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Golenkina EA, Viryasova GM, Galkina SI, Kondratenko ND, Gaponova TV, Romanova YM, Lyamzaev KG, Chernyak BV, Sud’ina GF. Redox processes are major regulators of leukotriene synthesis in neutrophils exposed to bacteria Salmonella typhimurium; the way to manipulate neutrophil swarming. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1295150. [PMID: 38384456 PMCID: PMC10880102 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1295150] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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Neutrophils play a primary role in protecting our body from pathogens. When confronted with invading bacteria, neutrophils begin to produce leukotriene B4, a potent chemoattractant that, in cooperation with the primary bacterial chemoattractant fMLP, stimulates the formation of swarms of neutrophils surrounding pathogens. Here we describe a complex redox regulation that either stimulates or inhibits fMLP-induced leukotriene synthesis in an experimental model of neutrophils interacting with Salmonella typhimurium. The scavenging of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species by mitochondria-targeted antioxidants MitoQ and SkQ1, as well as inhibition of their production by mitochondrial inhibitors, inhibit the synthesis of leukotrienes regardless of the cessation of oxidative phosphorylation. On the contrary, antioxidants N-acetylcysteine and sodium hydrosulfide promoting reductive shift in the reversible thiol-disulfide system stimulate the synthesis of leukotrienes. Diamide that oxidizes glutathione at high concentrations inhibits leukotriene synthesis, and the glutathione precursor S-adenosyl-L-methionine prevents this inhibition. Diamide-dependent inhibition is also prevented by diphenyleneiodonium, presumably through inhibition of NADPH oxidase and NADPH accumulation. Thus, during bacterial infection, maintaining the reduced state of glutathione in neutrophils plays a decisive role in the synthesis of leukotriene B4. Suppression of excess leukotriene synthesis is an effective strategy for treating various inflammatory pathologies. Our data suggest that the use of mitochondria-targeted antioxidants may be promising for this purpose, whereas known thiol-based antioxidants, such as N-acetylcysteine, may dangerously stimulate leukotriene synthesis by neutrophils during severe pathogenic infection.
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- Ekaterina A. Golenkina
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- National Research Center for Hematology, Russia Federation Ministry of Public Health, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Gamaleya National Research Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- The “Russian Clinical Research Center for Gerontology” of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Tong X, Zhao Y, Fu R, Hu M, Zhang Q, Wu X, Qu L, Li B, Nie J, Hu C, Yu X, Xie Y, Luo X, Huang F. Effects of total alkaloids from Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. on ovalbumin-induced asthma mice. J Ethnopharmacol 2024; 318:116887. [PMID: 37460031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE More than 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, a chronic respiratory inflammatory disease. Total alkaloids (TA) were extracted from the ethnic medicinal plant Alstonia solaris (L.) R.Br., which is used to treat respiratory diseases. They may be effective drugs for treating asthma, but research is still needed to determine their effectiveness and mechanism in treating asthma. AIM OF THE STUDY To further understand TA's role in the treatment of asthma and to support the phase II trial of the drug. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we investigated the effects of TA in a mouse asthma model produced by Ovalbumin (OVA). H&E and PAS staining were used to observe the histopathological features of lung. airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) was detected by ventilator; The expression of interleukin (IL)-33, suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2) and E-cadherin in the lungs was evaluated by IHC. The concentrations of Mucin5AC (MUC5AC), eotaxin, IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, IL-13, interferon (IFN)-γ, IL-6, IL-8, IL-17A, IL-33, IL-25, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), leukotriene (LT) B4, LTC4, LTD4, LTE4 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and total IgE (tIgE), OVA-Specific IgE (OVA-IgE) in serum were measured by ELISA. ILC2s and eosinophils were detected in lung tissue by flow cytometry. The gene expression levels of IL-33 and ST2 were detected by RT-qPCR. RESULTS Administration of TA reduced pulmonary inflammatory symptoms, MUC5AC production in the BALF, and AHR. At the same time, TA inhibited eotaxin production and eosinophil recruitment. Moreover, TA significantly decreased Th2 and Th17 cytokines and increased Th1 cytokines, contributing to restore the balance between Th1 and Th2 and Th17 cytokines. TA may reduce ILC2s numbers by inhibiting IL-33, IL-25, and TSLP levels in BALF and IL-33/ST2 signaling in lung tissue. Finally, TA decreased tIgE, OVA-IgE, and MCP-1 levels and subsequently inhibited mast cell activation and leukotriene release. CONCLUSIONS These findings imply that TA may be an effective immunoregulatory medication for the management and prevention of asthma.
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- Xiaoyun Tong
- School of Chinese Materia Medica and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southern Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China; The First Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education and Yunnan Province, Yunnan Characteristic Plant Extraction Laboratory, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southern Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southern Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650021, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southern Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southern Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southern Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southern Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650021, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southern Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education and Yunnan Province, Yunnan Characteristic Plant Extraction Laboratory, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China; State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Southern Medicinal Utilization, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China.
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Kordjazy N, Amini S. A review of the therapeutic potential of the cysteinyl leukotriene antagonist Montelukast in the treatment of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome following lung and hematopoietic-stem cell transplantation and its possible mechanisms. Ther Adv Respir Dis 2024; 18:17534666241232284. [PMID: 38504551 PMCID: PMC10953006 DOI: 10.1177/17534666241232284] [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: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Lung and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation are therapeutic modalities in chronic pulmonary and hematological diseases, respectively. One of the complications in these patients is the development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). The efficacy and safety of available treatment strategies in BOS remain a challenge. A few mechanisms have been recognized for BOS in lung transplant and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) patients involving the TH-1 and TH-2 cells, NF-kappa B, TGF-b, several cytokines and chemokines, and cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLT). Montelukast is a highly selective CysLT receptor antagonist that has been demonstrated to exert anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects in abundant experiments. One area of interest for the use of montelukast is lung transplants or GVHD-associated BOS. Herein, we briefly review data regarding the mechanisms involved in BOS development and montelukast administration as a treatment modality for BOS, and finally, the possible relationship between CysLTs antagonism and BOS improvement will be discussed.
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- Nastaran Kordjazy
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Institute, Valiasr Ave-Niyayesh Intersection, Tehran 199561-14331, Iran
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Amadeu de Oliveira F, Tokuhara CK, Veeriah V, Domezi JP, Santesso MR, Cestari TM, Ventura TMO, Matos AA, Dionísio T, Ferreira MR, Ortiz RC, Duarte MAH, Buzalaf MAR, Ponce JB, Sorgi CA, Faccioli LH, Buzalaf CP, de Oliveira RC. The Multifarious Functions of Leukotrienes in Bone Metabolism. J Bone Miner Res 2023; 38:1135-1153. [PMID: 37314430 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4867] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Leukotrienes (LTs) are derived from arachidonic acid metabolism by the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) enzyme. The production of LTs is stimulated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis, and periodontitis, with a relevant contribution to bone resorption. However, its role in bone turnover, particularly the suppression of bone formation by modulating the function of osteoclasts and osteoblasts, remains unclear. We investigated the effects of LTs on bone metabolism and their impact on osteogenic differentiation and osteoclastogenesis using a 5-LO knockout (KO) mouse model. Results from micro-computed tomography (μCT) analysis of femur from 8-week-old 5-LO-deficient mice showed increased cortical bone and medullary region in females and males and decreased trabecular bone in females. In the vertebra, we observed increased marrow area in both females and males 5-LO KO and decreased trabecular bone only in females 5-LO KO. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis showed higher levels of osteogenic markers tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) and osteopontin (OPN) and lower expression of osteoclastogenic marker tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) in the femurs of 5-LO KO mice versus wild-type (WT). Alkaline phosphatase activity and mineralization assay results showed that the 5-LO absence enhances osteoblasts differentiation and mineralization but decreases the proliferation. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), Bglap, and Sp7 gene expression were higher in 5-LO KO osteoblasts compared to WT cells. Eicosanoids production was higher in 5-LO KO osteoblasts except for thromboxane 2, which was lower in 5-LO-deficient mice. Proteomic analysis identified the downregulation of proteins related to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) metabolism in 5-LO KO osteoblasts, and the upregulation of transcription factors such as the adaptor-related protein complex 1 (AP-1 complex) in long bones from 5-LO KO mice leading to an increased bone formation pattern in 5-LO-deficient mice. We observed enormous differences in the morphology and function of osteoclasts with reduced bone resorption markers and impaired osteoclasts in 5-LO KO compared to WT osteoclasts. Altogether, these results demonstrate that the absence of 5-LO is related to the greater osteogenic profile. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Flávia Amadeu de Oliveira
- Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
- Human Genetics Program, Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
- Human Genetics Program, Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
- Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, University Center of Adamantina, Adamantina, SP, Brazil
