of multiple hydrolases. In conclusion, we show that PGE2-G inhibits human neutrophil functions through its hydrolysis into PGE2, and by activating the EP2 receptor. This also indicates that neutrophils could regulate inflammation by altering the balance between PG-G and PG levels in vivo.
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- Caroline Turcotte
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G5, Canada; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G5, Canada; and
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G5, Canada; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G5, Canada; and
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G5, Canada; and
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G5, Canada; and
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G5, Canada; and
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Archambault AS, Turcotte C, Martin C, Lefebvre JS, Provost V, Laviolette M, Flamand N. Leukotriene B₄ Metabolism and p70S6 Kinase 1 Inhibitors: PF-4708671 but Not LY2584702 Inhibits CYP4F3A and the ω-Oxidation of Leukotriene B₄ In Vitro and In Cellulo. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169804. [PMID: 28068410 PMCID: PMC5222342 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
LTB4 is an inflammatory lipid mediator mainly biosynthesized by leukocytes. Since its implication in inflammatory diseases is well recognized, many tools to regulate its biosynthesis have been developed and showed promising results in vitro and in vivo, but mixed results in clinical trials. Recently, the mTOR pathway component p70S6 kinase 1 (p70S6K1) has been linked to LTC4 synthase and the biosynthesis of cysteinyl-leukotrienes. In this respect, we investigated if p70S6K1 could also play a role in LTB4 biosynthesis. We thus evaluated the impact of the p70S6K1 inhibitors PF-4708671 and LY2584702 on LTB4 biosynthesis in human neutrophils. At a concentration of 10 μM, both compounds inhibited S6 phosphorylation, although neither one inhibited the thapsigargin-induced LTB4 biosynthesis, as assessed by the sum of LTB4, 20-OH-LTB4, and 20-COOH-LTB4. However, PF-4708671, but not LY2584702, inhibited the ω-oxidation of LTB4 into 20-OH-LTB4 by intact neutrophils and by recombinant CYP4F3A, leading to increased LTB4 levels. This was true for both endogenously biosynthesized and exogenously added LTB4. In contrast to that of 17-octadecynoic acid, the inhibitory effect of PF-4708671 was easily removed by washing the neutrophils, indicating that PF-4708671 was a reversible CYP4F3A inhibitor. At optimal concentration, PF-4708671 increased the half-life of LTB4 in our neutrophil suspensions by 7.5 fold, compared to 5 fold for 17-octadecynoic acid. Finally, Michaelis-Menten and Lineweaver-Burk plots indicate that PF-4708671 is a mixed inhibitor of CYP4F3A. In conclusion, we show that PF-4708671 inhibits CYP4F3A and prevents the ω-oxidation of LTB4 in cellulo, which might result in increased LTB4 levels in vivo.
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- Anne-Sophie Archambault
- Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada
- Département de médecine, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada
- Département de médecine, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada
- Département de médecine, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada
- Département de médecine, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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Leakey JEA, Seng JE, Barnas CR, Baker VM, Hart RW. A Mechanistic Basis for the Beneficial Effects of Caloric Restriction On Longevity and Disease: Consequences for the Interpretation of Rodent Toxicity Studies. Int J Toxicol 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/109158189801700203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Caloric restriction in rodents has been repeatedly shown to increase life span while reducing the severity and retarding the onset of both spontaneous and chemically induced neoplasms. These effects of caloric restriction are associated with a spectrum of biochemical and physiological changes that characterize the organism's adaptation to reduced caloric intake and provide the mechanistic basis for caloric restriction's effect on longevity. Here, we review evidence suggesting that the primary adaptation appears to be a rhythmic hypercorticism in the absence of elevated adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) levels. This characteristic hypercorticism evokes a spectrum of responses, including reduced body temperature and increased metabolic efficiency, decreased mitogenic response coupled with increased rates of apoptosis, reduced inflammatory response, reduced oxidative damage to proteins and DNA, reduced reproductive capacity, and altered drug-metabolizing enzyme expression. The net effect of these changes is to (1) decrease growth and metabolism in peripheral tissues to spare energy for central functions, and (2) increase the organism's capacity to withstand stress and chemical toxicity. Thus, caloric restriction research has uncovered an evolutionary mechanism that provides rodents with an adaptive advantage in conditions of fluctuating food supply. During periods of abundance, body growth and fecundity are favored over endurance and longevity. Conversely, during periods of famine, reproductive performance and growth are sacrificed to ensure survival of individuals to breed in better times. This phenomena can be observed in rodent populations that are used in toxicity testing. Improvements over the last 30 years in animal husbandry and nutrition, coupled with selective breeding for growth and fecundity, have resulted in several strains now exhibiting larger animals with reduced survival and increased incidence of background lesions. The mechanistic data from caloric restriction studies suggest that these large animals will also be more susceptible to chemically induced toxicity. This creates a problem in comparing tests performed on animals of different weights and comparing data generated today with the historical database. The rational use of caloric restriction to control body weight to within preset guidelines is a possible way of alleviating this problem.
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- Julian E. A. Leakey
- Office of Research, National Center for Toxicological
Research, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
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- Office of Research, National Center for Toxicological
Research, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
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- Office of Research, National Center for Toxicological
Research, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Geriatrics,
Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior St., Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Office of Research, National Center for Toxicological
Research, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
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- Office of Research, National Center for Toxicological
Research, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
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Robichaud PP, Poirier SJ, Boudreau LH, Doiron JA, Barnett DA, Boilard E, Surette ME. On the cellular metabolism of the click chemistry probe 19-alkyne arachidonic acid. J Lipid Res 2016; 57:1821-1830. [PMID: 27538823 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m067637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Alkyne and azide analogs of natural compounds that can be coupled to sensitive tags by click chemistry are powerful tools to study biological processes. Arachidonic acid (AA) is a FA precursor to biologically active compounds. 19-Alkyne-AA (AA-alk) is a sensitive clickable AA analog; however, its use as a surrogate to study AA metabolism requires further evaluation. In this study, AA-alk metabolism was compared with that of AA in human cells. Jurkat cell uptake of AA was 2-fold greater than that of AA-alk, but significantly more AA-Alk was elongated to 22:4. AA and AA-alk incorporation into and remodeling between phospholipid (PL) classes was identical indicating equivalent CoA-independent AA-PL remodeling. Platelets stimulated in the pre-sence of AA-alk synthesized significantly less 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) and cyclooxygenase products than in the presence of AA. Ionophore-stimulated neutrophils produced significantly more 5-LOX products in the presence of AA-alk than AA. Neutrophils stimulated with only exogenous AA-alk produced significantly less 5-LOX products compared with AA, and leukotriene B4 (LTB4)-alk was 12-fold less potent at stimulating neutrophil migration than LTB4, collectively indicative of weaker leukotriene B4 receptor 1 agonist activity of LTB4-alk. Overall, these results suggest that the use of AA-alk as a surrogate for the study of AA metabolism should be carried out with caution.
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- Philippe Pierre Robichaud
- Département de Chimie et Biochimie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada; Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Département de Chimie et Biochimie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada; Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Département de Chimie et Biochimie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada
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- Département de Chimie et Biochimie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada
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- Atlantic Cancer Research Institute, Moncton, NB E1C 8X3, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Département de Chimie et Biochimie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada.
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The Intracellular Localisation and Phosphorylation Profile of the Human 5-Lipoxygenase Δ13 Isoform Differs from That of Its Full Length Counterpart. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0132607. [PMID: 26173130 PMCID: PMC4501781 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) catalyzes leukotriene (LT) biosynthesis by a mechanism that involves interactions with 5-lipoxygenase activating protein (FLAP) and coactosin-like protein (CLP). 5-LO splice variants were recently identified in human myeloid and lymphoid cells, including the catalytically inactive ∆13 isoform (5-LO∆13) whose transcript lacks exon 13. 5-LO∆13 inhibits 5-LO product biosynthesis when co-expressed with active full length 5-LO (5-LO1). The objective of this study was to investigate potential mechanisms by which 5-LO∆13 interferes with 5-LO product biosynthesis in transfected HEK293 cells. When co-expressed with 5-LO1, 5-LO∆13 inhibited LT but not 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE) biosynthesis. This inhibition was independent of 5-LO∆13—FLAP interactions since it occurred in cells expressing FLAP or not. In cell-free assays CLP enhances 5-LO activity through interactions with tryptophan-102 of 5-LO. In the current study, the requirement for W102 was extended to whole cells, as cells expressing the 5-LO1-W102A mutant produced little 5-LO products. W102A mutants of 5-LO∆13 inhibited 5-LO product biosynthesis as effectively as 5-LO∆13 suggesting that inhibition is independent of interactions with CLP. Confocal microscopy showed that 5-LO1 was primarily in the nucleoplasm whereas W102A mutants showed a diffuse cellular expression. Despite the retention of known nuclear localisation sequences, 5-LO∆13 was cytosolic and concentrated in ER-rich perinuclear regions where its effect on LT biosynthesis may occur. W102A mutants of 5-LO∆13 showed the same pattern. Consistent with subcellular distribution patterns, 5-LO∆13 was hyper-phosphorylated on S523 and S273 compared to 5-LO1. Together, these results reveal a role for W102 in nuclear targeting of 5-LO1 suggesting that interactions with CLP are required for nuclear localization of 5-LO1, and are an initial characterisation of the 5-LO∆13 isoform whose inhibition of LT biosynthesis appears independent of interactions with CLP and FLAP. Better knowledge of the regulation and properties of alternative 5-LO isoforms will contribute to understanding the complex regulation of LT biosynthesis.
