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Vieira BM, Corrêa de Souza C, Masid de Brito D, Ferreira RN, Brum RS, Gaspar Elsas MIC, Xavier Elsas P. 5-lipoxygenase- and Glucocorticoid-dependent eosinophilia in a novel surgical model in mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2021; 94:107440. [PMID: 33588174 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.107440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subcutaneous implants of heat-coagulated egg white (egg white implants, EWI) induce intense local eosinophilia and prime for hyperreactivity following airway ovalbumin challenge. The roles of allergen sensitization, surgical trauma-induced glucocorticoids, and the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) pathway were hitherto unexplored in this model, in which quantitative recovery and large-scale purification of the eosinophils from the inflammatory site for functional and immunopharmacological studies are difficult to achieve. METHODS We overcame this limitation by shifting the implantation site to the peritoneal cavity (EWIp), thereby enabling quantitative leukocyte retrieval. RESULTS By day 7 post-surgery, eosinophil counts reached ~ 30% of all leukocytes recovered. Eosinophilia was prevented by: a) induction of allergen-specific oral tolerance to ovalbumin, the main allergen in egg white; b) inactivation of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway; c) blockade of endogenous glucocorticoid signaling by pretreatment with metirapone plus mifepristone before surgery. Highly purified eosinophils (~99% pure) could be obtained from the peritoneal exudate of EWIp-carrier mice in 2 simple, antibody-free steps. Preparative-scale yields, suitable for most biochemical, pharmacological, and molecular applications, were routinely obtained, and could be further enhanced through addition of pre-or post-surgery immunization steps (active or adoptive). The recovered eosinophils were fully functional in vivo, as demonstrated by the transfer of purified eosinophils into eosinophil-deficient Δdbl-GATA-1-KO mice, which upon subsequent challenge with eotaxin-1 present secondary accumulation of neutrophils, but not of mononuclear phagocytes. CONCLUSION These findings document glucocorticoid-, allergen- and 5-lipoxygenase-dependent eosinophilia, which makes EWIp carriers an abundant source of pure, nontransgenic eosinophils for immunopharmacological studies.
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- Bruno Marques Vieira
- Dept. Immunology, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Programme in Pathology, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, UFF, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dept. Immunology, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dept. Immunology, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Programme in Pathology, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, UFF, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dept. Pediatrics, Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dept. Immunology, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Schwarz B, Sharma L, Roberts L, Peng X, Bermejo S, Leighton I, Casanovas-Massana A, Minasyan M, Farhadian S, Ko AI, Dela Cruz CS, Bosio CM. Cutting Edge: Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Humans Is Defined by a Shift in the Serum Lipidome, Resulting in Dysregulation of Eicosanoid Immune Mediators. J Immunol 2021; 206:329-334. [PMID: 33277388 PMCID: PMC7962598 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2001025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 20 million people worldwide, with mortality exceeding 800,000 patients. Risk factors associated with severe disease and mortality include advanced age, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Each of these risk factors pathologically disrupts the lipidome, including immunomodulatory eicosanoid and docosanoid lipid mediators (LMs). We hypothesized that dysregulation of LMs may be a defining feature of the severity of COVID-19. By examining LMs and polyunsaturated fatty acid precursor lipids in serum from hospitalized COVID-19 patients, we demonstrate that moderate and severe disease are separated by specific differences in abundance of immune-regulatory and proinflammatory LMs. This difference in LM balance corresponded with decreased LM products of ALOX12 and COX2 and an increase LMs products of ALOX5 and cytochrome p450. Given the important immune-regulatory role of LMs, these data provide mechanistic insight into an immuno-lipidomic imbalance in severe COVID-19.
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- Benjamin Schwarz
- Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT 59840
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT 59840
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT 59840
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- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520; and
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520
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- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520; and
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520;
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT 59840;
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Sobrino A, Walker ME, Colas RA, Dalli J. Protective activities of distinct omega-3 enriched oils are linked to their ability to upregulate specialized pro-resolving mediators. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0242543. [PMID: 33326419 PMCID: PMC7743945 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Clinical studies using a range of omega-3 supplements have yielded conflicting results on their efficacy to control inflammation. Omega-3 fatty acids are substrate for the formation of potent immune-protective mediators, termed as specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPM). Herein, we investigated whether observed differences in the potencies of distinct omega-3 supplements were linked with their ability to upregulate SPM formation. Using lipid mediator profiling we found that four commercially available supplements conferred a unique SPM signature profile to human macrophages, with the overall increases in SPM concentrations being different between the four supplements. These increases in SPM concentrations were linked with an upregulation of macrophage phagocytosis and a decreased uptake of oxidized low-density lipoproteins. Pharmacological inhibition of two key SPM biosynthetic enzymes 5-Lipoxygenase or 15-Lipoxygenase reversed the macrophage-directed actions of each of the omega-3 supplements. Furthermore, administration of the two supplements that most potently upregulated macrophage SPM formation and reprogrammed their responses in vitro, to APOE-/- mice fed a western diet, increased plasma SPM concentrations and reduced vascular inflammation. Together these findings support the utility of SPM as potential prognostic markers in determining the utility of a given supplement to regulate macrophage responses and inflammation.