- Department of Medicine, Faculdades de Dracena, Dracena, SP, Brazil
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Brunner SM, Schrödl F, Preishuber-Pflügl J, Runge C, Koller A, Lenzhofer M, Reitsamer HA, Trost A. Distribution of the cysteinyl leukotriene system components in the human, rat and mouse eye. Exp Eye Res 2023; 232:109517. [PMID: 37211287 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2023.109517] [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: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
The cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) have important functions in the regulation of inflammation and cellular stress. Blocking the CysLT receptors (CysLTRs) with specific antagonists is beneficial against progression of retinopathies (e.g. diabetic retinopathy, wet AMD). However, the exact cellular localization of the CysLTRs and their endogenous ligands in the eye have not been elucidated in detail yet. It is also not known whether the expression patterns differ between humans and animal models. Therefore, the present study aimed to describe and compare the distribution of two important enzymes in CysLT biosynthesis, 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) and 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP), and of CysLTR1 and CysLTR2 in healthy human, rat and mouse eyes. Human donor eyes (n = 10) and eyes from adult Sprague Dawley rats (n = 5) and CD1 mice (n = 8) of both sexes were collected. The eyes were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and cross-sections were investigated by immunofluorescence with specific antibodies against 5-LOX, FLAP (human tissue only), CysLTR1 and CysLTR2. Flat-mounts of the human choroid were prepared and processed similarly. Expression patterns were assessed and semiquantitatively evaluated using a confocal fluorescence microscope (LSM710, Zeiss). We observed so far unreported expression sites for CysLT system components in various ocular tissues. Overall, we detected expression of 5-LOX, CysLTR1 and CysLTR2 in the human, rat and mouse cornea, conjunctiva, iris, lens, ciliary body, retina and choroid. Importantly, expression profiles of CysLTR1 and CysLTR2 were highly similar between human and rodent eyes. FLAP was expressed in all human ocular tissues except the lens. Largely weak immunoreactivity of FLAP and 5-LOX was observed in a few, yet unidentified, cells of diverse ocular tissues, indicating low levels of CysLT biosynthesis in healthy eyes. CysLTR1 was predominantly detected in ocular epithelial cells, supporting the involvement of CysLTR1 in stress and immune responses. CysLTR2 was predominantly expressed in neuronal structures, suggesting neuromodulatory roles of CysLTR2 in the eye and revealing disparate functions of CysLTRs in ocular tissues. Taken together, we provide a comprehensive protein expression atlas of CysLT system components in the human and rodent eye. While the current study is purely descriptive and therefore does not allow significant functional conclusions yet, it represents an important basis for future studies in diseased ocular tissues in which distribution patterns or expression levels of the CysLT system might be altered. Furthermore, this is the first comprehensive study to elucidate expression patterns of CysLT system components in human and animal models that will help to identify and understand functions of the system as well as mechanisms of action of potential CysLTR ligands in the eye.
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- Susanne M Brunner
- Research Program for Experimental Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Paracelsus Medical University, Strubergasse 21, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Research Program for Experimental Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Research Program for Experimental Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; Cornea Eye Bank, Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Research Program for Experimental Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Research Program for Experimental Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Research Program for Experimental Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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Mohammed A, Shoemaker RH. Targeting the Leukotriene Pathway for Colon Cancer Interception. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2022; 15:637-640. [PMID: 36193659 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-22-0331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The role of chronic inflammation and arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism in tumor progression has been well characterized for variety of cancers, with compelling data for colon cancer. Several preclinical and clinical studies primarily focused on inhibiting the cyclooxygenase pathways using NSAIDs and aspirin for colon cancer prevention. However, emerging evidence clearly supports the pro-tumorigenic role of 5-lipoxygenase and its downstream leukotriene pathway within AA metabolism. As discussed in the current issue, targeting the leukotriene pathway by cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) montelukast suppressed formation of aberrant crypt foci (ACF) and cell proliferation in colonic epithelium, suggesting the potential of LTRAs for colon cancer prevention. Although this is a short clinical chemoprevention trial to explore the effects of LTRAs against ACF development, it is a significant and timely study opening avenues to further explore the possibilities of using LTRAs in other inflammation-associated precancerous lesions as well. In this spotlight commentary, we highlight the implications of their data and the opportunities for developing LTRAs as potential candidates for colorectal cancer interception. See related article by Higurashi et al., p. 661.
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Szczepańska AA, Łupicka M, Socha BM, Korzekwa AJ. The influence of arachidonic acid metabolites on PPAR and RXR expression in bovine uterine cells. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2018; 262:27-35. [PMID: 29510153 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are ligand-activated transcription factors belonging to the superfamily of nuclear receptors. Three isoforms have been described: alpha (PPARα), delta (PPARδ), and gamma (PPARγ). PPARs heterodimerize with retinoid X receptors (RXRs: RXRα, RXRβ and RXRγ). PPAR activity can be modulated by several ligands, including arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites. The aims of the study were to determine the effect of AA metabolites (prostaglandin [PG]E2, PGF2α, leukotriene [LT]B4, and LTC4) on mRNA (real-time PCR) and protein expression (Western blotting) of PPARα, PPARδ, and PPARγ, and on mRNA expression of RXRα, RXRβ, and RXRγ, in bovine epithelial, stromal, and myometrial primary uterine cells and in bovine stromal cells with silenced PPAR genes (N = 10). All PPAR and RXR isoforms were expressed. Prostaglandins affected expression of PPARs only in stromal cells, whereas LTs modulated PPARγ mRNA expression in epithelial and myometrial primary cells. Blockade of signal transduction through PPARs prevented interactions between AA metabolites and PPARs and changed RXR expression comparing with primary stromal cells. In primary stromal uterine cells, mRNA expression of RXRs was higher than that of PPARs. In uterine stromal cells in which intracellular signaling through PPARs was blocked, RXRs seem to take over the role of PPARs and are pivotal for cell functions. This study revealed the reaction of PPARs and RXRs to agonists which naturally occur in the bovine uterus.
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- A A Szczepańska
- Department of Biodiversity Protection, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Tuwima St. 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Biodiversity Protection, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Tuwima St. 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Biodiversity Protection, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Tuwima St. 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Biodiversity Protection, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Tuwima St. 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland. http://tbr.pan.olsztyn.pl/images/KSIAZKA_KONFERENCYJNA_TBR_30_08_17.pdf
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Defective wound healing is one of the most prominent clinical manifestations of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. As the global rates of diabetes increase, a detailed understanding of the molecular and cellular defects that give rise to unresolved inflammation and delayed wound healing in diabetes is urgently required. Emerging evidence indicates that timely resolution of inflammation is mediated in part by endogenous proresolving lipid mediators, such as resolvins. Here, we review recent advances in the area of resolution and diabetes and highlight the potential of novel proresolving strategies for promoting wound healing in diabetes. RECENT FINDINGS Macrophage dysfunction is a critical underlying feature of altered wound healing in diabetic patients. This is associated with defective clearance of apoptotic cells, increased risk of infection, and altered angiogenesis. Diabetes and obesity are associated with chronic inflammation and altered biosynthesis of bioactive lipid mediators that promote the resolution of inflammation. Stimulating resolution with proresolving lipid mediators improves metabolic parameters in diabetes, blunts systemic inflammation, restores defective macrophage phagocytosis, and accelerates wound healing in animal models of obesity and diabetes. SUMMARY Stimulating resolution with proresolving lipid mediators may represent a novel strategy for promoting wound healing in diabetes.
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- Jason Hellmann
- Diabetes and Obesity Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202 USA
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202 USA
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202 USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202 USA
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Eap R, Jacques E, Semlali A, Plante S, Chakir J. Cysteinyl leukotrienes regulate TGF-β(1) and collagen production by bronchial fibroblasts obtained from asthmatic subjects. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2012; 86:127-33. [PMID: 22316690 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2011.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2011] [Revised: 11/15/2011] [Accepted: 11/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) play an important role in airway inflammation in asthma but their role in airway remodeling is not completely known. METHODS CysLTs receptors and procollagen I(α(1)) mRNA were determined by qPCR. Procollagen protein production was measured by RIA and TGF-β(1) expression was determined by ELISA. TGF-β receptor expression was assessed by western blots. RESULTS CysLT1R, TGF-β-R1 and active TGF-β(1) are highly expressed in cells from asthmatics compared to normal controls. LTD(4) increased significantly procollagen I(α(1)) mRNA and protein expression in fibroblasts from asthmatics. This increase was blocked by CysLTs receptor antagonist. LTD(4) increased significantly mRNA expression of TGF-β(1) and active form production in fibroblasts from asthmatics. Inhibition of TGF-β(1) signaling blocked LTD(4)-induced procollagen I(α(1)) expression. CONCLUSIONS Fibroblasts from asthmatic subjects express high level of CysLT1R. LTD(4) regulates procollagen I(α(1)) transcription in fibroblasts derived from asthmatic patients by modulating TGF-β(1) expression. This suggests that CysLTs may play a role in regulating collagen deposition in asthma.