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Cloutier N, Tan S, Boudreau LH, Cramb C, Subbaiah R, Lahey L, Albert A, Shnayder R, Gobezie R, Nigrovic PA, Farndale RW, Robinson WH, Brisson A, Lee DM, Boilard E. The exposure of autoantigens by microparticles underlies the formation of potent inflammatory components: the microparticle-associated immune complexes. EMBO Mol Med 2012; 5:235-49. [PMID: 23165896 PMCID: PMC3569640 DOI: 10.1002/emmm.201201846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Revised: 10/17/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Immunoglobulins, antigens and complement can assemble to form immune complexes (IC). ICs can be detrimental as they propagate inflammation in autoimmune diseases. Like ICs, submicron extracellular vesicles termed microparticles (MP) are present in the synovial fluid from patients affected with autoimmune arthritis. We examined MPs in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using high sensitivity flow cytometry and electron microscopy. We find that the MPs in RA synovial fluid are highly heterogeneous in size. The observed larger MPs were in fact MP-containing ICs (mpICs) and account for the majority of the detectable ICs. These mpICs frequently express the integrin CD41, consistent with platelet origin. Despite expression of the Fc receptor FcγRIIa by platelet-derived MPs, we find that the mpICs form independently of this receptor. Rather, mpICs display autoantigens vimentin and fibrinogen, and recognition of these targets by anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies contributes to the production of mpICs. Functionally, platelet mpICs are highly pro-inflammatory, eliciting leukotriene production by neutrophils. Taken together, our data suggest a unique role for platelet MPs as autoantigen-expressing elements capable of perpetuating formation of inflammatory ICs.
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- Nathalie Cloutier
- Faculté de Médecine de l'Université Laval, Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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Boudreau LH, Maillet J, LeBlanc LM, Jean-François J, Touaibia M, Flamand N, Surette ME. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester and its amide analogue are potent inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31833. [PMID: 22347509 PMCID: PMC3276500 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) catalyses the transformation of arachidonic acid (AA) into leukotrienes (LTs), which are important lipid mediators of inflammation. LTs have been directly implicated in inflammatory diseases like asthma, atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis; therefore inhibition of LT biosynthesis is a strategy for the treatment of these chronic diseases. Methodology/Principal Findings Analogues of caffeic acid, including the naturally-occurring caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), were synthesized and evaluated for their capacity to inhibit 5-LO and LTs biosynthesis in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) and whole blood. Anti-free radical and anti-oxidant activities of the compounds were also measured. Caffeic acid did not inhibit 5-LO activity or LT biosynthesis at concentrations up to 10 µM. CAPE inhibited 5-LO activity (IC50 0.13 µM, 95% CI 0.08–0.23 µM) more effectively than the clinically-approved 5-LO inhibitor zileuton (IC50 3.5 µM, 95% CI 2.3–5.4 µM). CAPE was also more effective than zileuton for the inhibition of LT biosynthesis in PMNL but the compounds were equipotent in whole blood. The activity of the amide analogue of CAPE was similar to that of zileuton. Inhibition of LT biosynthesis by CAPE was the result of the inhibition of 5-LO and of AA release. Caffeic acid, CAPE and its amide analog were free radical scavengers and antioxidants with IC50 values in the low µM range; however, the phenethyl moiety of CAPE was required for effective inhibition of 5-LO and LT biosynthesis. Conclusions CAPE is a potent LT biosynthesis inhibitor that blocks 5-LO activity and AA release. The CAPE structure can be used as a framework for the rational design of stable and potent inhibitors of LT biosynthesis.
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- Luc H. Boudreau
- Département de chimie et biochimie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ), Département de médecine, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Département de chimie et biochimie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada
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- Département de chimie et biochimie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada
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- Département de chimie et biochimie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ), Département de médecine, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Département de chimie et biochimie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada
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Chouinard F, Lefebvre JS, Navarro P, Bouchard L, Ferland C, Lalancette-Hébert M, Marsolais D, Laviolette M, Flamand N. The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol activates human neutrophils: critical role of its hydrolysis and de novo leukotriene B4 biosynthesis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 186:3188-96. [PMID: 21278347 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1002853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Although endocannabinoids are important players in nociception and obesity, their roles as immunomodulators remain elusive. The main endocannabinoids described to date, namely 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol (2-AG) and arachidonyl-ethanolamide (AEA), induce an intriguing profile of pro- and anti-inflammatory effects. This could relate to cell-specific cannabinoid receptor expression and/or the action of endocannabinoid-derived metabolites. Importantly, 2-AG and AEA comprise a molecule of arachidonic acid (AA) in their structure and are hydrolyzed rapidly. We postulated the following: 1) the released AA from endocannabinoid hydrolysis would be metabolized into eicosanoids; and 2) these eicosanoids would mediate some of the effects of endocannabinoids. To confirm these hypotheses, experiments were performed in which freshly isolated human neutrophils were treated with endocannabinoids. Unlike AEA, 2-AG stimulated myeloperoxidase release, kinase activation, and calcium mobilization by neutrophils. Although 2-AG did not induce the migration of neutrophils, it induced the release of a migrating activity for neutrophils. 2-AG also rapidly (1 min) induced a robust biosynthesis of leukotrienes, similar to that observed with AA. The effects of 2-AG were not mimicked nor prevented by cannabinoid receptor agonists or antagonists, respectively. Finally, the blockade of either 2-AG hydrolysis, leukotriene (LT) B(4) biosynthesis, or LTB(4) receptor 1 activation prevented all the effects of 2-AG on neutrophil functions. In conclusion, we demonstrated that 2-AG potently activates human neutrophils. This is the consequence of 2-AG hydrolysis, de novo LTB(4) biosynthesis, and an autocrine activation loop involving LTB(4) receptor 1.
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- François Chouinard
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec G1V 4G5, Canada
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Boudreau LH, Bertin J, Robichaud PP, Laflamme M, Ouellette RJ, Flamand N, Surette ME. Novel 5‐lipoxygenase isoforms affect the biosynthesis of 5‐lipoxygenase products. FASEB J 2010; 25:1097-105. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.10-173856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Luc H. Boudreau
- Département de Chimie et Biochimie Université de Moncton Moncton New Brunswick Canada
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Departement de Medecine et Faculté de Médecine Université Laval Québec Canada
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- Département de Chimie et Biochimie Université de Moncton Moncton New Brunswick Canada
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- Département de Chimie et Biochimie Université de Moncton Moncton New Brunswick Canada
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- Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Moncton New Brunswick Canada
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Moncton New Brunswick Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Departement de Medecine et Faculté de Médecine Université Laval Québec Canada
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- Département de Chimie et Biochimie Université de Moncton Moncton New Brunswick Canada
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Chakravarti A, Rusu D, Flamand N, Borgeat P, Poubelle PE. Reprogramming of a subpopulation of human blood neutrophils by prolonged exposure to cytokines. J Transl Med 2009; 89:1084-99. [PMID: 19636293 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2009.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Essential cells of innate immunity, neutrophils are often considered to be a homogenous population of terminally differentiated cells. During inflammation, neutrophils are extravasated cells exposed to local factors that prolong their survival and activate their production of mediators implicated in disease progression. In this study, a phenotypically distinct subset of human neutrophils that appear after prolonged exposure to cytokines was characterized. Freshly isolated neutrophils from healthy donors were incubated with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin (IL)-4, three cytokines that are locally present in various inflammatory conditions. Eight to 17% of neutrophils survived beyond 72 h. This subset of non-apoptotic neutrophils, as evaluated by three different markers, was enriched by discontinuous Percoll gradient centrifugation before studying their phenotype. These viable neutrophils showed neoexpression of HLA-DR, CD80 and CD49d. Compared with freshly isolated neutrophils, they responded differentially to second signals similar to formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine with three- to four-fold increases in production of superoxide anions and leukotrienes. These cells augmented their phagocytic index by 141%, increased their adhesion to human primary fibroblasts, but reduced their migration in response to chemotactic stimuli and decreased exocytosis of primary and secondary granules. In addition, they produced substantial amounts of IL-8, IL-1Ra and IL-1beta. This neutrophil subset had a unique profile of phosphorylation of intracellular signaling molecules. In conclusion, the present identification of a novel neutrophil phenotype highlights the reprogammable character of the neutrophil. This aspect is crucial for our understanding of its contribution to disease pathogenesis and host defense.
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- Arpita Chakravarti
- Department of Medicine, Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie (CRRI), CRCHUL, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Doiron J, Boudreau LH, Picot N, Villebonet B, Surette ME, Touaibia M. Synthesis and 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity of new cinnamoyl and caffeoyl clusters. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009; 19:1118-21. [PMID: 19152786 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.12.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2008] [Revised: 12/23/2008] [Accepted: 12/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Novel cinnamoyl and caffeoyl clusters were synthesized by multiple Cu(I)-catalyzed [1,3]-dipolar cycloadditions and their anti-5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity was tested. Caffeoyl cluster showed an improved 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity compared to caffeic acid, with caffeoyl trimer 16 and tetramer 19 showing the best 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity.
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- Jérémie Doiron
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada E1A 3E9
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Boudreau LH, Picot N, Doiron J, Villebonnet B, Surette ME, Robichaud GA, Touaibia M. Caffeoyl and cinnamoyl clusters with anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. Synthesis and structure–activity relationship. NEW J CHEM 2009. [DOI: 10.1039/b907878a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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St-Onge M, Flamand N, Biarc J, Picard S, Bouchard L, Dussault AA, Laflamme C, James MJ, Caughey GE, Cleland LG, Borgeat P, Pouliot M. Characterization of prostaglandin E2 generation through the cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 pathway in human neutrophils. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2007; 1771:1235-45. [PMID: 17643350 PMCID: PMC2891965 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2007.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2007] [Revised: 06/01/2007] [Accepted: 06/18/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In the present study, we characterized the generation of prostaglandin (PG)E2 in human neutrophils. We found that the Ca2+-dependent type IV cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) was pivotally involved in the COX-2-mediated generation of PGE2 in response to a calcium ionophore, as determined by the use of selected PLA2 inhibitors. PGE2 biosynthesis elicited by bacterial-derived peptides or by phagocytic stimuli acting on cell surface receptors also showed to be dependent on cPLA2 activity. We then assessed metabolism of unesterified arachidonic acid (AA), and observed that PGE2 production becomes favored over that of LTB4 with higher AA concentrations. Withdrawal of calcium prevented the generation of PGE2 in response to a calcium ionophore but did not affect the up-regulation of COX-2 or its capacity to convert AA, thus limiting its implication at the level of cPLA2 activation. Of the main eicosanoids produced by neutrophils, only LTB4 was able to up-regulate COX-2 expression. Finally, the only PGE synthase isoform found in neutrophils is microsomal PGE synthase-1; it co-localized with COX-2 and its expression appeared mainly constitutive. These results highlight key differences in regulatory processes of the 5-LO and COX pathways, and enhance our knowledge at several levels in the PGE2 biosynthesis in neutrophils.