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- Agua Sobrino
- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Inflammation and Therapeutic Innovation, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Chen R, Zhu S, Zeng L, Wang Q, Sheng Y, Zhou B, Tang D, Kang R. AGER-Mediated Lipid Peroxidation Drives Caspase-11 Inflammasome Activation in Sepsis. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1904. [PMID: 31440260 PMCID: PMC6694796 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Inflammasome activation can trigger an inflammatory and innate immune response through the release of cytokines and induction of pyroptosis. A dysfunctional inflammasome has been implicated in the development of human pathologies, including sepsis and septic shock. Here, we show that advanced glycosylation end-product specific receptor (AGER/RAGE) is required for caspase-11 inflammasome activation in macrophages. A nuclear damage-associated molecular pattern (nDAMP) complex, including high-mobility group box 1, histone, and DNA, can promote caspase-11-mediated gasdermin D cleavage, interleukin 1β proteolytic maturation, and lactate dehydrogenase release. The inhibition of AGER-mediated lipid peroxidation via arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5) limits caspase-11 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in macrophages in response to nDAMPs or cytosolic lipopolysaccharide. Importantly, the pharmacologic inhibition of the AGER-ALOX5 pathway or global depletion (Ager-/-) or conditional depletion of AGER in myeloid cells (AgerMye-/-) protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced septic death in poly(I:C)-primed mice. These data identify a molecular basis for caspase-11 inflammasome activation and provide a potential strategy to treat sepsis.
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- Ruochan Chen
- The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases and State Key Lab of Viral Hepatitis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Pediatrics, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Research Institute of Surgery, Research Institute for Traffic Medicine of People's Liberation Army, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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Tharuka MDN, Priyathilaka TT, Kim J, Lim C, Lee J. Molecular characterization of big-belly seahorse (Hippocamus abdominalis) arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (HaALOX5): First evidence of an immune defensive role by induced immunological stress in teleost. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2019; 86:230-238. [PMID: 30458312 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5) is an essential enzyme for the biosynthesis of leukotrienes, which are pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators. In this study, the ALOX5 paralog of the big-belly seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis; HaALOX5) was identified from our transcriptome database, and then molecularly and functionally characterized to determine its oxygenation capability and expression under pathogenic stress. The coding sequence of HaALOX5 consisted of 2025 bp and encoded a protein of 674 amino acids in length. Sequence and phylogenetic tree analysis of HaALOX5 revealed a close relationship with its corresponding teleost HaALOX5 counterparts. Structure prediction detected an N-terminal regulatory C2-like domain and a C-terminal catalytic domain, which are the two main functional domains in ALOX5 enzymes. Quantitative PCR showed that HaALOX5 was expressed in all the analyzed tissues at different magnitudes. The highest expression was detected in the intestine and stomach. In blood cells, the liver and the intestine, HaALOX5 transcripts were significantly elevated at many post injection time points, when immune challenged with lipopolysaccharide, polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid, and Streptococcus iniae, indicating its contribution to post immune defense mechanisms in the seahorse.
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- M D Neranjan Tharuka
- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea.
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Bruno F, Spaziano G, Liparulo A, Roviezzo F, Nabavi SM, Sureda A, Filosa R, D'Agostino B. Recent advances in the search for novel 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors for the treatment of asthma. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 153:65-72. [PMID: 29133059 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The products of 5-lipoxygenase are synthesized and released in the airway when an asthmatic reaction occurs. 5-lipoxygenase via arachidonic acid metabolism produces leukotrienes that mediate bronchoconstriction and inflammatory modifications essential in the pathophysiology of asthma. Until to now, only one approved 5-LO inhibitor, zileuton, can be found as a potential therapy for asthma. With the increasing number of indications for anti-leukotriene (anti-LT) drugs, the development of 5-LO inhibitor agents becomes increasingly important. The present MiniReview reports an update on 5-LO inhibitors currently under clinical investigation. In addition, the latest advances focused on the development of new 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors as asthma anti-inflammatory agents are also discussed.
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- Ferdinando Bruno
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress (NUCOX), CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition CB12/03/30038), University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca E-07122, Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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Mruwat R, Yedgar S, Lavon I, Ariel A, Krimsky M, Shoseyov D. Phospholipase A2 in experimental allergic bronchitis: a lesson from mouse and rat models. PLoS One 2013; 8:e76641. [PMID: 24204651 PMCID: PMC3812210 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 08/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Phospholipases A2 (PLA2) hydrolyzes phospholipids, initiating the production of inflammatory lipid mediators. We have previously shown that in rats, sPLA2 and cPLA2 play opposing roles in the pathophysiology of ovalbumin (OVA)-induced experimental allergic bronchitis (OVA-EAB), an asthma model: Upon disease induction sPLA2 expression and production of the broncho-constricting CysLTs are elevated, whereas cPLA2 expression and the broncho-dilating PGE2 production are suppressed. These were reversed upon disease amelioration by treatment with an sPLA2 inhibitor. However, studies in mice reported the involvement of both sPLA2 and cPLA2 in EAB induction. Objectives To examine the relevance of mouse and rat models to understanding asthma pathophysiology. Methods OVA-EAB was induced in mice using the same methodology applied in rats. Disease and biochemical markers in mice were compared with those in rats. Results As in rats, EAB in mice was associated with increased mRNA of sPLA2, specifically sPLA2gX, in the lungs, and production of the broncho-constricting eicosanoids CysLTs, PGD2 and TBX2 in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). In contrast, EAB in mice was associated also with elevated cPLA2 mRNA and PGE2 production. Yet, treatment with an sPLA2 inhibitor ameliorated the EAB concomitantly with reverting the expression of both cPLA2 and sPLA2, and eicosanoid production. Conclusions In both mice and rats sPLA2 is pivotal in OVA-induced EAB. Yet, amelioration of asthma markers in mouse models, and human tissues, was observed also upon cPLA2 inhibition. It is plausible that airway conditions, involving multiple cell types and organs, require the combined action of more than one, essential, PLA2s.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase/immunology
- Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase/metabolism
- Arginase/genetics
- Arginase/immunology
- Arginase/metabolism
- Asthma/genetics
- Asthma/immunology
- Asthma/metabolism
- Blotting, Western
- Bronchitis/genetics
- Bronchitis/immunology
- Bronchitis/metabolism
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/chemistry
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/immunology
- Chitinases/genetics
- Chitinases/immunology
- Chitinases/metabolism
- Cysteine/immunology
- Cysteine/metabolism
- Dinoprostone/immunology
- Dinoprostone/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Group X Phospholipases A2/genetics
- Group X Phospholipases A2/immunology
- Group X Phospholipases A2/metabolism
- Humans
- Leukotrienes/immunology
- Leukotrienes/metabolism
- Lung/immunology
- Lung/metabolism
- Lung/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Ovalbumin/immunology
- Phospholipases A2, Cytosolic/genetics
- Phospholipases A2, Cytosolic/immunology
- Phospholipases A2, Cytosolic/metabolism
- Phospholipases A2, Secretory/genetics
- Phospholipases A2, Secretory/immunology
- Phospholipases A2, Secretory/metabolism
- Prostaglandin D2/immunology
- Prostaglandin D2/metabolism
- Rats
- Receptors, Leukotriene/immunology
- Receptors, Leukotriene/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- T-Box Domain Proteins/immunology
- T-Box Domain Proteins/metabolism
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- Rufayda Mruwat
- Department of Biochemistry, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
- Pediatric Department, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Pediatric Department, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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Nagashima T, Ichimiya S, Kikuchi T, Saito Y, Matsumiya H, Ara S, Koshiba S, Zhang J, Hatate C, Tonooka A, Kubo T, Ye RC, Hirose B, Shirasaki H, Izumi T, Takami T, Himi T, Sato N. Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase establishes adaptive humoral immunity by controlling primary B cells and their cognate T-cell help. Am J Pathol 2010; 178:222-32. [PMID: 21224059 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2010] [Revised: 09/21/2010] [Accepted: 09/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study, we report the unique role of arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (Alox5) in the regulation of specific humoral immune responses. We previously reported an L22 monoclonal antibody with which human primary resting B cells in the mantle zones of lymphoid follicles are well-defined. Proteomics analyses enabled identification of an L22 antigen as Alox5, which was highly expressed by naive and memory B cells surrounding germinal centers. Cellular growth of mantle cell lymphoma cells also seemed to depend on Alox5. Alox5(-/-) mice exhibited weak antibody responses specific to foreign antigens at the initial and recall phases. This was probably attributable to the low number of follicular and memory B cells and the functional loss of interleukin-21-mediated responses of follicular B cells. Moreover, Alox5(-/-) mice could not fully foster the development of follicular B helper T (Tfh) cells even after immunization with foreign antigens. Further experiments indicated that Alox5 affected mortality in experimentally induced enterocolitis in germ-prone circumstances, indicating that Alox5 would endow immunologic milieu. Our results illustrate the novel role of Alox5 in adaptive humoral immunity by managing primary B cells and Tfh cells in vivo.
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- Tsutomu Nagashima
- Department of Pathology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Graham FD, Erlemann KR, Gravel S, Rokach J, Powell WS. Oxidative stress-induced changes in pyridine nucleotides and chemoattractant 5-lipoxygenase products in aging neutrophils. Free Radic Biol Med 2009; 47:62-71. [PMID: 19376220 PMCID: PMC2891157 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2009] [Revised: 03/26/2009] [Accepted: 04/01/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Neutrophils spontaneously undergo apoptosis, which is associated with increased oxidative stress. We found that there is a dramatic shift in the formation of 5-lipoxygenase products during this process. Freshly isolated neutrophils rapidly convert leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) and 5-hydroxy-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE) to their biologically inactive omega-oxidation products. However, omega-oxidation is impaired in neutrophils cultured for 24 h, when only 25% of the cells are nonapoptotic, resulting in the persistence of LTB(4) and a dramatic shift in 5-HETE metabolism to the potent granulocyte chemoattractant 5-oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE). The reduced omega-oxidation activity seems to be due to a reduction in LTB(4) 20-hydroxylase activity, whereas the increased 5-oxo-ETE formation is caused by a dramatic increase in the 5-hydroxyeicosanoid dehydrogenase cofactor NADP(+). NAD(+), but not NADPH, also increased, as did the GSSG/GSH ratio, indicative of oxidative stress. The changes in 5-HETE metabolism and pyridine nucleotides were inhibited by antiapoptotic agents (GM-CSF, forskolin) and antioxidants (diphenylene iodonium, catalase, deferoxamine), suggesting the involvement of H(2)O(2) and possibly other reactive oxygen species. These results suggest that in severe inflammation, aging neutrophils that have evaded rapid uptake by macrophages may produce increased amounts of the chemoattractants 5-oxo-ETE and LTB(4), resulting in delayed resolution or exacerbation of the inflammatory process.
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- François D. Graham
- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H2X 2P2
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H2X 2P2
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL 32901−6982, USA
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H2X 2P2
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Torres-Galván SMJ, Cumplido JA, Buset N, Caballero-Hidalgo A, Blanco C, Hernández E, Carrillo T. 5-Lipoxygenase pathway gene polymorphisms: lack of association with asthma in a Spanish population. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2009; 19:453-458. [PMID: 20128419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cysteinyl-leukotrienes are mediators of inflammatory responses in bronchial asthma. We studied the genes encoding the enzymes involved in their synthesis to identify risk factors for asthma. The promoter polymorphisms LTC4S -444 A/C, ALOX5 -176/-147, and ALOX5AP -169/-146 have been reported to be associated with bronchial asthma. METHODS We analyzed the effects of LTC4S -444 A/C, ALOX5 -176/-147, and ALOX5AP -169/-146 on asthma susceptibility by means of a case-control study with 193 ethnically matched, unrelated individuals. Participants were classified as severe asthmatics, nonsevere asthmatics, and nonasthmatics, using a combination of 2 techniques: polymerase chain reaction-restricted fragment length polymorphism and multiplex capillary electrophoresis. RESULTS No association was found between these polymorphisms and asthma, neither individually nor in combination. CONCLUSION Although the studied polymorphisms have been previously reported to constitute risk factors for the disease, we found no association between LTC4S -444 A/C, ALOX5 -176/-147, and ALOX5AP -169/-146 polymorphisms and bronchial asthma.