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- R Eap
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Canada
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We test the hypothesis that 12-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12(s)-HPETE) and 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) perfused into the renal pelvis increase afferent renal nerve activity (ARNA) and suppress renin release in rats fed a low-salt (LS) diet via activation of the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) expressed in renal sensory nerves. 12(s)-HPETE or 12-HETE given into the left renal pelvis dose-dependently increased ARNA, which was abolished by AMG9810, a selective TRPV1 antagonist, or by RP67580, a selective neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist, in normal salt or LS-treated rats. 12(s)-HPETE, 12-HETE, or substance P perfused into the left renal pelvis suppressed plasma angiotensin I (Ang I) levels in LS rats, which was abolished by AMG9810 or attenuated by ipsilateral renal denervation (RD). 12(s)-HPETE or 12-HETE increased release of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide from the ipsilateral kidney, which was abolished by AMG9810 but not RP67580, RD, or RP67580 plus RD. Immunofluorescence staining showed that TRPV1-positive nerve fibers located in the renal cortex, medulla, and pelvis, and that the sympathetic nerve marker, neuropeptide Y, but not neurokinin 1 receptors expressed in the juxtaglomerular region colocalized with renin. Thus, our data show that 12(s)-HPETE and 12-HETE enhance ARNA and substance P/calcitonin gene-related peptide release but suppress renin activity in LS rats, and these effects are abolished when TRPV1 is blocked. These results indicate that TRPV1 mediates 12(s)-HPETE and 12-HETE action in the kidney in such a way that dysfunction in TRPV1 may lead to disintegrated regulation of renin and renal function.
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- Chaoqin Xie
- Department of Medicine, the Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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Petersen B, Austen KF, Bloch KD, Hotta Y, Ichinose F, Kanaoka Y, Zapol WM. Cysteinyl leukotrienes impair hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in endotoxemic mice. Anesthesiology 2011; 115:804-11. [PMID: 21934409 PMCID: PMC3194098 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e31822e94bd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sepsis impairs hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) in patients and animal models, contributing to systemic hypoxemia. Concentrations of cysteinyl leukotrienes are increased in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with sepsis, but the contribution of cysteinyl leukotrienes to the impairment of HPV is unknown. METHODS Wild-type mice, mice deficient in leukotriene C(4) synthase, the enzyme responsible for cysteinyl leukotriene synthesis, and mice deficient in cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 were studied 18 h after challenge with either saline or endotoxin. HPV was measured by the increase in left pulmonary vascular resistance induced by left mainstem bronchus occlusion. Concentrations of cysteinyl leukotrienes were determined in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. RESULTS In the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of all three strains, cysteinyl leukotrienes were not detectable after saline challenge; whereas endotoxin challenge increased cysteinyl leukotriene concentrations in wild-type mice and mice deficient in cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1, but not in mice deficient in leukotriene C(4) synthase. HPV did not differ among the three mouse strains after saline challenge (120 ± 26, 114 ± 16, and 115 ± 24%, respectively; mean ± SD). Endotoxin challenge markedly impaired HPV in wild-type mice (41 ± 20%) but only marginally in mice deficient in leukotriene C(4) synthase (96 ± 16%, P < 0.05 vs. wild-type mice), thereby preserving systemic oxygenation. Although endotoxin modestly decreased HPV in mice deficient in cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 (80 ± 29%, P < 0.05 vs. saline challenge), the magnitude of impairment was markedly less than in endotoxin-challenged wild-type mice. CONCLUSION Cysteinyl leukotrienes importantly contribute to endotoxin-induced impairment of HPV in part via a cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1-dependent mechanism.
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- Bodil Petersen
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Peres-Buzalaf C, de Paula L, Frantz F, Soares E, Medeiros A, Peters-Golden M, Silva C, Faccioli L. Control of experimental pulmonary tuberculosis depends more on immunostimulatory leukotrienes than on the absence of immunosuppressive prostaglandins. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2011; 85:75-81. [PMID: 21621991 PMCID: PMC3397385 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2011.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [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: 03/16/2010] [Revised: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Prostaglandins (PGs) and leukotrienes (LTs) are produced in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-infected lungs and have immune suppressive and protective effects, respectively. Considering that both of these mediators are produced during mycobacterial infection, we investigated the specific and relative biological importance of each in regulating host response in experimental tuberculosis. Administration of celecoxib, which was found to reduce lung levels of PGE(2) and increase LTB(4), enhanced the 60-day survival of Mtb-infected mice in 14%. However administration of MK-886, which reduced levels of LTB(4) but did not enhance PGE(2), reduced 60-day survival from 86% to 43% in Mtb-infected mice, and increased lung bacterial burden. MK-886 plus celecoxib reduced survival to a lesser extent than MK-886 alone. MK-886- and MK-886 plus celecoxib-treated animals exhibited reduced levels of the protective interleukin-12 and gamma-interferon. Our findings indicate that in this model, the protective effect of LTs dominates over the suppressive effect of PGs.
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- C. Peres-Buzalaf
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/nº., Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14040-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/nº., Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14040-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/nº., Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14040-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/nº., Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14040-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/nº., Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14040-903, Brazil
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/nº., Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14040-903, Brazil
- Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Lúcia Helena Faccioli, Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Tel +55-16-3602-4303; fax: +55-16-3602-4725, Av. do Café, s/n, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil ()
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Okada Y, Imendra KG, Miyazaki T, Hotokezaka H, Fujiyama R, Toda K. High extracellular Ca2+ stimulates Ca2+-activated Cl- currents in frog parathyroid cells through the mediation of arachidonic acid cascade. PLoS One 2011; 6:e19158. [PMID: 21559478 PMCID: PMC3084778 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 03/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Elevation of extracellular Ca(2+) concentration induces intracellular Ca(2+) signaling in parathyroid cells. The response is due to stimulation of the phospholipase C/Ca(2+) pathways, but the direct mechanism responsible for the rise of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration has remained elusive. Here, we describe the electrophysiological property associated with intracellular Ca(2+) signaling in frog parathyroid cells and show that Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channels are activated by intracellular Ca(2+) increase through an inositol 1,4,5-trisphophate (IP(3))-independent pathway. High extracellular Ca(2+) induced an outwardly-rectifying conductance in a dose-dependent manner (EC(50) ∼6 mM). The conductance was composed of an instantaneous time-independent component and a slowly activating time-dependent component and displayed a deactivating inward tail current. Extracellular Ca(2+)-induced and Ca(2+) dialysis-induced currents reversed at the equilibrium potential of Cl(-) and were inhibited by niflumic acid (a specific blocker of Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channel). Gramicidin-perforated whole-cell recording displayed the shift of the reversal potential in extracellular Ca(2+)-induced current, suggesting the change of intracellular Cl(-) concentration in a few minutes. Extracellular Ca(2+)-induced currents displayed a moderate dependency on guanosine triphosphate (GTP). All blockers for phospholipase C, diacylglycerol (DAG) lipase, monoacylglycerol (MAG) lipase and lipoxygenase inhibited extracellular Ca(2+)-induced current. IP(3) dialysis failed to induce conductance increase, but 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), arachidonic acid and 12S-hydroperoxy-5Z,8Z,10E,14Z-eicosatetraenoic acid (12(S)-HPETE) dialysis increased the conductance identical to extracellular Ca(2+)-induced conductance. These results indicate that high extracellular Ca(2+) raises intracellular Ca(2+) concentration through the DAG lipase/lipoxygenase pathway, resulting in the activation of Cl(-) conductance.
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- Yukio Okada
- Integrative Sensory Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids of nutritional value may affect cell functions after their release from cell lipid storage sites, especially phospholipids, and specific oxygenation by cyclooxygenases, lipoxygenases and cytochrome P(450). The end-products, namely prostanoids, leukotrienes, and mono-, di- and tri-hydroxy derivatives exhibit a variety of biological effects, especially on vascular cells, leukocytes and platelets. This paper reviews some results obtained with blood platelets as target cells, showing that various lipoxygenase end-products, mainly mono- and di-hydroxy derivatives, are inhibitors (IC(50) in microM range) of arachidonic acid-induced aggregation either at the cycloxygenase or thromboxane receptor site level.
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- M Lagarde
- Université de Lyon, UMR 870 Inserm/Insa-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France.