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- Mireille St-Onge
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie du CHUQ (CHUL), 2705 Laurier Boulevard, Office T1-49, Sainte-Foy, and Department of Anatomy-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada G1V 4G2
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0642, USA
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- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie du CHUQ (CHUL), 2705 Laurier Boulevard, Office T1-49, Sainte-Foy, and Department of Anatomy-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada G1V 4G2
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- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie du CHUQ (CHUL), 2705 Laurier Boulevard, Office T1-49, Sainte-Foy, and Department of Anatomy-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada G1V 4G2
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- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie du CHUQ (CHUL), 2705 Laurier Boulevard, Office T1-49, Sainte-Foy, and Department of Anatomy-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada G1V 4G2
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- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie du CHUQ (CHUL), 2705 Laurier Boulevard, Office T1-49, Sainte-Foy, and Department of Anatomy-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada G1V 4G2
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- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie du CHUQ (CHUL), 2705 Laurier Boulevard, Office T1-49, Sainte-Foy, and Department of Anatomy-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada G1V 4G2
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- Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie du CHUQ (CHUL), 2705 Laurier Boulevard, Office T1-49, Sainte-Foy, and Department of Anatomy-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada G1V 4G2
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- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie du CHUQ (CHUL), 2705 Laurier Boulevard, Office T1-49, Sainte-Foy, and Department of Anatomy-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada G1V 4G2
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Hattermann K, Picard S, Borgeat M, Leclerc P, Pouliot M, Borgeat P. The Toll‐like receptor 7/8‐ligand resiquimod (R‐848) primes human neutrophils for leukotriene B4, prostaglandin E2and platelet‐activating factor biosynthesis. FASEB J 2007; 21:1575-85. [PMID: 17264163 DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-7457com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Toll-like receptors (TLR) recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns and play important roles in the innate immune system. While single-stranded viral RNA is the natural ligand of TLR7/TLR8, the imidazoquinoline resiquimod (R-848) is recognized as a potent synthetic agonist of TLR7/TLR8. We investigated the effects of TLR7/8 activation on lipid mediator production in polymorphonuclear leukocytes exposed to R-848. Although R-848 had minimal effects by itself, it strongly enhanced leukotriene B4 formation on subsequent stimulation by fMLP, platelet-activating factor, and the ionophore A23187. R-848 acted via TLR8 but not TLR7 as shown by the lack of effect of the TLR7-specific ligand imiquimod. Priming with R-848 also resulted in enhanced arachidonic acid release and platelet-activating factor formation following fMLP stimulation, as well as enhanced prostaglandin E2 synthesis following the addition of arachidonic acid. Western blot analysis demonstrated that R-848 induced the phosphorylation of the cytosolic phospholipase A2alpha, promoted 5-lipoxygenase translocation and potently stimulated the expression of the type 2 cyclooxygenase. Bafilomycin A1, an inhibitor of endosomal acidification, efficiently inhibited all R-848-induced effects. These studies demonstrate that TLR8 signaling strongly promotes inflammatory lipid mediator biosynthesis and provide novel insights on innate immune response to viral infections.
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- Kim Hattermann
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec Research Center and Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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Flamand N, Picard S, Lemieux L, Pouliot M, Bourgoin SG, Borgeat P. Effects of pyrrophenone, an inhibitor of group IVA phospholipase A2, on eicosanoid and PAF biosynthesis in human neutrophils. Br J Pharmacol 2006; 149:385-92. [PMID: 16967052 PMCID: PMC1978440 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The biosynthesis of leukotrienes (LT) and platelet-activating factor (PAF) involves the release of their respective precursors, arachidonic acid (AA) and lyso-PAF by the group IVA PLA2 (cPLA2alpha). This paper aims at characterizing the inhibitory properties of the cPLA2alpha inhibitor pyrrophenone on eicosanoids and PAF in human neutrophils (PMN). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Freshly isolated human PMN were activated with physiological and pharmacological agents (fMLP, PAF, exogenous AA, A23187 and thapsigargin) in presence and absence of the cPLA2alpha inhibitor pyrrophenone and biosynthesis of LT, PAF, and PGE2 was measured. KEY RESULTS Pyrrophenone potently inhibited LT, PGE2 and PAF biosynthesis in PMN with IC50s in the range of 1-20 nM. These inhibitory effects of pyrrophenone were specific (the consequence of substrate deprivation), as shown by the reversal of inhibition by exogenous AA and lyso-PAF. Comparative assessment of pyrrophenone, methyl-arachidonoyl-fluoro-phosphonate (MAFP) and arachidonoyl-trifluoromethylketone (AACOCF3) demonstrated that pyrrophenone was more specific and 100-fold more potent than MAFP and AACOCF3 for the inhibition of LT biosynthesis in A23187-activated PMN. The inhibitory effect of pyrrophenone on LT biosynthesis was reversible as LT biosynthesis was recovered when pyrrophenone-treated PMN were washed with autologous plasma. No alteration of phospholipase D (PLD) activity in fMLP-activated PMN was observed with up to 10 microM pyrrophenone, suggesting that the cPLA2alpha inhibitor does not directly inhibit PLD. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Pyrrophenone is a more potent and specific cPLA2alpha inhibitor than MAFP and AACOCF3 and represents an excellent pharmacological tool to investigate the biosynthesis and the biological roles of eicosanoids and PAF.
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- N Flamand
- Département d'anatomic et de physiologie, Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de recherche du CHUQ (CHUL), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval Québec, Canada
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- Département d'anatomic et de physiologie, Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de recherche du CHUQ (CHUL), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval Québec, Canada
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- Département d'anatomic et de physiologie, Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de recherche du CHUQ (CHUL), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval Québec, Canada
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- Département d'anatomic et de physiologie, Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de recherche du CHUQ (CHUL), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval Québec, Canada
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- Département d'anatomic et de physiologie, Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de recherche du CHUQ (CHUL), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval Québec, Canada
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- Département d'anatomic et de physiologie, Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de recherche du CHUQ (CHUL), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval Québec, Canada
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5-Lipoxygenase-activating protein homodimer in human neutrophils: evidence for a role in leukotriene biosynthesis. Biochem J 2006. [PMID: 16144515 DOI: 10.1042/bj20060669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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FLAP (5-lipoxygenase-activating protein) is a nuclear transmembrane protein involved in the biosynthesis of LTs (leukotrienes) and other 5-LO (5-lipoxygenase) products. However, little is known about its mechanism of action. In the present study, using cross-linkers, we demonstrate that FLAP is present as a monomer and a homodimer in human PMN (polymorphonuclear cells). The functional relevance of the FLAP dimer in LT biosynthesis was assessed in different experimental settings. First, the 5-LO substrate AA (arachidonic acid) concomitantly disrupted the FLAP dimer (at > or =10 microM) and inhibited LT biosynthesis. Secondly, using Sf9 cells expressing active and inactive FLAP mutants and 5-LO, we observed that the FLAP mutants capable of supporting 5-LO product biosynthesis also form the FLAP dimer, whereas inactive FLAP mutants do not. Finally, we showed that FLAP inhibitors such as MK-0591 which block LT biosynthesis in human PMN, disrupt the FLAP dimer in PMN membranes with a similar IC50. The present study demonstrates that LT biosynthesis in intact cells not only requires the presence of FLAP but its further organization into a FLAP homodimer.
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Flamand N, Lefebvre J, Lapointe G, Picard S, Lemieux L, Bourgoin SG, Borgeat P. Inhibition of platelet-activating factor biosynthesis by adenosine and histamine in human neutrophils: involvement of cPLA2alpha and reversal by lyso-PAF. J Leukoc Biol 2006; 79:1043-51. [PMID: 16501051 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1005614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Leukotrienes (LT) and platelet-activating factor (PAF) are important lipid mediators of inflammation. We and others reported previously that autacoids such as adenosine, histamine, prostaglandin E2, and beta-adrenergic agents inhibit LT biosynthesis in activated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN). In this study, we demonstrate that CGS-21680 (a selective agonist of the adenosine A2A receptor) and histamine also potently inhibit PAF biosynthesis in agonist [formyl Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP)]- and thapsigargin-activated human PMN. The observed inhibitions of PAF biosynthesis were reversed effectively by exogenous 1-O-alkyl-lyso-sn-glyceryl-3-phosphocholine (lyso-PAF), suggesting that these effects of CGS-21680 and histamine implicate the blockade of cytosolic phospholipase A2alpha (cPLA2alpha) activity and lyso-PAF release and that the acetyl-coenzyme A/lyso-PAF acetyl transferase is not inhibited by the autacoids. Accordingly, the cPLA2alpha inhibitor pyrrophenone completely blocked PAF formation, and lyso-PAF similarly prevented this effect of pyrrophenone. The inhibitory effects of CGS-21680 and histamine on PAF biosynthesis were prevented by the protein kinase A inhibitor H-89, supporting roles for the Gs -coupled receptors A2A and H2, respectively, and cyclic adenosine monophosphate in the inhibitory mechanism. The fMLP-induced phosphorylations of p38 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 were not altered significantly by the CGS-21680, indicating that inhibition of these kinases is not involved in the inhibitory effect of the adenosine A2A receptor ligand on LT and PAF biosynthesis. These data further emphasize the multiple and potent inhibitory effects of adenosine and histamine on leukocyte functions, in particular, on the biosynthesis of two classes of important lipid mediators and their putative regulatory roles in immune processes in health and diseases.