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- S M J Torres-Galván
- Research Unit, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
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Jame AJ, Lackie PM, Cazaly AM, Sayers I, Penrose JF, Holgate ST, Sampson AP. Human bronchial epithelial cells express an active and inducible biosynthetic pathway for leukotrienes B4 and C4. Clin Exp Allergy 2007; 37:880-92. [PMID: 17517102 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02733.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human bronchial epithelial cells synthesize cyclooxygenase and 15-lipoxygenase products, but the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) pathway that generates the leukotriene (LT) family of bronchoconstrictor and pro-inflammatory mediators is thought to be restricted to leucocytes. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) express a complete and active 5-LO pathway for the synthesis of LTB4 and LTC4, either constitutively or after stimulation. METHODS Flow cytometry, RT-PCR, Western blotting, enzyme immunoassays and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography were used to investigate constitutive and stimulated expression of 5-LO pathway enzymes and the synthesis of LTs B4 and C4 in primary HBECs and in the 16-HBE 14o- cell line. RESULTS Constitutive mRNA and protein expression for 5-LO, 5-LO-activating protein (FLAP), LTA4 hydrolase and LTC4 synthase were demonstrated in primary HBECs and in the 16-HBE 14o- cell line. In 16-HBE 14o- cells, treatment with calcium ionophore A23187, bradykinin or LPS up-regulated the expression of these enzymes. The up-regulation of 5-LO was blocked by the anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid dexamethasone. Human bronchial epithelial cells were shown to generate bioactive LTs, with primary HBECs generating 11-fold more LTC4 and five-fold more LTB4 than 16-HBE 14o- cells. LT production was enhanced by ionophore treatment and blocked by the FLAP inhibitor MK-886. CONCLUSIONS Expression of an active and inducible 5-LO pathway in HBEC suggests that damaged or inflamed bronchial epithelium may synthesize LTs that contribute directly to bronchoconstriction and leucocytosis in airway inflammation.
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- A J Jame
- Division of Infection, University of Southampton School of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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Eicosanoids (prostaglandins and leukotrienes) are important mediators of inflammatory responses. These lipid mediators may also regulate the production of peptide mediators of the immune system. In this study, we investigated the effect of the absence of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO)-derived leukotrienes on interleukin (IL)-10 production. IL-10 is a key regulator of immune and inflammatory responses, and previous studies have suggested that prostaglandins effect their immunosuppressive functions in part by stimulation of IL-10 production. We therefore investigated whether leukotriene production would have a similar role in regulation of IL-10 production. We have made the striking observation that absence of 5-LO-derived leukotrienes results in increased IL-10 production with a concomitant decrease in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and IL-12. Moreover, T-cell cytokine production in the absence of 5-LO-derived leukotrienes results in increased IL-4 production and decreased interferon (IFN)-gamma production. This may be in part secondary to increased IL-10 production and its effects on dendritic cell function resulting in altered T-cell differentiation. These findings indicate that, in addition to the central role leukotrienes play in the acute inflammatory response, endogenous leukotrienes are also important regulators of inflammatory cytokine production, via regulation of IL-10 production and in vivo differentiation of T cells.
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- Daniel DiMeo
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Tokita K, Uchida Y, Yamamoto T. Roles of leukocytosis and cysteinyl leukotriene in polymorphonuclear leukocyte-dependent plasma extravasation. J Leukoc Biol 2006; 80:1308-19. [PMID: 16940329 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0805488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The PMN-dependent plasma extravasation is a major mechanism of permeability enhancement in acute inflammation. To reveal the pathophysiological significance of the PMN-dependent plasma extravasation, we prepared a systemic leukocytotic guinea pig model by a daily injection of recombinant human (rh)G-CSF. The extent of the PMN-dependent plasma extravasation, regarded as the late-phase permeability induced by an intradermal injection of zymosan-activated guinea pig plasma (ZAP) or of rhC5a, clearly correlated to the circulating PMN number. The augmentation of local response following the systemic response seemed to be the characteristic feature of the PMN-dependent plasma extravasation. We then revealed the molecular mechanism of the PMN-dependent plasma extravasation. Neither the antihistaminic agent diphenhydramine, nor the bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist, HOE140, affected the ZAP-induced, late-phase extravasation. In contrast to this, pretreatment with an antagonist of cysteinyl leukotriene (cys-LT) 1 receptor, pranlukast, significantly reduced the late-phase extravasation. Similarly, it was reduced by pretreatment with a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, MK-886, indicating the participation of cys-LTs in the PMN-dependent plasma extravasation. Histologically, pretreatment with pranlukast or MK-886 did not affect the ZAP-induced PMN infiltration. Consistently, a combined treatment with pranlukast and diphenhydramine completely suppressed the early-phase extravasation. As pranlukast pretreatment did not affect plasma extravasation induced by mast cell degranulation, and depletion of platelets did not influence the pranlukast-inhibitable plasma extravasation induced by rhC5a injection, cys-LTs are most likely produced by transcellular biosynthesis involving PMNs and vascular wall cells.