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Kim SR, Bok E, Chung YC, Chung ES, Jin BK. Interactions between CB(1) receptors and TRPV1 channels mediated by 12-HPETE are cytotoxic to mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons. Br J Pharmacol 2008; 155:253-64. [PMID: 18552868 PMCID: PMC2538702 DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 12/12/2007] [Revised: 02/18/2008] [Accepted: 03/28/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSES We recently proposed the existence of neurotoxic interactions between the cannabinoid type 1 (CB(1)) receptor and transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) channels in rat mesencephalic cultures. This study seeks evidence for the mediator(s) and mechanisms underlying the neurotoxic interactions between CB(1) receptors and TRPV1 in vitro and in vivo. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The mediator(s) and mechanism(s) for the interactions between CB(1) receptors and TRPV1 were evaluated by cell viability assays, immunocytochemistry, Fura-2 calcium imaging, mitochondrial morphology assay, ELISA and Western blot assay in vitro in neuron-enriched mesencephalic cultures. Injections into the substantia nigra and subsequent cell counts were also used to confirm these interactions in vivo. KEY RESULTS The neurotoxic interactions were mediated by 12(S)-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12(S)-HPETE), an endogenous TRPV1 agonist. CB(1) receptor agonists (HU210 and WIN55,212-2) increased the level of 12(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12(S)-HETE), a downstream metabolite of 12(S)-HPETE, which stimulates TRPV1-mediated death of mesencephalic neurons, both in vitro and in vivo. The neurotoxicity was mediated by increased intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) through TRPV1, consequently leading to mitochondrial damage and was attenuated by baicalein, a 12-lipoxygenase inhibitor. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Activation of CB(1) receptors in rat mesencephalic neurons was associated with biosynthesis of 12(S)-HPETE, which in turn stimulated TRPV1 activity, leading to increased [Ca(2+)](i), mitochondrial damage and neuronal death.
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- S R Kim
- Brain Disease Research Center, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
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- Brain Disease Research Center, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
- Division of Cell Transformation and Restoration, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
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- Brain Disease Research Center, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
- Division of Cell Transformation and Restoration, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
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- Brain Disease Research Center, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
- Division of Cell Transformation and Restoration, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
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- Brain Disease Research Center, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
- Division of Cell Transformation and Restoration, Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, Korea
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Sordillo LM, Streicher KL, Mullarky IK, Gandy JC, Trigona W, Corl CM. Selenium inhibits 15-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoic acid-induced intracellular adhesion molecule expression in aortic endothelial cells. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 44:34-43. [PMID: 18045545 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2007] [Revised: 08/11/2007] [Accepted: 09/05/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Increased intracellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) expression and enhanced monocyte recruitment to the endothelium are critical steps in the early development of atherosclerosis. The 15-lipoxygenase 1 (15-LOX1) pathway can generate several proinflammatory eicosanoids that are known to enhance ICAM-1 expression within the vascular endothelium. Oxidative stress can exacerbate endothelial cell inflammatory responses by modifying arachidonic acid metabolism through the 15-LOX1 pathway. Because selenium (Se) influences the oxidant status of cells and can modify the expression of eicosanoids, we investigated the role of this micronutrient in modifying ICAM-1 expression as a consequence of enhanced 15-LOX1 activity. Se supplementation reduced ICAM-1 expression in bovine aortic endothelial cells, an effect that was reversed with 15-LOX1 overexpression or treatment with exogenous 15-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoic acid (15-HPETE). ICAM-1 expression increased proportionately when intracellular15-HPETE levels were allowed to accumulate. However, changes in intracellular 15-HETE levels did not seem to affect ICAM-1 expression regardless of Se status. Our results indicate that Se supplementation can reduce 15-HPETE-induced expression of ICAM-1 by controlling the intracellular accumulation of this fatty acid hydroperoxide in endothelial cells.
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- Lorraine M Sordillo
- Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Ichiyama T, Kajimoto M, Hasegawa M, Hashimoto K, Matsubara T, Furukawa S. Cysteinyl leukotrienes enhance tumour necrosis factor-alpha-induced matrix metalloproteinase-9 in human monocytes/macrophages. Clin Exp Allergy 2007; 37:608-14. [PMID: 17430359 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02692.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is an important enzyme responsible for airway remodelling. Monocytes/macrophages have a cysteinyl leukotriene 1 (cysLT1) receptor, but its function is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE To elucidate the function of the cysLT1 receptor of human monocytes/macrophages in MMP-9 production. METHODS We examined the effect of cysLTs (LTC4, -D4 and -E4) on TNF-alpha-induced MMP-9 production in THP-1 cells, a human monocytic leukaemia cell line and peripheral blood CD14+ monocytes/macrophages. In addition, we examined the effect of pranlukast, a cysLT1 receptor antagonist, on the enhancement of TNF-alpha-induced MMP-9 production by cysLTs. RESULTS ELISA revealed that LTC4 and -D4, but not -E4, enhanced TNF-alpha-induced MMP-9 production in THP-1 cells and peripheral blood CD14+ monocytes/macrophages. Real-time polymerase chain reaction demonstrated that LTC4 and -D4, but not -E4, increased MMP-9 mRNA expression induced by TNF-alpha in THP-1 cells. Moreover, we demonstrated that pranlukast completely inhibited the enhancement of TNF-alpha-induced MMP-9 production by LTC4 and -D4 in THP-1 cells and peripheral blood CD14+ monocytes/macrophages. CONCLUSION LTC4 and -D4 enhanced the TNF-alpha-induced MMP-9 production via binding the cysLT1 receptor in human monocytes/macrophages. Pranlukast inhibited the enhancements by LTC4 and D4.
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- T Ichiyama
- Department of Pediatrics, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
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Nishizawa Y, Yamasaki M, Katayama H, Amakata Y, Fushiki S, Nishizawa Y. Establishment of a progesterone-sensitive cell line from human lung cancer. Oncol Rep 2007; 18:685-90. [PMID: 17671720] [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: 05/16/2023] Open
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For deveplopment and function of the lung, progesterone (Prog) fulfils important roles. In a recent report, immunolocalization of Prog and estrogen receptors in non-small cell lung carcinomas were examined and it was shown that the Prog receptor might be a potent prognostic factor. In the present study, a cell line with the sensitivity to Prog was established from a human lung cancer and the growth mechanism was analyzed. The proliferation of established SN96-42 cells was sensitive to Prog and antiprogesterone RU38486 inhibited their proliferation stimulated by Prog. Exposure of these cells to Prog resulted in a decreased formation of leukotriene (LT). The 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor (5-LOX), AA861, effectively stimulated SN96-42 cell proliferation and 5-LOX-catalyzed product(s), especially LTC4, inhibited SN96-42 cell proliferation caused by Prog. Prog-sensitive enhancement of SN96-42 cell proliferation is at least partly mediated through an inhibition of LT formation and these data suggest that 5-LOX and LTs play important roles in SN96-42 cell proliferation stimulated by Prog.
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- Yoshio Nishizawa
- Research Institute for Neurological Diseases and Geriatrics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
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Jiang Y, Borrelli LA, Kanaoka Y, Bacskai BJ, Boyce JA. CysLT2 receptors interact with CysLT1 receptors and down-modulate cysteinyl leukotriene dependent mitogenic responses of mast cells. Blood 2007; 110:3263-70. [PMID: 17693579 PMCID: PMC2200919 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-07-100453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [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: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cysteinyl leukotrienes (cys-LTs) induce inflammation through 2 G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), CysLT(1) and CysLT(2), which are coexpressed by most myeloid cells. Cys-LTs induce proliferation of mast cells (MCs), transactivate c-Kit, and phosphorylate extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). Although MCs express CysLT(2), their responses to cys-LTs are blocked by antagonists of CysLT(1). We demonstrate that CysLT(2) interacts with CysLT(1), and that knockdown of CysLT(2) increases CysLT(1) surface expression and CysLT(1)-dependent proliferation of cord blood-derived human MCs (hMCs). Cys-LT-mediated responses were absent in MCs from mice lacking CysLT(1) receptors, but enhanced by the absence of CysLT(2) receptors. CysLT(1) and CysLT(2) receptors colocalized to the plasma membranes and nuclei of a human MC line, LAD2. Antibody-based fluorescent lifetime imaging microscopy confirmed complexes containing both receptors based on fluorescence energy transfer. Negative regulation of CysLT(1)-induced mitogenic signaling responses of MCs by CysLT(2) demonstrates physiologically relevant functions for GPCR heterodimers on primary cells central to inflammation.