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- Nicolas Flamand
- Centre de Recherche du Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du CHUQ (CHUL), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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Plante H, Picard S, Mancini J, Borgeat P. 5-Lipoxygenase-activating protein homodimer in human neutrophils: evidence for a role in leukotriene biosynthesis. Biochem J 2006; 393:211-8. [PMID: 16144515 PMCID: PMC1383679 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2005] [Revised: 09/01/2005] [Accepted: 09/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
FLAP (5-lipoxygenase-activating protein) is a nuclear transmembrane protein involved in the biosynthesis of LTs (leukotrienes) and other 5-LO (5-lipoxygenase) products. However, little is known about its mechanism of action. In the present study, using cross-linkers, we demonstrate that FLAP is present as a monomer and a homodimer in human PMN (polymorphonuclear cells). The functional relevance of the FLAP dimer in LT biosynthesis was assessed in different experimental settings. First, the 5-LO substrate AA (arachidonic acid) concomitantly disrupted the FLAP dimer (at > or =10 microM) and inhibited LT biosynthesis. Secondly, using Sf9 cells expressing active and inactive FLAP mutants and 5-LO, we observed that the FLAP mutants capable of supporting 5-LO product biosynthesis also form the FLAP dimer, whereas inactive FLAP mutants do not. Finally, we showed that FLAP inhibitors such as MK-0591 which block LT biosynthesis in human PMN, disrupt the FLAP dimer in PMN membranes with a similar IC50. The present study demonstrates that LT biosynthesis in intact cells not only requires the presence of FLAP but its further organization into a FLAP homodimer.
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Key Words
- arachidonic acid (aa)
- 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (flap)
- leukotriene (lt)
- 5-lipoxygenase (5-lo)
- polymorphonuclear cells (pmn)
- prostaglandin b2 (pgb2)
- aa, arachidonic acid
- dfdnb, 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene
- fbs, foetal bovine serum
- flap, 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein
- hbss, hanks' balanced salt solution
- 5-hete, 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
- 5-hpete, 5-hydroperoxyete
- lt, leukotriene
- 5-lo, 5-lipoxygenase
- mapeg, membrane-associated protein in eicosanoid and glutathione metabolism
- nhs-asa, n-hydroxysuccinimidyl-4-azidosalicylic acid
- np40, nonidet p40
- paf, platelet activating factor
- pgb2, prostaglandin b2
- pmn, polymorphonuclear cells
- sulpho-hsab, n-hydroxysulphosuccinimidyl-4-azidobenzoate
- sulpho-sadp, n-sulphosuccinimidyl-(4-azidophenyl)-1,3′-dithiopropionate
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- Hendrick Plante
- *Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du CHUQ and Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, 2705 Boulevard Laurier, Quebec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- *Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du CHUQ and Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, 2705 Boulevard Laurier, Quebec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- †Merck Frosst Laboratories, 16711 route Transcanadienne, Pointe-Claire, Québec, H9R 4P8, Canada
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- *Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du CHUQ and Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, 2705 Boulevard Laurier, Quebec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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Pommery J, Pommery N, Hénichart JP. Modification of eicosanoid profile in human blood treated by dual COX/LOX inhibitors. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2005; 73:411-7. [PMID: 16213697 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2005.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2005] [Revised: 07/25/2005] [Accepted: 08/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The arachidonic acid metabolizing enzymes, the cyclooxygenases (COXs) and lipoxygenases (LOXs), have been implicated in the development of a variety of cancers and numerous new therapeutic inhibitors are currently under investigation. However, given the interdependence of the two pathways, the effect of inhibiting one pathway with relatively selective agents can only be appreciated in the in vivo situation. Clearly then, because of their potential beneficial or deleterious effects, it is important to understand the nature and levels of the resulting arachidonic acid metabolites when treating patients with relatively selective inhibitor drugs. In this study, using reference COX-2, 5-LOX and dual COX-2/5-LOX inhibitors, we devised a protocol which permitted the simultaneous quantification of eicosanoid metabolites formed during stimulation of human peripheral venous blood samples with the calcium ionophore, A23187, in the absence and presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Not surprisingly, the end products of both COX and LOX pathways were affected depending on the inhibitor, or combination of inhibitors, used and the concentrations of drug tested. In conclusion, the method described permits the rapid screening of novel compounds for potentially positive and/or negative effects upon the products of arachidonic acid metabolism.
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- J Pommery
- Institut de Chimie Pharmaceutique Albert Lespagnol, EA 2692, Lille, France
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Flamand N, Lefebvre J, Surette ME, Picard S, Borgeat P. Arachidonic acid regulates the translocation of 5-lipoxygenase to the nuclear membranes in human neutrophils. J Biol Chem 2005; 281:129-36. [PMID: 16275640 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506513200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Elevation of the intracellular cAMP concentration in agonist-activated human neutrophils (PMN) leads to the concomitant inhibitions of arachidonic acid (AA) release, 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) translocation, and leukotriene (LT) biosynthesis. We report herein that exogenous AA completely prevents cAMP-dependent inhibition of 5-LO translocation and LT biosynthesis in agonist-activated PMN. Moreover, the group IVA phospholipase A2 inhibitor pyrrophenone and the MEK inhibitor U-0126 inhibited AA release and 5-LO translocation in activated PMN, and these effects were also prevented by exogenous AA, demonstrating a functional link between AA release and 5-LO translocation. Polyunsaturated fatty acids of the C18 and C20 series containing at least three double bonds located from carbon 9 (or closer to the carboxyl group) were equally effective as AA in restoring 5-LO translocation in pyrrophenone-treated agonist-activated PMN. Importantly, experiments with the 5-LO-activating protein inhibitor MK-0591 and the intracellular Ca2+ chelator BAPTA-AM demonstrated that the AA-regulated 5-LO translocation is FLAP- and Ca2+-dependent. Finally, the redox and competitive 5-LO inhibitors L-685,015, L-739,010, and L-702,539 (but not cyclooxygenase inhibitors) efficiently substituted for AA to reverse the pyrrophenone inhibition of 5-LO translocation, indicating that the site of regulation of 5-LO translocation by AA is at or in the vicinity of the catalytic site. This report demonstrates that AA regulates the translocation of 5-LO in human PMN and unravels a novel mechanism of the cAMP-mediated inhibition of LT biosynthesis.
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- Nicolas Flamand
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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Wang X, Shen CL, Dyson MT, Eimerl S, Orly J, Hutson JC, Stocco DM. Cyclooxygenase-2 regulation of the age-related decline in testosterone biosynthesis. Endocrinology 2005; 146:4202-8. [PMID: 16002525 DOI: 10.1210/en.2005-0298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The age-related decline in testosterone biosynthesis in testicular Leydig cells has been well documented, but the mechanisms involved in the decline are not clear. Recent studies have described a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2)-dependent tonic inhibition of Leydig cell steroidogenesis and expression of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR). The present study was conducted to determine whether COX2 protein increases with age in rat Leydig cells and whether COX2 plays a role in the age-related decline in testosterone biosynthesis. Our results indicate that from 3 months of age to 30 months, COX2 protein in aged rat Leydig cells increased by 346% over that of young Leydig cells, StAR protein decreased to 33%, and blood testosterone concentration and testosterone biosynthesis in Leydig cells decreased to 41 and 33%, respectively. Further experiments demonstrated that overexpressing COX2 in MA-10 mouse Leydig cells inhibited StAR gene expression and steroidogenesis and that the inhibitory effects of COX2 could be reversed by blocking COX2 activity. Notably, incubation of aged Leydig cells with the COX2 inhibitor NS398 enhanced their testosterone biosynthesis. Blood testosterone concentrations in aged rats fed the COX2 inhibitor DFU, at doses of 5, 10, 15, and 20 mg/kg body weight per day were increased by 15, 23, 56, and 120%, respectively, over the levels in the rats receiving no DFU. The present study suggests a novel mechanism in male aging involving COX2 and a potential application of the mechanism to delay the age-related decline in testosterone biosynthesis.
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- XingJia Wang
- Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas 79430, USA.
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Flamand N, Plante H, Picard S, Laviolette M, Borgeat P. Histamine-induced inhibition of leukotriene biosynthesis in human neutrophils: involvement of the H2 receptor and cAMP. Br J Pharmacol 2004; 141:552-61. [PMID: 14744809 PMCID: PMC1574237 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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1. Histamine is generally regarded as a pro-inflammatory mediator in diseases such as allergy and asthma. A growing number of studies, however, suggest that this autacoid is also involved in the downregulation of human polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) functions and inflammatory responses through activation of the Gs-coupled histamine H(2) receptor. 2. We report here that histamine inhibits thapsigargin- and ligand (PAF and fMLP)-induced leukotriene (LT) biosynthesis in human PMN in a dose-dependent manner. 3. The suppressive effect of histamine on LT biosynthesis was abrogated by the histamine H(2) receptor antagonists cimetidine, ranitidine, and tiotidine. In contrast, the histamine H(1), H(3), and H(4) receptor antagonists used in this study were ineffective in counteracting the inhibitory effect of histamine on the biosynthesis of LT in activated human PMN. 4. The inhibition of LT biosynthesis by histamine was characterized by decreased arachidonic acid release and 5-lipoxygenase translocation to the nuclear membrane. 5. Incubation of PMN with the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) inhibitor N-[2-(p-bromocinnamylamino)ethyl]-5-isoquinoline-sulfonamide prevented the inhibitory effect of histamine on LT biosynthesis, suggesting an important role for PKA in this effect of histamine on LT biosynthesis in PMN. 6. These data provide the first evidences that, similarly to adenosine and prostaglandin E(2), histamine is a potent suppressor of LT biosynthesis, and support the concept that histamine may play a dual role in the regulation of inflammation.