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- Kazutaka Tokita
- Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan.
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Peebles RS, Hashimoto K, Sheller JR, Moore ML, Morrow JD, Ji S, Elias JA, Goleniewska K, O'neal J, Mitchell DB, Graham BS, Zhou W. Allergen-Induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness Mediated by Cyclooxygenase Inhibition Is Not Dependent on 5-Lipoxygenase or IL-5, but Is IL-13 Dependent. J Immunol 2005; 175:8253-9. [PMID: 16339565 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.12.8253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibition during allergic sensitization and allergen airway challenge results in augmented allergic inflammation. We hypothesized that this increase in allergic inflammation was dependent on increased generation of leukotrienes that results from COX inhibition, as leukotrienes are important proinflammatory mediators of allergic disease. To test this hypothesis, we allergically sensitized and challenged mice deficient in 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO). We found that 5-LO knockout mice that were treated with a COX inhibitor during allergic sensitization and challenge had significantly increased airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) (p < 0.01) and airway eosinophilia (p < 0.01) compared with 5-LO knockout mice that were treated with vehicle. The proinflammatory cytokines have also been hypothesized to be critical regulators of airway inflammation and AHR. We found that the increase in airway eosinophilia seen with COX inhibition is dependent on IL-5, whereas the increase in AHR is not dependent on this cytokine. In contrast, the COX inhibition-mediated increase in AHR is dependent on IL-13, but airway eosinophilia is not. These results elucidate the pathways by which COX inhibition exerts a critical effect of the pulmonary allergen-induced inflammatory response and confirm that COX products are important regulators of allergic inflammation.
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- R Stokes Peebles
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Iikura M, Suzukawa M, Yamaguchi M, Sekiya T, Komiya A, Yoshimura-Uchiyama C, Nagase H, Matsushima K, Yamamoto K, Hirai K. 5-Lipoxygenase products regulate basophil functions: 5-Oxo-ETE elicits migration, and leukotriene B4 induces degranulation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005; 116:578-85. [PMID: 16159627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2004] [Revised: 04/19/2005] [Accepted: 04/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) products have been strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases. In addition to their physiologic effects on residential cells, 5-LO products are capable of stimulating various eosinophil functions. However, little is known regarding the effects of 5-LO products on basophil functions. OBJECTIVE This study was designed to elucidate the effects of the main 5-LO products (ie, leukotriene [LT] B(4), LTD(4), and 5-oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid [5-oxo-ETE]), as well as their receptor expression on human basophils. METHODS We studied the effects of 5-LO products on Ca(2+) mobilization, migration, CD 11b expression, and degranulation of human basophils. Expression of the receptors for LTC(4)/D(4)/E(4) (cysteinyl leukotriene 1 [CysLT(1)] and CysLT(2)), LTB4 (BLT(1) and BLT(2)), and 5-oxo-ETE (oxoeicosanoid [OXE]) was assessed by means of real-time PCR and flow cytometry. RESULTS At the mRNA level, basophils strongly expressed OXE and predominantly expressed CysLT(1) and BLT(2). The expression level of OXE mRNA in basophils was approximately 20-fold higher than in neutrophils and similar to that in eosinophils. At the protein level, basophils expressed CysLT(1), CysLT(2), BLT(1), and OXE, but not BLT(2). All products elicited a transient increase of cytosolic calcium, with the order of magnitude being LTB(4)>5-oxo-ETE>LTD(4). 5-Oxo-ETE induced a strong basophil migratory response that was almost equivalent to that of prostaglandin D(2). LTB(4) elicited significant degranulation of IL-3-primed basophils. In contrast, no functional significance was observed for LTD(4). CONCLUSION Among 5-LO products, 5-oxo-ETE induces a potent basophil migratory response, and LTB(4) elicits degranulation under certain conditions. Our results strongly suggest that 5-oxo-ETE might afford opportunities for therapeutic targeting in allergic inflammation.
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- Motoyasu Iikura
- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Jeon SB, Ji KA, You HJ, Kim JH, Jou I, Joe EH. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid inhibits IFN-γ-induced STAT tyrosine phosphorylation in rat brain astrocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 328:595-600. [PMID: 15694390 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2005] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The Janus kinase (JAK) and signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) signal cascades are major pathways that mediate the inflammatory functions of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), an important pro-inflammatory cytokine. Therefore, regulation of JAK/STAT signaling should modulate IFN-gamma-mediated inflammation. In this study, we found that nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), a well-known lipoxygenase (LO) inhibitor, suppressed IFN-gamma-induced inflammatory responses in brain astrocytes. In the presence of NDGA, interferon regulatory factor-1 expression was significantly reduced. Expression of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and interferon-gamma inducible protein-10 mRNA in response to IFN-gamma was significantly suppressed in the presence of NDGA, as was tyrosine-phosphorylation of JAK and STAT. However, the 5-LO products, leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) and leukotriene C(4), were not detected in cells treated with IFN-gamma, indicating that the effect of NDGA seemed to be independent of 5-LO inhibition. In addition, two other 5-LO inhibitors (Rev5901 and AA861) did not mimic the effect of NDGA, and the 5-LO metabolites, 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid and LTB(4), were unable to reverse NDGA-driven suppression of STAT activation or affect basal STAT phosphorylation. Taken together, these results suggest that NDGA regulates IFN-gamma-mediated inflammation through mechanisms unrelated to the inhibition of 5-LO.