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- Yongfeng Jiang
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Woszczek G, Chen LY, Nagineni S, Alsaaty S, Harry A, Logun C, Pawliczak R, Shelhamer JH. IFN-gamma induces cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 2 expression and enhances the responsiveness of human endothelial cells to cysteinyl leukotrienes. J Immunol 2007; 178:5262-70. [PMID: 17404310 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.8.5262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cysteinyl leukotrienes (cysLTs) are important mediators of cell trafficking and innate immune responses, involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory processes, i.e., atherosclerosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and bronchial asthma. The aim of this study was to examine the regulation of cysLT signaling by IFN-gamma in human primary endothelial cells. IFN-gamma increased cysLT receptor 2 (CysLTR2) mRNA expression and CysLTR2-specific calcium signaling in endothelial cells. IFN-gamma signaled through Jak/STAT1, as both AG490, a Jak2 inhibitor, and expression of a STAT1 dominant-negative construct, significantly inhibited CysLTR2 mRNA expression in response to IFN-gamma. To determine mechanisms of IFN-gamma-induced CysLTR2 expression, the human CysLTR2 gene structure was characterized. The CysLTR2 gene has a TATA-less promoter, with multiple transcription start sites. It consists of six variably spliced exons. Eight different CysLTR2 transcripts were identified in endothelial and monocytic cells. Gene reporter assay showed potent basal promoter activity of a putative CysLTR2 promoter region. However, there were no significant changes in gene reporter and mRNA t(1/2) assays in response to IFN-gamma, suggesting transcriptional control of CysLTR2 mRNA up-regulation by IFN-gamma response motifs localized outside of the cloned CysLTR2 promoter region. Stimulation of endothelial cells by cysLTs induced mRNA and protein expression of early growth response genes 1, 2, and 3 and cycloxygenase-2. This response was mediated by CysLTR2 coupled to G(q/11), activation of phospholipase C, and inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate, and was enhanced further 2- to 5-fold by IFN-gamma stimulation. Thus, IFN-gamma induces CysLTR2 expression and enhances cysLT-induced inflammatory responses.
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- Grzegorz Woszczek
- Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Mahipal SVK, Subhashini J, Reddy MC, Reddy MM, Anilkumar K, Roy KR, Reddy GV, Reddanna P. Effect of 15-lipoxygenase metabolites, 15-(S)-HPETE and 15-(S)-HETE on chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line K-562: reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediate caspase-dependent apoptosis. Biochem Pharmacol 2007; 74:202-14. [PMID: 17517376 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [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: 01/25/2007] [Revised: 04/03/2007] [Accepted: 04/04/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Growth inhibitory effects of 15-lipoxygenase-1 [13-(S)-HPODE and 13-(S)-HODE] and 15-lipoxygenase-2 [15-(S)-HPETE and 15-(S)-HETE] (15-LOX-1 and LOX-2) metabolites and the underlying mechanisms were studied on chronic myeloid leukemia cell line (K-562). The hydroperoxy metabolites, 15-(S)-HPETE and 13-(S)-HPODE rapidly inhibited the growth of K-562 cells by 3h with IC(50) values, 10 and 15microM, respectively. In contrast, the hydroxy metabolite of 15-LOX-2, 15-(S)-HETE, showed 50% inhibition only at 40microM by 6h and 13-(S)-HODE, hydroxy metabolite of 15-LOX-1, showed no significant effect up to 160microM. The cells exposed to 10microM of 15-(S)-HPETE and 40microM of 15-(S)-HETE showed typical apoptotic features like release of cytochrome c, caspase-3 activation and PARP-1 (poly(ADP) ribose polymerase-1) cleavage. A flow cytometry based DCFH-DA analysis and inhibitory studies with DPI, a pharmacological inhibitor of NADPH oxidase, NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) and GSH revealed that NADPH oxidase-mediated generation of ROS is responsible for caspase-3 activation and subsequent induction of apoptosis in the K-562 cell line.
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- Suraneni V K Mahipal
- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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Kim DK, Kim HJ, Sung KS, Kim H, Cho SA, Kim KM, Lee CH, Kim JJ. 12(S)-HPETE induces itch-associated scratchings in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2007; 554:30-3. [PMID: 17112507 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.09.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2006] [Revised: 09/22/2006] [Accepted: 09/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The itch-associated responses evoked by intradermal injection of 12(S)-HPETE and leukotriene B4 were compared in ICR-mice. 12(S)-HPETE and leukotriene B4 (0.01-0.2 nmol/site) induced scratching of the injected site, respectively; the dose-responses were a peak at 0.05 nmol/site (12(S)-HPETE) or 0.03 nmol/site (leukotriene B4). The scratching response by 12(S)-HPETE (0.05 nmol/site) started within 1 min, peaked in the first 10 min period, had almost subsided by 25 min whereas the effect of leukotriene B4 peaked in the second 10 min. The effect of leukotriene B4 is slightly stronger than that of 12(S)-HPETE in 40 min of count. The scratching induced by 12(S)-HPETE was inhibited by capsaicin, naltrexon, and LY255283. These results suggest the possibility that 12-lipoxygenase product can be added to a new member of an endogenous itch mediator in the skin.
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- Dae-Kwon Kim
- Dermatologic Drug Research, AmorePacific Corporation R&D Center, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 449-729, Republic of Korea
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OBJECTIVES To analyze selective COX 2 inhibitor nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) in terms of their mechanism of action, principal indications, posology and most common adverse effects. SOURCES MEDLINE and LILACS databases and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Agency for Sanitary Vigilance (ANVISA - Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária) websites. The most important articles were selected and preference was given to articles published within the last 5 years. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS The principal indications for NSAID are for control of pain and acute and chronic inflammation. There is no overwhelming evidence that demonstrates the superiority of one NSAID over another in terms of effectiveness. To date none of the COX 2 inhibitors has been liberated for use in the pediatric age group. Only meloxicam and etoricoxib can be prescribed for adolescents (13 and 16 years, respectively). Selective COX 2 inhibitors are indicated for patients with adverse effects that have proven to be associated with nonselective NSAID use. Selective COX 2 inhibitors can be prescribed in some cases of allergy to aspirin, but they must be used with care. Principal adverse effects include cardiovascular events and thrombotic phenomena. CONCLUSIONS Selective COX 2 inhibitors are medicines that have been used in certain well-defined clinical situations and which may offer certain advantages over nonselective NSAID. Nevertheless, taking into consideration the higher cost involved and the potential for adverse cardiovascular effects, they should be employed only in accordance with strict criteria.
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- Maria Odete Esteves Hilário
- Departamento de Pediatria, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Serezani CH, Perrela JH, Russo M, Peters-Golden M, Jancar S. Leukotrienes are essential for the control of Leishmania amazonensis infection and contribute to strain variation in susceptibility. J Immunol 2006; 177:3201-8. [PMID: 16920959 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.5.3201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Leukotrienes (LTs) are known to be produced by macrophages when challenged with Leishmania, but it is not known whether these lipid mediators play a role in host defense against this important protozoan parasite. In this study, we investigated the involvement of LTs in the in vitro and in vivo response to Leishmania amazonensis infection in susceptible (BALB/c) and resistant (C3H/HePAS) mice. Pharmacologic or genetic deficiency of LTs resulted in impaired leishmanicidal activity of peritoneal macrophages in vitro. In contrast, addition of LTB4 increased leishmanicidal activity and this effect was dependent on the BLT1 receptor. LTB4 augmented NO production in response to L. amazonensis challenge, and studies with a NO synthesis inhibitor revealed that NO was critical for the enhancement of macrophage leishmanicidal activity. Interestingly, macrophages from resistant mice produced higher levels of LTB4 upon L. amazonensis challenge than did those from susceptible mice. In vivo infection severity, as assessed by footpad swelling following s.c. promastigote inoculation, was increased when endogenous LT synthesis was abrogated either pharmacologically or genetically. Taken together, these results for the first time reveal an important role for LTB4 in the protective response to L. amazonensis, identify relevant leishmanicidal mechanisms, and suggest that genetic variation in LTB4 synthesis might influence resistance and susceptibility patterns to infection.
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- Carlos H Serezani
- Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Science IV, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Serhan CN, Wasserman SI. The discovery and characterization of the leukotrienes. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006; 118:972-80. [PMID: 17073024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Charles N Serhan
- Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injury, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, 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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Peng QY, Chen AH. [Advances in studies on leukotrienes and their role in infantile wheezing diseases]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2006; 44:553-6. [PMID: 17044989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Trigona W, Mullarky I, Cao Y, Sordillo L. Thioredoxin reductase regulates the induction of haem oxygenase-1 expression in aortic endothelial cells. Biochem J 2006; 394:207-16. [PMID: 16209660 PMCID: PMC1386018 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 01/28/2023]
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Certain selenoproteins such as GPX-1 (glutathione peroxidase-1) and TrxR1 (thioredoxin reductase-1) possess important antioxidant defence functions in vascular endothelial cells. Reduced selenoprotein activity during dietary selenium (Se) deficiency can result in a compensatory increase of other non-Se-dependent antioxidants, such as HO-1 (haem oxygenase-1) that may help to counteract the damaging effects of oxidant stress. However, the role of individual selenoproteins in regulating vascular-derived protective gene responses such as HO-1 is less understood. Using an oxidant stress model based on Se deficiency in BAECs (bovine aortic endothelial cells), we sought to determine whether TrxR1 activity may contribute to the differential regulation of HO-1 expression as a function of altered redox environment. Se-sufficient BAECs up-regulated HO-1 expression following stimulation with the pro-oxidant, 15-HPETE (15-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid), and levels of this antioxidant inversely correlated with EC apoptosis. While Se-deficient BAECs exhibited higher basal levels of HO-1, it was not up-regulated upon 15-HPETE treatment, which resulted in significantly higher levels of pro-apoptotic markers. Subsequent results showed that HO-1 induction depended on the activity of TrxR1, as proved with chemical inhibitor studies and direct inhibition with TrxR1 siRNA. Finally, restoring intracellular levels of the reduced substrate Trx (thioredoxin) in Sedeficient BAECs was sufficient to increase HO-1 activation following 15-HPETE stimulation. These data provide evidence for the involvement of the Trx/TrxR system, in the regulation of HO-1 expression in BAECs during pro-oxidant challenge.