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- Nicolas Flamand
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du CHUQ and Faculté de Médecine, CHUL, Office T1-49, 2705 Laurier, Sainte-Foy, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du CHUQ and Faculté de Médecine, CHUL, Office T1-49, 2705 Laurier, Sainte-Foy, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du CHUQ and Faculté de Médecine, CHUL, Office T1-49, 2705 Laurier, Sainte-Foy, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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- Unité de Recherche en Pneumologie, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de l'Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du CHUQ and Faculté de Médecine, CHUL, Office T1-49, 2705 Laurier, Sainte-Foy, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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Wang XJ, Dyson MT, Jo Y, Eubank DW, Stocco DM. Involvement of 5-lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid in cyclic AMP-stimulated steroidogenesis and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein gene expression. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2003; 85:159-66. [PMID: 12943700 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-0760(03)00189-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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To understand the mechanism for the role of arachidonic acid (AA) in steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) gene transcription, sections of the -1/-966 StAR promoter were deleted to produce constructs of -1/-426, -1/-211, -1/-151, and -1/-110 and inserted into the PGL3 vector to drive luciferase expression. Results indicated that -1/-151 StAR promoter contains the elements that are most responsive to AA. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays using nuclear extracts from AA-treated MA-10 Leydig tumor cells showed that AA enhanced specific binding of the nuclear extract to a 30bp (-67/-96) sequence of the StAR promoter. Also, HPLC was used to identify AA metabolites involved in StAR gene transcription. It was found that 1mM N6,2-O-dibutyryladenosine 3:5-cyclic monophosphate (dbcAMP) significantly increased the 5-lipoxygenase metabolites, 5-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HPETE) and 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE). Moreover, in the presence of 0.2mM dbcAMP addition of 20 microM 5-HPETE or 5-HETE significantly enhanced StAR protein expression and progesterone production (P<0.05). Similar results were obtained for StAR gene transcription with StAR mRNA levels and StAR promoter activities being significantly increased (P<0.05) when 5-HPETE was added to MA-10 cell cultures. In summary, the present studies demonstrated that cyclic AMP (cAMP) stimulated the production of the AA metabolites, 5-HPETE and 5-HETE, and showed that these metabolites enhanced StAR gene expression and steroid hormone production. The results further suggested that the AA-responsive element resides in the -67/-96 region of the StAR promoter.
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- Xing Jia Wang
- Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
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Pouliot M, Fiset ME, Massé M, Naccache PH, Borgeat P. Adenosine up-regulates cyclooxygenase-2 in human granulocytes: impact on the balance of eicosanoid generation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:5279-86. [PMID: 12391247 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.9.5279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (granulocytes; PMNs) are often the first blood cells to migrate toward inflammatory lesions to perform host defense functions. PMNs respond to specific stimuli by releasing several factors and generate lipid mediators of inflammation from the 5-lipoxygenase and the inducible cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 pathways. In view of adenosine's anti-inflammatory properties and suppressive impact on the 5-lipoxygenase pathway, we addressed in this study the impact of this autacoid on the COX-2 pathway. We observed that adenosine up-regulates the expression of the COX-2 enzyme and mRNA. Production of PGE(2) in response to exogenous arachidonic acid was also increased by adenosine and correlated with COX-2 protein levels. The potentiating effect of adenosine on COX-2 could be mimicked by pharmacological increases of intracellular cAMP levels, involving the latter as a putative second messenger for the up-regulation of COX-2 by adenosine. Specific COX-2 inhibitors were used to confirm the predominant role of the COX-2 isoform in the formation of prostanoids by stimulated PMNs. Withdrawal of extracellular adenosine strikingly emphasized the inhibitory potential of PGE(2) on leukotriene B(4) formation and involved the EP(2) receptor subtype in this process. Thus, adenosine may promote a self-limiting regulatory process through the increase of PGE(2) generation, which may result in the inhibition of PMN functions. This study identifies a new aspect of the anti-inflammatory properties of adenosine in leukocytes, introducing the concept that this autacoid may exert its immunomodulatory activities in part by modifying the balance of lipid mediators generated by PMNs.
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- Marc Pouliot
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, and Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Canada.
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Flamand N, Surette ME, Picard S, Bourgoin S, Borgeat P. Cyclic AMP-mediated inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase translocation and leukotriene biosynthesis in human neutrophils. Mol Pharmacol 2002; 62:250-6. [PMID: 12130675 DOI: 10.1124/mol.62.2.250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) catalyzes the transformation of arachidonic acid to leukotrienes (LT). In stimulated human PMN, activation of 5-LO involves calcium, p38 MAP kinase (p38) phosphorylation, and translocation of 5-LO from the cytosol to nuclear membranes containing the 5-LO activating protein (FLAP). In this study, cAMP-elevating agents such as isoproterenol, prostaglandin E(2), CGS-21680 (an adenosine A(2a) receptor agonist), the type IV phosphodiesterase inhibitor RO 20-1724, the adenylate cyclase activator forskolin, and the Gs-protein activator cholera toxin all inhibited LT biosynthesis and 5-LO translocation to the nucleus in cytokine-primed human PMN stimulated with platelet-activating factor and in human PMN stimulated with the endomembrane Ca(2+)-ATPase blocker thapsigargin. Furthermore, monophosphorothioate analogs of cAMP, which activate protein kinase A (PKA), also inhibited LT biosynthesis and 5-LO translocation in stimulated cells. Treatment of PMN with CGS-21680 also prevented the phosphorylation of p38 by thapsigargin. Treatment of PMN with the PKA inhibitors H-89 and KT-5720 prevented the inhibitory effect of cAMP-elevating agents on LT biosynthesis, 5-LO translocation, and p38 phosphorylation, whereas the p38 inhibitor SB 203,580 dose-dependently inhibited arachidonic acid-induced LT biosynthesis. The 5-LO translocation was also inhibitable by the FLAP antagonist MK-0591 and correlated with LT biosynthesis in all experimental conditions tested. These results indicate that cAMP-mediated PKA activation in PMN results in the concomitant inhibition of 5-LO translocation and LT biosynthesis and support a role of p38 in the signaling pathway involved. This represents the first physiological down-regulation mechanism of 5-LO translocation in human PMN.
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- Nicolas Flamand
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du CHUQ, and Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Gosselin J, Savard M, Tardif M, Flamand L, Borgeat P. Epstein-Barr virus primes human polymorphonuclear leucocytes for the biosynthesis of leukotriene B4. Clin Exp Immunol 2001; 126:494-502. [PMID: 11737068 PMCID: PMC1906243 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2001.01687.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In the present study, we have investigated the effect of the short-term incubation of polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMN) with infectious Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) on leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) biosynthesis. Pre-exposure of PMN to EBV led to an increased production of LTB(4) upon stimulation with either the ionophore A23187, the chemotactic peptide fMLP, or phagocytic particles (zymosan). Experiments performed with viral particles pretreated with a neutralizing antibody raised against the gp350 of the viral envelope revealed that a specific interaction between the PMN surface and the viral glycoprotein gp350 is required for the priming effect of EBV. Preincubation of PMN with EBV resulted in an increased release of arachidonic acid upon stimulation with a second agonist. Moreover, LTB(4) biosynthesis in EBV/A23187-treated PMN was greatly diminished in the presence of an inhibitor of the cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA(2)), suggesting that cPLA(2) plays a critical role in the priming effect of EBV. Accordingly, EBV by itself promoted Ser-505 phosphorylation of cPLA(2) and strongly enhanced fMLP-induced phosphorylation of p38 MAP kinase, an enzyme known to phosphorylate cPLA(2) in human PMN. Furthermore, fMLP-induced translocation of cPLA(2) was strongly enhanced when PMN were previously exposed to EBV. These data indicate that binding of EBV to human PMN results in the activation of intracellular events involved in the release of pro-inflammatory lipid mediators.
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- J Gosselin
- Laboratory of Viral Immunology, Centre de recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de recherche du CHUL (CHUQ), and Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
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Flamand N, Plante H, Picard S, Austin M, Surette ME, Krump �, Bourgoin S, Borgeat P. Suppressive effects of adenosine on the 5-lipoxygenase pathway in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Drug Dev Res 2001. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.1140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Flamand N, Boudreault S, Picard S, Austin M, Surette ME, Plante H, Krump E, Vallée MJ, Gilbert C, Naccache P, Laviolette M, Borgeat P. Adenosine, a potent natural suppressor of arachidonic acid release and leukotriene biosynthesis in human neutrophils. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000; 161:S88-94. [PMID: 10673234 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.supplement_1.ltta-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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- N Flamand
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du Pavillon CHUL, and Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Surette ME, Krump E, Picard S, Borgeat P. Activation of leukotriene synthesis in human neutrophils by exogenous arachidonic acid: inhibition by adenosine A(2a) receptor agonists and crucial role of autocrine activation by leukotriene B(4). Mol Pharmacol 1999; 56:1055-62. [PMID: 10531413 DOI: 10.1124/mol.56.5.1055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We report here that the apparent inability of isolated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) to efficiently transform arachidonic acid (AA) is the consequence of A(2a) receptor engagement by endogenous adenosine accumulating in incubation media. Indeed, when adenosine is eliminated from PMN suspensions by the addition of adenosine deaminase, or when cells are incubated with adenosine A(2a) receptor antagonists, important quantities (40-80 pmol/10(6) cells) of 5-lipoxygenase products are synthesized by PMN incubated with 1 to 5 microM exogenous AA. The selective A(2a) receptor agonist CGS21680 was a very potent inhibitor of the AA-induced leukotriene (LT) synthesis, showing an IC(50) of approximately 1 nM. The mechanism of AA-induced stimulation of LT synthesis observed in the absence of extracellular adenosine was investigated. In adenosine deaminase-treated PMN, exogenous AA induced Ca(2+) mobilization and the translocation of 5-lipoxygenase to nuclear structures. A time lag of 20 to 60 s (variable between PMN preparations) was observed consistently between the addition of AA and the elevation of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration (and LT synthesis), indicating that AA itself did not trigger the Ca(2+) mobilization in PMN. This AA-induced Ca(2+) mobilization, as well as the corresponding 5-lipoxygenase translocation and stimulation of LT synthesis, was blocked efficiently by the LT synthesis inhibitor MK0591, the LTB(4) receptor antagonists CP105696 and LY223982, and the LTA(4) hydrolase inhibitor SC57461A. These data demonstrate that AA is a highly potent and effective activator of LT synthesis and acts through a mechanism that requires an autocrine stimulatory loop by LTB(4).