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- Sae-Bom Jeon
- Interdisciplinary Course for Neuroscience and Technology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 442-721, South Korea
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW 5-Lipoxygenase (5LO) was recently identified as a gene that makes an important contribution to atherosclerosis in mice and humans, but the underlying mechanism(s) remains unknown. RECENT FINDINGS Studies of the 5LO pathway in other disease areas suggest that 5LO could contribute to atherosclerosis at different levels, such as lesion initiation, growth and cellular proliferation within the lesion, and/or destabilization of plaques that can lead to their rupture. SUMMARY Recent advances in our understanding of how 5LO is involved in the atherosclerotic process will have important implications for diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in the future.
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- Margarete Mehrabian
- Departments of Medicine and Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1679, USA.
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The production of interleukin (IL)-12 is critical for the development of interferon (IFN)-gamma-dependent resistance to Toxoplasma gondii. Nevertheless, when this response is dysregulated, such as occurs in the absence of IL-10, the uncontrolled inflammation that results can have lethal consequences for the host. Recently, we demonstrated that lipoxin (LX)A(4), an eicosanoid mediator that depends on 5-lipoxygenase (LO) for its biosynthesis, exerts a regulatory role on dendritic cell IL-12 production triggered artificially by a T. gondii extract. We now formally establish the physiological relevance of this pathway in the systemic control of IL-12 production induced by live T. gondii infection and demonstrate its function to be distinct from that of IL-10. Thus, T. gondii-exposed wild-type, but not 5-LO-deficient animals, produced high levels of serum LXA(4) beginning at the onset of chronic infection. Moreover, 5-LO(-/-), in contrast to wild-type mice, succumbed during the same period displaying a marked encephalitis. The increased mortality of the 5-LO(-/-) animals was also associated with significant elevations of IL-12 and IFN-gamma and was completely prevented by the administration of a stable LXA(4) analogue. Together, these findings demonstrate a new pathway involving the induction of host LXs for the in vivo regulation of proinflammatory responses during microbial infection.
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- Julio Aliberti
- Immunobiology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Stanke-Labesque F, Hardy G, Vergnaud S, Devillier P, Peoc'h M, Randon J, Bricca G, Caron F, Cracowski JL, Bessard G. Involvement of cysteinyl leukotrienes in angiotensin II-induced contraction in isolated aortas from transgenic (mRen-2)27 rats. J Hypertens 2002; 20:263-72. [PMID: 11821711 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200202000-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We have previously reported that 5-lipoxygenase-derived products, and particularly the cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs), were involved in angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced contractions in isolated aortas from spontaneously hypertensive rats. DESIGN The aim of this study was to assess the role of CysLTs in the vascular response to Ang II in an Ang II-dependent model of hypertension, the (mRen-2)27 transgenic rats (TGs). METHODS Intact aortic rings from TG and normotensive Sprague-Dawley rats (SDs) were suspended in organ chambers for isometric tension development in response to Ang II. In addition, the release of CysLTs in response to Ang II (0.3 micromol/l) was measured by enzyme immunoassay. RESULTS In isolated aortas from TG rats, pretreatment with the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor (AA861, 10 micromol/l) or the CysLT1 receptor antagonist (MK571, 1 micromol/l) significantly (P < 0.05) reduced Ang II-induced contractions by 52 and 42%, respectively. In addition, Ang II induced a 2.6-fold increase in CysLT release (pg/mg dry weight tissue: 58.3 +/- 17.9 (Ang II, n = 7) versus 22.5 +/- 5.9 (basal, n = 7) P < 0.05), which was inhibited by the AT1 receptor antagonist losartan (1 micromol/l). In contrast, in aortas from SD rats, pretreatment with AA861 or MK571 did not alter Ang II-induced contraction and CysLT production remained unchanged after exposure to Ang II. CONCLUSION These data suggest that CysLTs are involved in the contractile responses to Ang II in isolated aortas from TG but not from SD rats.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified/physiology
- Aorta/drug effects
- Aorta/physiology
- Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase/immunology
- Benzoquinones/pharmacology
- Blood Pressure/physiology
- Blotting, Western
- Body Weight/physiology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Endothelium, Vascular/enzymology
- Endothelium, Vascular/immunology
- Leukotriene Antagonists
- Lipoxygenase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Membrane Proteins
- Models, Animal
- Models, Cardiovascular
- Muscle Contraction/drug effects
- Muscle Contraction/physiology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/enzymology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/immunology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred SHR/genetics
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley/genetics
- Receptors, Leukotriene/biosynthesis
- Vascular Patency/drug effects
- Vascular Patency/physiology
- Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology
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Whitney LW, Ludwin SK, McFarland HF, Biddison WE. Microarray analysis of gene expression in multiple sclerosis and EAE identifies 5-lipoxygenase as a component of inflammatory lesions. J Neuroimmunol 2001; 121:40-8. [PMID: 11730938 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(01)00438-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system characterized by lesions that are areas of blood-brain barrier breakdown, inflammation and myelin damage. To identify genes that contribute to lesion pathology, we have compared gene expression in MS lesions and in brains of mice with experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) with that in normal white matter. Gene expression was analyzed by cDNA microarrays consisting of 2798 human genes. One of the genes found to be upregulated in both MS lesions and EAE brains was 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO), a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of the proinflammatory leukotrienes. The presence of 5-LO in MS lesions was confirmed by immunohistochemistry and indicated that 5-LO was primarily contained within macrophages. Although these findings are not specific for MS, they identify a potentially important component of pro-inflammatory activity in the demyelinating process in MS and suggest a possible target for anti-inflammatory therapy in MS.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Animals
- Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase/analysis
- Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase/genetics
- Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase/immunology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/genetics
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/pathology
- Female
- Gene Expression/immunology
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Middle Aged
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting/genetics
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting/immunology
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting/pathology
- Nerve Fibers/immunology
- Nerve Fibers/pathology
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
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- L W Whitney
- Molecular Immunology Section, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, NIH, Bldg. 10/Rm 5B-16, Bethesda, MD 20892-1400, USA
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Seymour ML, Rak S, Aberg D, Riise GC, Penrose JF, Kanaoka Y, Austen KF, Holgate ST, Sampson AP. Leukotriene and prostanoid pathway enzymes in bronchial biopsies of seasonal allergic asthmatics. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 164:2051-6. [PMID: 11739134 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.11.2008137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cysteinyl-leukotrienes and prostaglandin D2 generated by the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) and cyclooxygenase (COX) pathways, respectively, cause bronchoconstriction, leukocyte recruitment, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthma. We characterized the cellular expression of 5-LO and COX enzymes using immunohistochemistry on bronchial biopsies from 12 allergic asthmatic patients before and during seasonal exposure to birch pollen. Bronchial responsiveness (p = 0.004) and symptoms (p < 0.005) increased and peak expiratory flow (PEF; p < or = 0.02) decreased in the pollen season. In-season biopsies had 2-fold more cells immunostaining for 5-LO (p = 0.02), 5-LO-activating protein (FLAP; p = 0.04), and leukotriene (LT)A4 hydrolase (p = 0.05), and 4-fold more for the terminal enzyme for cysteinyl-leukotriene synthesis, LTC4 synthase (p = 0.02). Immunostaining for COX-1, COX-2, and PGD2 synthase was unchanged. Increased staining for LTC4 synthase was due to increased eosinophils (p = 0.035) and an increased proportion of eosinophils expressing the enzyme (p = 0.047). Macrophages also increased (p = 0.019), but mast cells and T-lymphocyte subsets were unchanged. Inverse correlations between PEF and 5-LO(+) cell counts link increased expression of 5-LO pathway enzymes in eosinophils and macrophages within the bronchial mucosa to deterioration of lung function during seasonal allergen exposure.
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- M L Seymour
- Division of Respiratory Cell & Molecular Biology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Kowal-Bielecka O, Distler O, Neidhart M, Künzler P, Rethage J, Nawrath M, Carossino A, Pap T, Müller-Ladner U, Michel BA, Sierakowski S, Matucci-Cerinic M, Gay RE, Gay S. Evidence of 5-lipoxygenase overexpression in the skin of patients with systemic sclerosis: a newly identified pathway to skin inflammation in systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Rheum 2001; 44:1865-75. [PMID: 11508440 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200108)44:8<1865::aid-art325>3.0.co;2-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Leukotrienes are a family of arachidonic acid derivatives with potent proinflammatory and profibrotic properties, and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) catalyzes two key steps in the leukotriene biosynthetic pathway. Since inflammatory cell infiltrates and excessive fibrosis are hallmarks of systemic sclerosis (SSc) skin lesions, we undertook the present study to investigate the expression of 5-LOX in skin biopsy specimens from patients with SSc. METHODS Expression of 5-LOX in skin sections from 10 SSc patients and 8 healthy controls was examined by in situ hybridization with specific riboprobes and by immunohistochemistry analysis with 5-LOX monoclonal antibodies. Synthesis of 5-LOX by cultured dermal fibroblasts from 7 patients with SSc and 4 controls was measured by fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis. In addition, concentrations of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and LTE4 in fibroblast supernatants after stimulation were determined using enzyme immunoassays. RESULTS Expression of 5-LOX was found in all skin sections from SSc patients as well as from controls. However, the number and percentage of 5-LOX-positive cells were significantly higher in SSc skin sections compared with control sections. Expression of 5-LOX was seen in cells within perivascular inflammatory infiltrates as well as in fibroblasts throughout the skin. The experiments with cultured skin fibroblasts revealed that 5-LOX was constitutively expressed in these cells, which resulted in the production of leukotrienes after cell stimulation. Whereas no difference was found for LTE4, SSc fibroblasts produced significantly higher amounts of LTB4 after stimulation, compared with healthy control fibroblasts. CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that the 5-LOX pathway may be of significance in the pathogenesis of SSc and may represent a target for new treatment strategies.
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Brock TG, Healy AM. Nuclear import of arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2001; 48:481-6. [PMID: 11197602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Leukotrienes are lipid messenger molecules that are secreted by leukocytes to orchestrate a rapid and prolonged immune response. The enzyme 5-lipoxygenase catalyzes the rate-limiting first two steps in the synthesis of leukotrienes from arachidonic acid. Although it has long been known that 5-lipoxygenase moves from the cytoplasm to a membrane following activation, it has only recently been recognized that the enzyme may shuttle into and out of the nucleus before activation. The regulation of this movement of soluble 5-lipoxygenase between the cytoplasm and the nucleoplasm, as well as its impact on 5-lipoxygenase action, leukotriene synthesis and cell function, is only now being elucidated. This review details the state of our understanding of the nuclear import of 5-lipoxygenase and its potential importance in immunity.