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- Wendy L. Trigona
- *Department of Veterinary Science, 115 Henning Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A
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- *Department of Veterinary Science, 115 Henning Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A
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- *Department of Veterinary Science, 115 Henning Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A
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- †College of Veterinary Medicine, 202D Veterinary Medical Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Coffa G, Imber AN, Maguire BC, Laxmikanthan G, Schneider C, Gaffney BJ, Brash AR. On the relationships of substrate orientation, hydrogen abstraction, and product stereochemistry in single and double dioxygenations by soybean lipoxygenase-1 and its Ala542Gly mutant. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:38756-66. [PMID: 16157595 PMCID: PMC1351262 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m504870200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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Recent findings associate the control of stereochemistry in lipoxygenase (LOX) catalysis with a conserved active site alanine for S configuration hydroperoxide products, or a corresponding glycine for R stereoconfiguration. To further elucidate the mechanistic basis for this stereocontrol we compared the stereoselectivity of the initiating hydrogen abstraction in soybean LOX-1 and an Ala542Gly mutant that converts linoleic acid to both 13S and 9R configuration hydroperoxide products. Using 11R-(3)H- and 11S-(3)H-labeled linoleic acid substrates to examine the initial hydrogen abstraction, we found that all the primary hydroperoxide products were formed with an identical and highly stereoselective pro-S hydrogen abstraction from C-11 of the substrate (97-99% pro-S-selective). This strongly suggests that 9R and 13S oxygenations occur with the same binding orientation of substrate in the active site, and as the equivalent 9R and 13S products were formed from a bulky ester derivative (1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoylphosphatidylcholine), one can infer that the orientation is tail-first. Both the EPR spectrum and the reaction kinetics were altered by the R product-inducing Ala-Gly mutation, indicating a substantial influence of this Ala-Gly substitution extending to the environment of the active site iron. To examine also the reversed orientation of substrate binding, we studied oxygenation of the 15S-hydroperoxide of arachidonic acid by the Ala542Gly mutant soybean LOX-1. In addition to the usual 5S, 15S- and 8S, 15S-dihydroperoxides, a new product was formed and identified by high-performance liquid chromatography, UV, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and NMR as 9R, 15S-dihydroperoxyeicosa-5Z,7E,11Z,13E-tetraenoic acid, the R configuration "partner" of the normal 5S,15S product. This provides evidence that both tail-first and carboxylate end-first binding of substrate can be associated with S or R partnerships in product formation in the same active site.
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- Gianguido Coffa
- From the Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, U.S.A., and
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- Chemistry & Biochemistry (Institute of Molecular Biophysics), Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, U.S.A
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, U.S.A., and
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, U.S.A., and
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Nonaka Y, Hiramoto T, Fujita N. Identification of endogenous surrogate ligands for human P2Y12 receptors by in silico and in vitro methods. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 337:281-8. [PMID: 16185654 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.09.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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: 08/16/2005] [Accepted: 09/09/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Endogenous ligands acting on a human P2Y12 receptor, one of the G-protein coupled receptors, were searched by in silico screening against our own database, which contains more than 500 animal metabolites. The in silico screening using the docking software AutoDock resulted in selection of cysteinylleukotrienes (CysLTs) and 5-phosphoribosyl 1-pyrophosphate (PRPP), with high free energy changes, in addition to the known P2Y12 ligands such as 2MeSADP and ADP. These candidates were subjected to an in vitro Ca2+ assay using the CHO cells stably expressing P2Y12-G16alpha fusion proteins. We found that CysLTE4 and PRPP acted on the P2Y12 receptor as agonists with the EC50 values of 1.3 and 7.8 nM, respectively. Furthermore, we analyzed the phylogenetic relationship of the P2Y, P2Y-like, and CysLT receptors based on sequence alignment followed by evolutionary analyses. The analyses showed that the P2Y12, P2Y13, P2Y14, GPR87, CysLT-1, and CysLT-2 receptors formed a P2Y-related receptor subfamily with common sequence motifs in the transmembrane regions.
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- Yosuke Nonaka
- Laboratory of Pharmcoinformatics, Department of Bioinformatics, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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Hardy G, Vergnaud S, Lunardi J, Peoc'h M, Bessard G, Stanke-Labesque F. 5-lipoxygenase expression and activity in aorta from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2005; 75:91-103. [PMID: 15789618 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2004.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/15/2022]
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We previously reported an activation of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway in aorta from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The aim of this study was to investigate whether this activation was associated with an increased expression of 5-lipoxygenase, an increased cysteinyl leukotriene (CysLT) production in response to arachidonic acid or calcium ionophore A23187 and/or a hypersensitivity of the aorta to CysLTs in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. In aorta from diabetic and control rats, reverse transcriptase-PCR and western blot analysis with a specific 5-lipoxygenase antibody provided evidence for the presence of 5-lipoxygenase in aorta. However, the expression of 5-lipoxygenase was not significantly different between diabetic and control rats. Challenge by A23187 (10 microM) and arachidonic acid (10 microM and 0.1 mM) with or without A23187 (10 micromol/l) induced a significant increase of CysLT release (measured by enzyme immunoassay) that was in the same range in aorta from control and diabetic rats. In contrast, aortas from diabetic rats showed a greater sensitivity to LTC4 and LTD4 contractile effects. These data suggested that the activation of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway previously reported in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats could be explained by an augmented sensitivity to CysLTs of the diabetic aorta.
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- G Hardy
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Laboratory HP2, University of Medicine, F-38706 La Tronche, France
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Ichiyama T, Hasegawa M, Ueno Y, Makata H, Matsubara T, Furukawa S. Cysteinyl leukotrienes induce monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 in human monocytes/macrophages. Clin Exp Allergy 2005; 35:1214-9. [PMID: 16164450 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02323.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Monocytes/macrophages have a cysteinyl leukotriene 1 (CysLT1) receptor, but its function is poorly understood. Objective To elucidate the biological function of the CysLT1 receptor of human monocytes/macrophages. METHODS We examined the production of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), and eotaxin induced by CysLTs (leukotriene (LT)C4, -D4, and -E4) in THP-1 cells, a human monocytic leukaemia cell line, and peripheral blood CD14+ monocytes/macrophages. Moreover, we examined the effect of CysLTs on the expression of beta-chemokine receptor 2B (CCR2B) as the receptor of MCP-1 by Western blot analysis. RESULTS ELISA revealed that CysLTs induced MCP-1 in THP-1 cells and peripheral blood CD14+ monocytes/macrophages, but not other cytokines. PCR demonstrated that CysLTs increased MCP-1 mRNA expression in THP-1 cells, and Western blotting showed that CysLTs increased the expression of CCR2B in THP-1 cells. Moreover, we demonstrated that pranlukast, a CysLT1 receptor antagonist, blocked MCP-1 production by CysLTs in THP-1 cells almost completely, and partially inhibited MCP-1 release by CysLTs in peripheral blood CD14+ monocytes/macrophages and CCR2B expression by CysLTs in THP-1 cells. CONCLUSION CysLTs induce MCP-1 and increase CCR2B expression in human monocytes/macrophages.
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- T Ichiyama
- Department of Pediatrics, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
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Ferrante JV, Ferrante A. Cutting Edge: Novel Role of Lipoxygenases in the Inflammatory Response: Promotion of TNF mRNA Decay by 15-Hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic Acid in a Monocytic Cell Line. J Immunol 2005; 174:3169-72. [PMID: 15749845 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.6.3169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The metabolism of arachidonic acid via the lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase pathways generates metabolites that regulate the inflammatory response. Although products of lipoxygenase are classically proinflammatory, recently it has been demonstrated that lipoxins, 15-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HPETE) and 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid exhibit anti-inflammatory activity. We now demonstrate for the first time that 15-HPETE regulates the production of the proinflammatory cytokine TNF posttranscriptionally by promoting degradation of LPS-induced TNFmRNA in a human monocytic cell line, Mono Mac 6. 15-HPETE causes a significant increase in the rate of TNF but not G3PDHmRNA degradation in the presence of the transcription inhibitor, actinomycin D. The decay of TNFmRNA is accelerated 1.7-fold, and its half-life is decreased by 57%. In view of its chemical and physical properties, we propose that 15-HPETE may function by destabilizing TNFmRNA by interaction with a trans-activating protein bound to the AU-rich element of TNFmRNA.