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- M E Surette
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Pavillon CHUL and Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
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Hardwicke PM, Ryan C, Kalabokis VN. A novel small protein associated with a conjugated trienoic chromophore from membranes of scallop adductor muscle: phosphorylation by protein kinase A. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1417:1-8. [PMID: 10076029 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(98)00241-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Membranes enriched in sarcolemma from the cross-striated adductor muscle of the deep sea scallop have been found to contain a previously undescribed small protein of 6-8 kDa that can be released by treatment with organic solvent mixtures. This proteolipid co-purified with a non-amino acid chromophore containing a conjugated trienoic moiety. Although common in plants and algae, such a stable conjugated trienoic group is unusual for an animal cell. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the protein was XEFQHGLFGXF/ADNIGLQ, which most strongly resembles sequences in the triacyl glycerol lipase precursor and the product of the human breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA 1, but does not show similarity to previously described proteolipids. The protein was found to be one of the major substrates in its parent membrane for the catalytic subunit of protein kinase A, which may imply a regulatory function for this molecule.
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- P M Hardwicke
- Medical Biochemistry, Mail Code 4413, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4413, USA.
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Surette ME, Dallaire N, Jean N, Picard S, Borgeat P. Mechanisms of the priming effect of lipopolysaccharides on the biosynthesis of leukotriene B4 in chemotactic peptide-stimulated human neutrophils. FASEB J 1998; 12:1521-31. [PMID: 9806761 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.12.14.1521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The goal of this study was to explain the priming effect of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes on leukotriene B4 (LTB4) biosynthesis after stimulation with the receptor-mediated agonist formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP). This priming effect for LTB4 biosynthesis was maximal after a 30 min preincubation with LPS but was lost when incubations were extended to 90 min or longer. Priming with LPS resulted in an enhanced maximal activation of 5-lipoxygenase (5- to15-fold above unprimed cells) as well as a prolonged activation of the enzyme after stimulation with fMLP compared to that measured in unprimed cells. The activation of 5-lipoxygenase was associated with its translocation to the nuclear fraction of the cell after stimulation of LPS-primed cells but not of unprimed cells. Priming of cells with LPS also resulted in an enhanced capacity (fivefold increase) for arachidonic acid (AA) release after stimulation with fMLP compared to unprimed cells as measured by mass spectrometry. This release of AA was very efficiently blocked in a dose-dependent manner by the 85 kDa cytosolic phospholipase A2 (PLA2) inhibitor MAFP (IC50=10nM) but not by the 14 kDa secretory PLA2 inhibitor SB 203347 (up to 5 microM), indicating that the 85 kDa cPLA2 is the PLA2 responsible for AA release in response to receptor-mediated agonists. In accord with inhibitor studies, the LPS-mediated phosphorylation of cPLA2 followed the same kinetics as the priming for AA release, and a measurable fMLP-induced translocation of cPLA2 was observed only in primed cells. As with AA release and LTB4 biosynthesis, both the phosphorylation and capacity to translocate cPLA2 were reversed when the preincubation period with LPS was extended to 120 min. These results explain some of the cellular events responsible for the potentiation and subsequent decline of functional responses of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes recruited to inflammatory foci.
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- M E Surette
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec and Université Laval, Canada
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Nakamura T, Henson PM, Murphy RC. Occurrence of oxidized metabolites of arachidonic acid esterified to phospholipids in murine lung tissue. Anal Biochem 1998; 262:23-32. [PMID: 9735144 DOI: 10.1006/abio.1998.2749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Isolation and characterization of murine pulmonary phospholipids revealed the normal occurrence of 10 isobaric eicosanoids corresponding to the incorporation of one oxygen atom into the arachidonate esterified to glycerophospholipids. Lungs from mice were removed and lipids were extracted and then separated into free carboxylic acid and phospholipids. Phospholipids were hydrolyzed to yield the free carboxylic acids prior to analysis. Reverse-phase HPLC and electrospray tandem mass spectrometry were used to identify and quantitate six monohydroxyeicosatetraenoic (HETE) and four epoxyeicosatetraenoic (EET) acid regioisomers using d8-HETE as internal standard. HETEs esterified to phospholipids were found to increase following intratracheal administration of tBuOOH (36 mg/kg), but not the levels of esterified EETs. Chiral analysis of esterified 15-HETE revealed an R/S ratio of 0.96, suggesting operation of a free radical mechanism responsible for generation of this monohydroxy arachidonate phospholipid, and this enantiomeric ratio was 1.10 following treatment of the mouse lung with tBuOOH. These results are consistent with a free-radical-based mechanism of oxidation of pulmonary glycerophospholipids containing arachidonate.
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- T Nakamura
- National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado, 80206, USA
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Hall LM, Murphy RC. Electrospray mass spectrometric analysis of 5-hydroperoxy and 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids generated by lipid peroxidation of red blood cell ghost phospholipids. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 1998; 9:527-532. [PMID: 9879367 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(98)00013-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Recent evidence suggests that generation of hydroxyl radicals in the presence of lipid membranes can lead to oxidation of arachidonic acid esterified to glycerophospholipids and the production of compounds isomeric to prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and multiple reaction monitoring were employed to quantitate the production of 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE), 5-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HPETE), and 5-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE) in red blood cells ghosts treated with t-butylhydroperoxide (tBuOOH). Untreated red blood cell ghosts were found to contain low, but measurable quantities of these three 5-oxygenated eicosanoids as phospholipid esters. Following treatment, there was approximately a 53- and 22.5-fold increase in 5-HETE and 5-HPETE, respectively, and an 8.5-fold increase in 5-oxo-ETE. The formation of these compounds was inhibited nearly 90% by the antioxidants butylated hydroxytoluene, ascorbic acid, and resveratrol providing further evidence for free radical mediated oxidation of arachidonic acid. This analytical protocol provided sufficient sensitivity for detection of these compounds in studies in which previous analysis by high-pressure liquid chromatography with UV detection failed to detect their presence. These results reveal that the biologically active eicosanoids 5-HPETE, 5-HPETE, and 5-oxo-ETE are formed esterified to phospholipids following exposure of cellular membranes to reactive oxygen species and free radicals in a model system where intracellular antioxidant mechanisms were depleted.
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- L M Hall
- Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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Roberge CJ, McColl SR, Larochelle B, Gosselin J. Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Enhances EBV-Induced Synthesis of Chemotactic Factors in Human Neutrophils. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1998. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.160.5.2442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We have recently demonstrated that EBV binds to human neutrophils and stimulates a wide range of activities, including homeotypic aggregation, total RNA synthesis, and expression of the chemokines IL-8 and macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α). Neutrophil function is also known to be modulated by priming with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). We have therefore investigated the modulation of EBV-induced activation of human neutrophils by GM-CSF. Treatment of neutrophils with GM-CSF before EBV activation enhanced the production of both MIP-1α and IL-8. The IL-8 produced under these conditions was biologically active as determined in the calcium mobilization assay. GM-CSF was also found to increase the ability of EBV to prime neutrophils for increased leukotriene B4 (LTB4) synthesis. Prior treatment of GM-CSF with neutralizing Abs inhibited these effects. GM-CSF also increased the specific binding of FITC-EBV to the neutrophil surface, as evaluated by fluorocytometry. Local production of GM-CSF in tissues invaded by EBV could therefore serve to potentiate a host defense mechanism directed toward the destruction of the infectious virus via increased production of chemotactic factors. Since both IL-8 and MIP-1α are reported to be chemoattractants in vitro for T cells and T and B cells, respectively, the ability of EBV to induce their production by neutrophils may enhance its ability to infect B and T lymphocytes via increased recruitment to sites of infection.
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- Charles J. Roberge
- *Viral Immunology Laboratory, Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval, Québec, Canada; and
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- †Molecular Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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- *Viral Immunology Laboratory, Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval, Québec, Canada; and
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- *Viral Immunology Laboratory, Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval, Québec, Canada; and
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Palmantier R, Rocheleau H, Laviolette M, Mancini J, Borgeat P. Characteristics of leukotriene biosynthesis by human granulocytes in presence of plasma. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1389:187-96. [PMID: 9512647 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2760(97)00149-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The formation of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) by neutrophils stimulated with the ionophore A23187 or physiological stimuli in heparinized plasma was investigated. In comparison with neutrophils stimulated (A23187) in a protein-free buffered salt solution, neutrophils stimulated in plasma produced only trace amounts of LTB4. The addition of human recombinant LTA4-hydrolase or erythrocytes to plasma prior to A23187 stimulation strongly and selectively stimulated (> 4-fold) the formation of LTB4 supporting that neutrophils activated in plasma with A23187 release in the extracellular milieu most of LTA4 formed by the cells, and indicating that plasma proteins drastically slow down the further metabolism of LTA4 released by neutrophils. The formation of LTB4 was then investigated in GM-CSF-primed neutrophils stimulated with fMLP in plasma; levels of synthesis were very low and the addition of erythrocytes prior to stimulation strongly enhanced LTB4 synthesis, demonstrating that agonist-stimulated neutrophils also release most of LTA4 generated in the extracellular milieu. Investigations on the fate of LTA4 in plasma revealed that LTA4 was slowly degraded through an unknown process, i.e. not through the previously described non-enzymic hydrolysis resulting in the formation of dihydroxy derivatives of LTA4. Using neutrophils labeled with tritiated arachidonate, we also demonstrated that neutrophils stimulated in plasma with fMLP or A23187, almost exclusively use endogenous arachidonate, as opposed to plasma arachidonate, to generate 5-lipoxygenase products. Finally, experiments performed with purified eosinophils indicated that contrary to neutrophils, the eosinophils do not release LTA4, but directly release LTC4.