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- T G Brock
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
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- T D Bigby
- Department of Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, CA, USA
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Takano T, Clish CB, Gronert K, Petasis N, Serhan CN. Neutrophil-mediated changes in vascular permeability are inhibited by topical application of aspirin-triggered 15-epi-lipoxin A4 and novel lipoxin B4 stable analogues. J Clin Invest 1998; 101:819-26. [PMID: 9466977 PMCID: PMC508630 DOI: 10.1172/jci1578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Neutrophil (PMN) activation is critical in inflammation and reperfusion injury, suggesting that PMN-directed therapies may be of clinical use. Here, leukotriene B4 (LTB4)-induced PMN influx in ear skin was equivalent between 5-lipoxygenase knockout and wild-type mice. To explore actions of lipoxin (LX) in PMN-mediated tissue injury, we prepared several novel LX stable analogues, including analogues of LXA4 and aspirin-triggered 15-epi-LXA4 as well as LXB4, and examined their impact in PMN infiltration and vascular permeability. Each applied topically to mouse ears inhibited dramatically PMN-mediated increases in vascular permeability (IC50 range of 13-26 nmol) with a rank order of 15(R/S)-methyl-LXA4 > 16-para-fluoro-phenoxy-LXA4 approximately 5(S)-methyl-LXB4 >/= 16-phenoxy-LXA4 > 5(R)-methyl-LXB4. These LX mimetics were as potent as an LTB4 receptor antagonist, yet results from microphysiometry with mouse leukocytes indicated that they do not act as LTB4 receptor level antagonists. In addition, within 24 h of delivery, > 90% were cleared from ear biopsies. Neither IL-8, FMLP, C5a, LTD4, nor platelet-activating factor act topically to promote PMN influx. When applied with LTB4, PGE2 enhanced sharply both infiltration and vascular permeability, which were inhibited by a fluorinated stable analogue of aspirin-triggered LX. These results indicate that mimetics of LXs and aspirin-triggered 15-epi-LXA4 are topically active in this model and are potent inhibitors of both PMN infiltration and PMN-mediated vascular injury.
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- T Takano
- Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injury, Department of Anesthesia, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Leukotriene B4 is a pro-inflammatory mediator synthesised in myeloid cells from arachidonic acid. Synthesis is catalysed by 5-lipoxygenase and leukotriene A4 hydrolase and is increased by inflammatory mediators including endotoxin, complement fragments, tumor necrosis factor and interleukins. A nuclear membrane protein, 5-lipoxygenase activating protein, is an essential co-factor for 5-lipoxygenase. Leukotriene B4 induces recruitment and activation of neutrophils, monocytes and eosinophils. It also stimulates the production of a number of proinflammatory cytokines and mediators indicating an ability to augment and prolong tissue inflammation. Elevated levels of leukotriene B4 have been found in a number of inflammatory diseases and levels are related to disease activity in some of these. Initial data from pharmacological inhibition studies support a role for leukotriene B4 in the pathogenesis of neutrophil mediated tissue damage, and treatments which reduce its production or block its effects may prove beneficial in neutrophil mediated inflammatory diseases.
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- S W Crooks
- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbastón, Birmingham, UK.
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Four mouse monoclonal IgG1 antibody-producing cell lines (5LO-1, 5LO-2, 5LO-3, 5LO-4), produced against highly purified human leukocyte 5-lipoxygenase have been characterized. The monoclonal antibodies produced by these cell lines exhibited differential reactivity against 5-lipoxygenase as determined by ELISA and immunoprecipitation analyses. Monoclonal antibodies 5LO-2 and 5LO-3 inhibited the activity of recombinant human leukocyte 5-lipoxygenase in a dose-dependent manner. This inhibition was selective for 5-lipoxygenase activity since these monoclonal antibodies did not inhibit human leukocyte 15-lipoxygenase or porcine leukocyte 12-lipoxygenase.
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- D Ethier
- Department of Pharmacology, Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research, Pointe Claire-Dorval, Quebec, Canada
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Recombinant human 5-lipoxygenase (arachidonate:oxygen 5-oxidoreductase, EC 1.13.11.34) was expressed in Escherichia coli. In incubations of E. coli supernatants with arachidonic acid, 5-hydroxy-7,9,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid and leukotriene A4 were formed, while incubation with 8,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid gave 8-hydroxy-9,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid. Six conserved histidine residues in 5-lipoxygenase were subjected to site-directed mutagenesis. Exchanges of His-367, -372, or -551 gave mutants for which no enzyme activities were detectable. On the other hand, exchanges of His-362, -390, or -399 gave mutants that were enzymatically active, but less so than the nonmutated control. For two of these (exchanges of His-390 or -399), the activities of the mutants were dependent on the expression temperature. Thus, the histidines in the first group (His-367, -372, -551) were crucial for 5-lipoxygenase activity, possibly because of a function of these residues as metal ligands. Mutagenesis aimed at two other conserved elements in 5-lipoxygenase, Gln-558 and the C terminus, gave mutated proteins with only a small residual activity (substitution of Gln-558), or with no detectable activity (deletion of six C-terminal amino acids), indicating that these regions are important for the function of 5-lipoxygenase.
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- Y Y Zhang
- Department of Physiological Chemistry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Komatsu N, Natsui K, Ueda N, Watanabe K, Yamamoto S. Immunohistochemical study on arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase in porcine leukocytes and other tissues. J Histochem Cytochem 1991; 39:655-62. [PMID: 2016515 DOI: 10.1177/39.5.2016515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxygenation of arachidonic acid, producing 5-hydroperoxy acid. This enzymatic reaction initiates the biosynthesis of various bioactive leukotrienes. An antiserum was raised in a rabbit against the purified 5-lipoxygenase of porcine leukocytes, and various types of porcine leukocytes were immunostained by use of the antibody. As examined by light and electron microscopy, neutrophils and eosinophils were positively stained. The 5-lipoxygenase was localized in the cytoplasm but not in the plasma membrane and subcellular organelles of the positively stained cells. In contrast, lymphocytes were unstained. In porcine ileum, the majority of 5-lipoxygenase-positive cells were eosinophils and mast cells resident in the lamina propria mucosae, whereas parenchymal cells were not stained. In porcine lung, certain bronchiolar or bronchial epithelial cells were clearly immunostained, in addition to eosinophils and mast cells found in the interstitium.
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- N Komatsu
- Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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