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- Judith V Ferrante
- Department of Immunopathology, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia
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Joachim A, Ruttkowski B, Daugschies A. Ecdysis of Oesophagostomum: possible involvement of eicosanoids and development of a bioassay. Parasitol Res 2005; 95:391-7. [PMID: 15739071 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-1302-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/26/2004] [Accepted: 12/16/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bioassays were developed and applied to test the role of eicosanoids and pH changes in ecdysis of Oesophagostomum dentatum. Exsheathment (80-100%) was achieved by subjecting third-stage larvae (L3) either to chlorine (hypochlorite assay) for 5 min or by incubating them in HCl followed by addition of NaHCO3 (pH-change assay) with subsequent cultivation at 38.5 degrees C/10% CO2 for 1 week. Addition of the lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitor diethylcarbamacine (DEC) to the larvae resulted in a reduction of the exsheathment rates which could be restored by the addition of leukotrienes (LT)B4, LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4. Addition of the cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) also resulted in decreased exsheathment rates both in the hypochlorite and in the pH-change assays in a dose-dependent manner. However, the primary COX products (prostaglandins) were not able to reverse this effect, in contrast to LTC4. It was concluded that: (1) both tests are suitable for bioassaying the effect of substances on exsheathment, and (2) eicosanoids involved in the control of exsheathment of L3 of O. dentatum are primarily LT.
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- A Joachim
- Institute of Parasitology and Zoology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria.
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Serezani CHC, Aronoff DM, Jancar S, Mancuso P, Peters-Golden M. Leukotrienes enhance the bactericidal activity of alveolar macrophages against Klebsiella pneumoniae through the activation of NADPH oxidase. Blood 2005; 106:1067-75. [PMID: 15718414 PMCID: PMC1895163 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-08-3323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [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: 12/28/2022] Open
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Leukotrienes (LTs) are lipid mediators that participate in inflammatory diseases and innate immune function. We sought to investigate the importance of LTs in regulating the microbicidal activity of alveolar macrophages (AMs) and the molecular mechanisms by which this occurs. The role of LTs in enhancing AM microbicidal activity was evaluated pharmacologically and genetically using in vitro challenge with Klebsiella pneumoniae. Exogenous LTs increased AM microbicidal activity in a dose- and receptor-dependent manner, and endogenous production of LTs was necessary for optimal killing. Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) was more potent than cysteinyl LTs. An important role for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADPH) oxidase in LT-induced microbicidal activity was indicated by the fact that bacterial killing was abrogated by the NADPH oxidase inhibitor diphenyleneiodonium (DPI; 10 microM) and in AMs derived from gp91phox-deficient mice. By contrast, LT-induced microbicidal activity was independent of the generation of nitric oxide. LTs increased H2O2 production, and LTB4 was again the more potent agonist. Both classes of LTs elicited translocation of p47phox to the cell membrane, and LTB4 induced phosphorylation of p47phox in a manner dependent on protein kinase C-delta (PKC-delta) activity. In addition, the enhancement of microbicidal activity by LTs was also dependent on PKC-delta activity. Our results demonstrate that LTs, especially LTB4, enhanceAM microbicidal activity through the PKC-delta-dependent activation of NADPH oxidase.
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- Carlos H C Serezani
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0642, USA
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Ciccarelli R, D'Alimonte I, Santavenere C, D'Auro M, Ballerini P, Nargi E, Buccella S, Nicosia S, Folco G, Caciagli F, Di Iorio P. Cysteinyl-leukotrienes are released from astrocytes and increase astrocyte proliferation and glial fibrillary acidic protein via cys-LT1 receptors and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Eur J Neurosci 2004; 20:1514-24. [PMID: 15355318 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03613.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Cysteinyl-leukotrienes (cys-LTs), potent mediators in inflammatory diseases, are produced by nervous tissue, but their cellular source and role in the brain are not very well known. In this report we have demonstrated that rat cultured astrocytes express the enzymes (5'-lipoxygenase and LTC(4) synthase) required for cys-LT production, and release cys-LTs in resting condition and, to a greater extent, in response to calcium ionophore A23187, 1 h combined oxygen-glucose deprivation or 2-methyl-thioATP, a selective P2Y(1)/ATP receptor agonist. MK-886, a LT synthesis inhibitor, prevented basal and evoked cys-LT release. In addition, 2-methyl-thioATP-induced cys-LT release was abolished by suramin, a P2 receptor antagonist, or by inhibitors of ATP binding cassette proteins involved in cys-LT release. We also showed that astrocytes express cys-LT(1) and not cys-LT(2) receptors. The stimulation of these receptors by LTD(4) activated the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. This effect was: (i) insensitive to inhibitors of receptor-coupled Gi protein (pertussis toxin) or tyrosine kinase receptors (genistein); (ii) abolished by MK-571, a cys-LT(1) selective receptor antagonist, or PD98059, a MAPK inhibitor; (iii) reduced by inhibitors of calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (KN-93), Ca(2+)-dependent and -independent (GF102903X) or Ca(2+)-dependent (Gö6976) protein kinase C isoforms. LTD(4) also increased astrocyte proliferation and glial fibrillary acidic protein content, which are considered hallmarks of reactive astrogliosis. Both effects were counteracted by cell pretreatment with MK-571 or PD98059. Thus, cys-LTs released from astrocytes might play an autocrine role in the induction of reactive astrogliosis that, in brain injuries, contributes to the formation of a reparative glial scar.
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- Renata Ciccarelli
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, Medical School, G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy.
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Trang T, McNaull B, Quirion R, Jhamandas K. Involvement of spinal lipoxygenase metabolites in hyperalgesia and opioid tolerance. Eur J Pharmacol 2004; 491:21-30. [PMID: 15102529 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 12/08/2003] [Revised: 03/02/2004] [Accepted: 03/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This study investigated role of spinal lipoxygenase metabolites in induction of hyperalgesia and development of opioid analgesic tolerance. In the rat, nociception was measured using formalin and tail-flick tests. Intrathecal administration of leukotriene receptor agonist (LTB4) augmented the second phase of the formalin response and marginally increased sensitivity to acute thermal stimulation in the tail-flick test, responses suppressed by 6-(6-(3R-hydroxy-1E,5Z-undecadien-1-yl)-2-pyridinyl)-1,5S-hexanediol (U75302), a leukotriene BLT receptor antagonist. Treatment with 15-hydroxyperoxyeicosatetranoic acid (HPETE) increased phase II formalin activity, but had no effect on tail-flick responses. 12-HPETE failed to produce an effect in either nociceptive test. In the second part of this study, chronic spinal morphine for 5 days produced progressive decline in morphine antinociception and loss in analgesic potency. These effects were attenuated by co-administration of morphine with selective and nonselective lipoxygenase inhibitors. These results suggest involvement of lipoxygenase metabolites in both pain modulation and induction of opioid tolerance at the spinal level.
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- Tuan Trang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6
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Considerable amount of work has been done in the area of enzymatic and non-enzymatic oxidation of arachidonic acid. This effort resulted in understanding of the functions of lipid mediators--eicosanoids in various aspects of health and disease. A mechanism by which aspirin exerts therapeutic effects puzzled pharmacologists for a long time until John Vane, in 1971, discovered that aspirin and its congeners block formation of prostaglandins, a class of lipids that originate from oxidation of arachidonic acid by cyclooxygenase. Since that discovery the pharmacology of eicosanoids has substantially progressed, which resulted in new drugs available in clinics. In addition to many new inhibitors of cyclooxygenase, two isoforms of which are known, much effort has been given to find inhibitors of synthesis and function of leukotrienes, a class of lipids that are derived from 5-lipoxygenase. These lipids are generated in asthma and their uncontrolled biosynthesis aggravates the symptoms of asthma. A new class of drugs called lukasts, inhibitors of 5-LOX products, has been developed and entered clinics as the first new therapy to treat asthma in nearly 20 years. New discoveries in the field of lipoxygenase show great opportunities for drug development for cancer prevention and treatment as it has been established that lipoxygenases and their products are required for cancer growth. Intense research in this field is likely to produce new drugs in the near future.