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- R Palmantier
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, CHUL, Québec, Canada
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Guichardant M, Thevenon C, Pageaux JF, Lagarde M. Basal concentrations of free and esterified monohydroxylated fatty acids in human blood platelets. Clin Chem 1997. [DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.12.2403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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AbstractMonohydroxylated fatty acids (HO-FA), namely 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic and 12-hydroxyheptadecatrienoic acids, are enzymatically formed in response to platelet activation. Different techniques, including gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS), have been described to measure HO-FA in activated cells, but they are not well-adapted to resting cells. Measurements of free and esterified HO-FA at basal concentration require the prevention of platelet activation. For this purpose, such an activation was minimized by adding various inhibitors to the anticoagulant. Platelet recovery was greater in the protected group than in controls (473 × 109 ± 4.0 × 109 platelets/L vs 410 × 109 ± 4.53 × 109 platelets/L, respectively) (mean ± SEM, n = 9, P <0.05). Lipids were extracted and immediately hydrogenated to avoid fatty acid autoxidation occurring during the workup. Unesterified and esterified HO-FA were analyzed by GC-MS, and the former were lower in the protected group (1.52 ± 0.84 pmol/109 platelets) than in the unprotected one (12.63 ± 10.52 pmol/109 platelets) (mean ± SEM, n = 9, P <0.05). Interestingly, only traces of HO-FA were detected in both the triglyceride and sterol ester fractions, and they were also weakly esterified in phospholipids.
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- INSERM. U352, Biochimie et Pharmacologie INSA-Lyon, 20 Ave. Albert Einstein, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- INSERM. U352, Biochimie et Pharmacologie INSA-Lyon, 20 Ave. Albert Einstein, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- INSERM. U352, Biochimie et Pharmacologie INSA-Lyon, 20 Ave. Albert Einstein, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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Krump E, Picard S, Mancini J, Borgeat P. Suppression of leukotriene B4 biosynthesis by endogenous adenosine in ligand-activated human neutrophils. J Exp Med 1997; 186:1401-6. [PMID: 9334381 PMCID: PMC2199092 DOI: 10.1084/jem.186.8.1401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Adenosine (Ado) has been shown to suppress several functional responses of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). The current study investigated whether endogenous Ado regulates the biosynthesis of leukotriene (LT)B4 in ligand-stimulated PMNs. Measurements of Ado in PMN resuspended in Hanks' buffered salt solution (HBSS) or plasma showed a cell concentration- and time-dependent accumulation of the nucleoside. The removal of endogenous Ado with either Ado deaminase or the blockade of its action by the Ado A2a receptor antagonist, 8-(3-chlorostyryl) caffeine, markedly increased LTB4 biosynthesis upon ligand stimulation in HBSS. Similarly, LTB4 synthesis by ligand-stimulated PMNs in plasma (containing recombinant LTA4 hydrolase to allow the conversion of protein-bound LTA4) was strongly enhanced by addition of Ado deaminase. Addition of red blood cells to suspensions of PMNs in plasma mimicked the effect of adding Ado deaminase and LTA4 hydrolase in enhancing LTB4 biosynthesis upon ligand stimulation. This effect of red blood cells on LTB4 biosynthesis was blocked by dipyridamole, an inhibitor of Ado transport, or captopril, an inhibitor of LTA4 hydrolase. These results demonstrate that endogenous Ado efficiently downregulates ligand-stimulated LTB4 biosynthesis in PMN suspensions, pointing out a potentially important regulatory function of Ado in inflammatory exudates. These results also unveil a dual role for red blood cells in upregulating LTB4 biosynthesis, namely, the removal of endogenous Ado and the conversion of LTA4 released by activated PMNs.
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- E Krump
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de recherche du CHUL, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Epstein-Barr Virus Modulates 5-Lipoxygenase Product Synthesis in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. Blood 1997. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v89.6.2122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractThe effect of short-term coincubations of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) with mononuclear cells on the synthesis of leukotrienes (LT) by monocytes was investigated. Although treatment of mononuclear cells with EBV alone had no significant effect on LT synthesis by monocytes, the preincubation of mononuclear cells with EBV before the further stimulation of the cells with either the ionophore A23187, the chemoattractant formyl-Met-Leu-Phe, or the phagocytic particles zymosan strikingly enhanced the formation of both LTB4 and LTC4 above the levels of synthesis observed with the stimuli alone. Such priming effect of EBV on LT synthesis was maximal after 15 minutes of preincubation of mononuclear cells with EBV and slowly declined at longer preincubation times; the priming effect of EBV was observed both in Hank's Balanced Salt Solution and plasma. The effect of EBV was abolished by prior treatment of viral particles by heat or by antibody raised against the glycoprotein gp350 of the viral envelope, but not by UV irradiation of the viral particles. Exposure of mononuclear cells to EBV was shown to strongly enhance the activation of the 5-lipoxygenase and the release of arachidonic acid induced upon cell stimulation with a second agonist. The release of arachidonic acid by the EBV-treated mononuclear cells was inhibitable by arachidonyl trifluoromethyl ketone, an inhibitor of the 80-kD cytosolic phospholipase A2 . Furthermore, EBV was shown to rapidly increase (maximum effect within 15 minutes) the levels of phosphorylated form of the cytosolic phospholipase A2 (as assessed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblot analysis), a process related to the activation of this enzyme. These data show that the interaction of EBV with monocytes upregulates the formation of important lipid mediators of inflammation.
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Pouliot M, McDonald PP, Krump E, Mancini JA, McColl SR, Weech PK, Borgeat P. Colocalization of cytosolic phospholipase A2, 5-lipoxygenase, and 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein at the nuclear membrane of A23187-stimulated human neutrophils. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1996; 238:250-8. [PMID: 8665944 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0250q.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The distribution of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2), arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase, and 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (5-LAP) was investigated in subcellular fractions of human neutrophils disrupted by three techniques. As determined by immunoblot analysis, the bulk of cPLA2 and 5-lipoxygenase was detected in cytosolic fractions of unstimulated neutrophils disrupted by sonication or cavitation. After cell stimulation with the calcium ionophore A23187, both proteins accumulated primarily in nuclei-containing fractions; this accumulation was accompanied by a loss of these enzymes from cytosolic fractions. Further resolution of nuclear fractions revealed that 5-lipoxygenase and cPLA2 were localized in a fraction that contained nuclear membranes. In comparison, 5-LAP was localized to the nuclear-membrane fraction of resting and activated neutrophils, as determined by immunoblotting and photoaffinity labeling. In agreement with the immunoblot data, A23187 stimulation markedly enhanced 5-lipoxygenase enzymatic activity in the nuclear-membrane fraction, which was accompanied by decreased cytosolic 5-lipoxygenase activity. Similarly, neutrophil activation caused increased phosphorylation of cPLA2, a process that is known to result in enhanced catalytic activity. Our data demonstrate that in activated human neutrophils, the key proteins involved in leukotriene synthesis colocalize at the nuclear membrane, in a catalytically active state.
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- M Pouliot
- Centre de recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de recherche du CHUL, Québec, Canada
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Krump E, Lemay G, Borgeat P. Adenosine A2 receptor-induced inhibition of leukotriene B4 synthesis in whole blood ex vivo. Br J Pharmacol 1996; 117:1639-44. [PMID: 8732271 PMCID: PMC1909565 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15334.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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1. Engagement of adenosine A2 receptors suppresses several leukocyte functions. In the present study, we examined the effect of adenosine on the inhibition of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) synthesis in heparinized human whole blood, pretreated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and stimulated with the chemotactic peptide, N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (FMLP). 2. The FMLP-induced synthesis of LTB4 in whole blood pretreated with LPS and TNF-alpha was dose-dependently inhibited by adenosine analogues in the following order of potency; 5'(N-ethyl)carboxamidoadenosine (NECA) approximately equal to CGS 21680 > 2-Cl-adenosine > N6-cyclopentyladenosine (CPA), indicating the involvement of the adenosine A2 receptor subtype. The IC50 values for NECA, CGS 21680, 2-Cl-adenosine, and CPA were 6 nM, 9 nM, 180 nM, and 990 nM, respectively. 3. Dipyridamole, an agent that blocks the cellular uptake of adenosine by red cells and causes its accumulation in plasma, also inhibited the synthesis of LTB4 in LPS and TNF-alpha-treated whole blood stimulated by FMLP; moreover, this inhibition was reversed upon addition of adenosine deaminase. 4. A highly selective antagonist of the adenosine A2 receptor, 8-(3-chlorostyryl)caffeine (CSC), reversed the inhibition of LTB4 synthesis by 2-Cl-adenosine and dipyridamole in LPS and TNF-alpha-treated whole blood, stimulated by FMLP. 5. LTB4 synthesis in whole blood originates predominantly from neutrophils and to a lesser extent from monocytes. 2-Cl-adenosine also inhibited the synthesis of LTB4 induced by FMLP in these isolated LPS and TNF-alpha-treated cells; however, 2-Cl-adenosine was a more potent inhibitor of LTB4 synthesis in neutrophils than monocytes. 6. The present data demonstrate that adenosine, acting through A2 receptors, exerts a potent inhibitory effect on the synthesis of LTB4 and thus contribute to the understanding of its anti-inflammatory properties.
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- E Krump
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du CHUL, Québec, Canada
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Krump E, Pouliot M, Naccache PH, Borgeat P. Leukotriene synthesis in calcium-depleted human neutrophils: arachidonic acid release correlates with calcium influx. Biochem J 1995; 310 ( Pt 2):681-8. [PMID: 7654211 PMCID: PMC1135949 DOI: 10.1042/bj3100681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The relationship between intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), the release of arachidonic acid and the synthesis of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) was investigated using Ca(2+)-depleted human polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMNs) in which [Ca2+]i can be manipulated by varying the concentration of exogenous Ca2+ added with agonists. In this model, Ca2+, platelet-activating factor (PAF) and N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (FMLP), added alone, were unable to induce arachidonic acid release or LTB4 synthesis, as assessed by measurements of the products by MS and HPLC, respectively. However, the simultaneous addition of Ca2+ and either PAF or FMLP to these Ca(2+)-depleted PMNs resulted in an influx of Ca2+ proportional to the extracellular concentration of Ca2+ and caused a substantial release of arachidonic acid and synthesis of LTB4. The [Ca2+]i values for threshold and maximal arachidonic acid release were found to be 150 nM and 350 nM respectively, suggesting the involvement of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2). Under stimulatory conditions resulting in similar [Ca2+]i, Ca(2+)-depleted PMNs released significant amounts of arachidonic acid but normal (Ca(2+)-repleted) PMNs did not, indicating that Ca2+ depletion of PMNs altered the normal regulation of arachidonic acid release and facilitated the release of the fatty acid upon stimulation with agonists. cPLA2 and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) phosphorylation, as assessed by changes of electrophoretic mobility, occurred in both Ca(2+)-depleted and Ca(2+)-depleted PMNs upon addition of agonist. These data demonstrate that in Ca(2+)-depleted PMNs stimulated with agonists, arachidonic acid release and LTB4 synthesis correlated with extracellular Ca2+ influx.
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- E Krump
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Sala A, Folco G. LTC4 in normal urine. Eur J Clin Invest 1995; 25:627-8. [PMID: 7589021 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.1995.tb01756.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Marleau S, Dallaire N, Poubelle PE, Borgeat P. Metabolic disposition of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and oxidation-resistant analogues of LTB4 in conscious rabbits. Br J Pharmacol 1994; 112:654-8. [PMID: 8075884 PMCID: PMC1910361 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb13125.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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1. The kinetics of leukotriene B4 (LTB4), after single i.v. injections of doses of 0.1 to 1 micrograms kg-1, were investigated in conscious rabbits and compared with those of the omega- and beta-oxidation resistant bioactive analogues, 20, 20, 20-trifluoro-LTB4 (20-F3-LTB4) and 3-thio-LTB4, respectively. 2. Immunoreactive LTB4 (IR-LTB4) elimination was first-order, as shown by a constant systemic clearance (ClLTB4) and a proportional increase in the area under the curve (AUC) of the plasma concentration versus time curve over the dose-range studied. Our results showed a good correlation between observed steady-state plasma concentrations (Css) of IR-LTB4 after continuous infusion of LTB4 and those predicted by using the mean estimated ClLTB4 of 93 +/- 4 ml min-1 kg-1, further confirming the linearity of IR-LTB4 elimination. 3. The half-life (t1/2) or IR-LTB4 increased from 0.47 +/- 0.02 to 0.63 +/- 0.04 min as a consequence of a change in the apparent volume of distribution (Vd) from 72 +/- 5 to 109 +/- 13 ml kg-1, for the 0.1 and 1 micrograms kg-1 doses injected, respectively. 4. Single i.v. injections of [3H]-LTB4 (4.7 ng kg-1) were administered, and the decay of plasma [3H]-LTB4 following h.p.l.c. purification was used to estimate the kinetic parameters. The kinetic parameters of [3H]-LTB4 were characterized by a mean systemic clearance (Cl) of 96 +/- 11 ml min-1 kg-1, a t1/2 of 0.53 +/- 0.03 min, and an apparent Vd of 85 +/- 9 ml kg-1, similar to the parameters obtained after LTB4 boluses. 5. The disposition of LTB4 analogues, whether resistant to Omega- or to Beta-oxidation in vitro, did not differ significantly from the disposition of the LTB4 molecule. The half-lives of 20-F3-LTB4 and 3-thio-LTB4 in the circulation were 0.52 +/- 0.07 min and 0.70 +/- 0.11 min, respectively.6. In summary, our results showed that LTB4, as well as Omega-oxidation- and Beta-oxidation-resistant analogues were cleared very rapidly from the rabbit circulation and indicate that in situ, metabolism in blood is not a rate-limiting factor for the elimination of LTB4.
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- S Marleau
- Centre de recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Dias VC, Shaffer EA, Wallace JL, Parsons HG. Bile salts determine leukotriene B4 synthesis in a human intestinal cell line (CaCo-2). Dig Dis Sci 1994; 39:802-8. [PMID: 8149846 DOI: 10.1007/bf02087427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The ability of a human colonic epithelial cell line (CaCo-2) to synthesize leukotriene B4 (LTB4) in response to bile salt stimulation was examined, as was the dependency of such stimulation on the hydrophobic-hydrophilic balance of the bile salts. We demonstrate for the first time in this human intestinal epithelial cell line the ability of bile salts to stimulate synthesis of LTB4. CaCo-2 cell monolayers were incubated with a series of bile salts ranging in concentration from 0.5 microM to 1 mM. This resulted in a dose- and hydrophobicity-dependent increase in LTB4 synthesis. Hydrophobic bile salts (glycine and taurine conjugates of lithocholate and deoxycholate) caused LTB4 synthesis to be stimulated 27% and 35%, respectively, above control levels. In contrast, hydrophilic bile salts (glycine and taurine conjugates of ursodeoxycholate) increased LTB4 synthesis only 11.2% and 16.1%. Under basal conditions pretreatment with dexamethasone significantly inhibited bile salt-induced LTB4 synthesis by 38% compared to control. With more hydrophobic bile salts, chenodeoxycholate and deoxycholate, dexamethasone inhibited LTB4 synthesis to levels significantly below those observed with dexamethasone under basal conditions. Unlike A23187 calcium ionophore-induced LTB4 synthesis, bile salt-induced stimulation of LTB4 synthesis was not found to be dependent on the presence of extracellular calcium. Variations in bile salt stimulation of LTB4 by intestinal epithelial cells could be important in modulating cellular responses. The synthesis of chemotactic factors, such as LTB4, by the human colonic adenocarcinoma epithelial cell line now needs to be extended to normal human intestinal epithelium, as it may play a role in many of the functional disturbances which characterize intestinal inflammatory conditions.
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- V C Dias
- Gastroenterology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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McDonald PP, McColl SR, Braquet P, Borgeat P. Autocrine enhancement of leukotriene synthesis by endogenous leukotriene B4 and platelet-activating factor in human neutrophils. Br J Pharmacol 1994; 111:852-60. [PMID: 8019762 PMCID: PMC1910097 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb14816.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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1. Platelet-activating factor (PAF) and leukotriene B4 (LTB4), two potent lipid mediators synthesized by activated neutrophils, are known to stimulate several neutrophil functional responses. In this study, we have determined that endogenous LTB4 and PAF exert autocrine effects on LT synthesis, as well as the underlying mechanism involved. 2. Pretreatment of neutrophils with either pertussis toxin (PT), or with receptor antagonists for LTB4 and PAF, resulted in an inhibition of LT synthesis induced by calcium ionophore, A23187. This inhibition was most marked at submaximal (100-300 nM) A23187 concentrations, whilst it was least at ionophore concentrations which induce maximal LT synthesis (1-3 microM). Thus newly-synthesized PAF and LTB4 can enhance LT synthesis induced by A23187 under conditions where the LT-generating system is not fully activated. 3. In recombinant human (rh) granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-primed neutrophils, LT synthesis in response to chemoattractants (fMet-Leu-Phe or rhC5a) was also significantly inhibited by the LTB4 receptor antagonist, and to a lesser extent by PAF receptor antagonists. 4. Further investigation revealed that LTB4 and/or PAF exert their effects on LT synthesis via an effect on arachidonic acid (AA) availability, as opposed to 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) activation. Indeed, the receptor antagonists, as well as PT, inhibited LT synthesis and AA release to a similar extent, whereas 5-LO activation (assessed with an exogenous 5-LO substrate) was virtually unaffected under the same conditions. Accordingly, we showed that addition of exogenous LTB4 could enhance AA availability in response to chemoattractant challenge in rhGM-CSF-primed cells, without significantly affecting the 5-LO activation status. Our data show that newly-generated PAF and LTB4 have the ability to positively feedback on LT synthesis by acting at the level of the phospholipase A2/re-esterification component of the LT biosynthetic pathway in neutrophils. Such autocrine affects are likely to represent an important amplification step of LT synthesis, and may as such contribute to the rapid onset, as well as to the evolution, of inflammatory responses.
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- Centre de recherche en Inflammation, immunologie et rhumatologie, Institut de recherche du CHUL, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada
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Surette ME, Palmantier R, Gosselin J, Borgeat P. Lipopolysaccharides prime whole human blood and isolated neutrophils for the increased synthesis of 5-lipoxygenase products by enhancing arachidonic acid availability: involvement of the CD14 antigen. J Exp Med 1993; 178:1347-55. [PMID: 7690833 PMCID: PMC2191210 DOI: 10.1084/jem.178.4.1347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Stimulation of heparinized blood with 1 microM formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) resulted in the formation of < 30 pmol/ml plasma of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) products. The preincubation of blood with 1 microgram/ml of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (Escherichia coli 0111-B4) for 30 min before stimulation with FMLP resulted in the accumulation of 250-300 pmol of 5-LO products per ml plasma. The major products detected were leukotriene B4 and (5S)-hydroxy-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid which were produced in equivalent amounts. The priming activity was detectable with as little as 1-10 ng LPS per ml blood and was optimal using 1-10 micrograms LPS/ml blood. The priming for 5-LO product synthesis was optimal after 20-30 min of preincubation with LPS and declined at preincubation times > 30 min. The priming effect of LPS was also observed using the complement fragment C5a or interleukin 8 as agonists. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells accounted for 80 and 20% of the synthesis of 5-LO products, respectively. The ability of LPS to prime isolated PMN was dependent on the presence of plasma and was inhibited by the anti-CD14 antibody IOM2, indicating a CD14-dependent priming mechanism. The priming of whole blood with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and LPS was additive and the presence of mononuclear cells did not enhance the ability of LPS to prime PMN, indicating that the priming activity of LPS is independent of LPS-induced TNF-alpha synthesis. The mechanism by which LPS enhance 5-LO product synthesis in PMN was investigated. Treatment of PMN with LPS strongly enhanced the release of arachidonic acid after stimulation with FMLP. The release of arachidonic acid was optimal 2-3 min after stimulation with FMLP, attaining levels 5-15-fold greater than those observed in unprimed cells stimulated with FMLP. These results demonstrate that LPS dramatically increases the ability of blood to generate 5-LO products, and support the putative role of leukotrienes in pathological states involving LPS.
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Affiliation(s)
- M E Surette
- Centre de Recherche en Inflammation, Immunologie et Rhumatologie, Centre de Recherche du CHUL, Ste. Foy, Québec, Canada
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