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- Candace D Poff
- Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA
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Capra V, Ravasi S, Accomazzo MR, Parenti M, Rovati GE. CysLT1 signal transduction in differentiated U937 cells involves the activation of the small GTP-binding protein Ras. Biochem Pharmacol 2004; 67:1569-77. [PMID: 15041474 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2003.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 10/07/2003] [Accepted: 12/23/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We investigated the signal transduction pathway(s) of leukotriene D(4) (LTD(4)) in the human promonocytic U937 cells, a cell line known to constitutively express CysLT(1) receptors. Herein, we demonstrate that LTD(4) specifically acts on a CysLT(1) receptor to dose-dependently increase (three to five-fold over basal) RasGTP through a G(i/o) protein. In fact, while cytosolic Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) increase was only partially sensitive to pertussis toxin (PTx), Ras activation was almost completely inhibited by the same toxin. Furthermore, the phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor U73122 completely inhibited both [Ca(2+)](i) and RasGTP increase, suggesting that in these cells PLC is the point of convergence for both PTx insensitive and sensitive pathways leading to [Ca(2+)](i) release and Ras activation. Indeed, chelating intracellular Ca(2+) strongly (>70%) prevented LTD(4)-induced Ras activation, indicating that this ion plays an essential role for CysLT(1)-induced downstream signaling in differentiated U937 (dU937) cells. In addition, while Src did not appear to be substantially involved in CysLT(1)-induced signaling, genistein was able to partially inhibit LTD(4)-induced [Ca(2+)](i) transient ( approximately 34%) and almost completely prevented Ras activation (>90%), suggesting a potential role for other Ca(2+)-dependent tyrosine kinases in LTD(4)-induced signaling. Finally, agonist-induced CysLT(1) stimulation was followed by a specific extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 phosphorylation, an event with a pharmacological profile similar to that of Ras activation, partially ( approximately 40%) sensitive to Clostridium sordellii lethal toxin and totally blocked by PTx. In conclusion, LTD(4)-induced CysLT(1) receptor activation in dU937 cells leads to Ras activation and ERK phosphorylation mostly through a PTx-sensitive G(i/o) protein, PLC, and Ca(2+)-dependent tyrosine kinase(s).
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- Valérie Capra
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Sakai H, Uchiumi T, Lee JB, Ohira Y, Ohkura JI, Suzuki T, Hayashi T, Takeguchi N. Leukotrienes-mediated effects of water extracts from Sargassum horneri, a marine brown alga, on Cl- absorption in isolated rat colon. Jpn J Physiol 2004; 54:71-7. [PMID: 15040851 DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.54.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Sargassum horneri is an edible marine brown alga distributed along the seacoast of Japan. Here we examined effects on the water-soluble (ethanol-insoluble) extracts (EIS) from Sargassum horneri on ion transports across the isolated rat colonic mucosa set in Ussing chambers. The nonpolysaccharide fraction of EIS (EIS-2) significantly decreased short-circuit current (Isc) across the mucosa, and increased the tissue conductance (Gt). The half-maximal effect of EIS-2 was obtained at 20 microg/ml. In contrast, the polysaccharide fraction of EIS (EIS-1; 100 microg/ml) had little effect on Isc and Gt. The effect of EIS-2 depended on the presence of Cl- and HCO3- but not K+ in the bathing solution. These results suggest that EIS-2 stimulates Cl)absorption in the colonic mucosa. The EIS-2-induced changes in Isc and Gt were inhibited by 3-(1-[p-chlorobenzyl]-5-[isopropyl]-3-t-butylthioindol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-propanoic acid sodium (MK-886; 10 microM), a 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein inhibitor, and 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)-benzoate (NPPB; 100 microM), a Cl- channel blocker. EIS-2 attenuated the prostaglandin E2 (0.5 microM)-increased Isc, and the half-maximal effect of EIS-2 was obtained at 50 microg/ml. The present study suggests that the EIS-2 stimulates Cl- absorption mediated by basolateral leukotriene-sensitive Cl- channels and apical Cl-/HCO3- exchanger in the rat colonic mucosa.
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- Hideki Sakai
- Department of Pharmaceutical Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, 930-0194 Japan.
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Feinmark SJ, Begum R, Tsvetkov E, Goussakov I, Funk CD, Siegelbaum SA, Bolshakov VY. 12-lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid mediate metabotropic glutamate receptor-dependent long-term depression at hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses. J Neurosci 2003; 23:11427-35. [PMID: 14673007 PMCID: PMC6740529] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023] Open
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Arachidonic acid metabolites have been proposed as signaling molecules in hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) for >15 years. However, the functional role of these molecules remains controversial. Here we used a multidisciplinary biochemical, electrophysiological, and genetic approach to examine the function of the 12-lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid in long-term synaptic plasticity at CA3-CA1 synapses. We found that the 12-lipoxygenase pathway is required for the induction of metabotropic glutamate receptor-dependent LTD (mGluR-LTD), but is not required for LTP: (1) Hippocampal homogenates were capable of synthesizing the 12-lipoxygenase metabolite of arachidonic acid, 12(S)-hydroxyeicosa-5Z,8Z,10E,14Z-tetraenoic acid (HETE). (2) Stimulation protocols that induce mGluR-LTD lead to a release of 12-(S)-HETE from acute hippocampal slices. (3) A mouse in which the leukocyte-type 12-lipoxygenase (the neuronal isoform) was deleted through homologous recombination was deficient in mGluR-LTD, but showed normal LTP. (4) Pharmacological inhibition of 12-lipoxygenase also blocked induction of mGluR-LTD. (5) Finally, direct application of 12(S)-HPETE, but not 15(S)-HPETE, to hippocampal slices induced a long-term depression of synaptic transmission that mimicked and occluded mGluR-LTD induced by synaptic stimulation. Thus, 12(S)-hydroperoxyeicosa-5Z, 8Z, 10E, 14Z-tetraenoic acid (12(S)-HPETE), a 12-lipoxygenase metabolite of arachidonic acid, satisfies all of the criteria of a messenger molecule that is actively recruited for the induction of mGluR-LTD.
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- Steven J Feinmark
- Department of Pharmacology, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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Sundström E, Låstbom L, Ryrfeldt A, Dahlén SE. Interactions among three classes of mediators explain antigen-induced bronchoconstriction in the isolated perfused and ventilated guinea pig lung. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2003; 307:408-18. [PMID: 12954791 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.103.053546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Intravascular challenge of isolated perfused and ventilated guinea pig lung (IPL) from actively sensitized guinea pigs, with cumulatively increasing (10-10,000 microg) doses of ovalbumin (OVA), resulted in dose-dependent and reproducible reductions in lung conductance. The antihistamines mepyramine (1 microM) and metiamide (1 microM), the leukotriene antagonist zafirlukast (0.1 microM), or the cyclooxygenase enzyme (COX) inhibitor diclofenac (10 microM) each caused a parallel and rightward shift in the dose-response relation for OVA, providing evidence for contributions of histamine, cysteinyl-leukotrienes, and COX products to the OVA-induced bronchoconstriction in the IPL. Moreover, when all three drugs were combined there was a complete abolishment of the response to OVA. When two antagonists or inhibitors were combined, the results, however, were more complex. The 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor BAY x1005 (30 microM) and the thromboxane (TP) receptor antagonist BAY u3405 (1 microM) given as single treatment did not inhibit the response to OVA. However, combinations of different antagonists/inhibitors, including BAY x1005 and BAY u3405, caused pronounced inhibitions of the antigen responses, suggesting synergism in action. On the basis of these data it was concluded that although histamine and cysteinyl-leukotrienes mediate the major part of the bronchoconstriction, one or several prostanoids other than thromboxane contribute to the bronchoconstriction evoked by OVA. Moreover, the effect of diclofenac involved a dual action because it also made the IPL less sensitive to histamine and LTD4. The findings resemble and extend recent observations in clinical studies of patients with asthma and support the usefulness of this particular model in airway pharmacology.
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- Ewa Sundström
- Division of Physiology, The National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Coulon L, Calzada C, Moulin P, Véricel E, Lagarde M. Activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase/cytosolic phospholipase A2 cascade in hydroperoxide-stressed platelets. Free Radic Biol Med 2003; 35:616-25. [PMID: 12957654 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(03)00386-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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12-Hydroperoxy-eicosatetraenoic acid (12-HpETE), the main hydroperoxide formed in platelets from arachidonic acid (AA) by 12-lipoxygenase, has been shown to increase the sensitivity of platelets to agonists resulting in increased aggregation. The aim of the present study was to determine the direct effect of low concentrations of 12-HpETE on the signaling pathways leading to AA release from membrane phospholipids and thromboxane A2 (TxA2) formation. Exogenous 12-HpETE activated platelet p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK), as assessed by its phosphorylation, at a concentration as low as 100 nM and was much more potent than hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, the incubation of platelets with 100 nM 12-HpETE for 2 min led to the phosphorylation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2). It was associated with a significant decrease in the concentration of AA esterified in phospholipids and an increased concentration of thromboxane B2, the stable catabolite of TxA2. Additionally, decreasing glutathione peroxidase activity pharmacologically favored endogenous 12-HpETE formation and led to an increase in phosphorylated p38 MAPK, while a thiol-reducing agent such as N-acetyl-cysteine fully prevented it. Finally, significant activation of p38 MAPK was also observed in platelets from type 2 diabetic patients with mild hyperglycemia. In conclusion, our data provide a new insight into the mechanism of 12-HpETE-induced platelet priming, suggesting that hydroperoxide-induced p38 MAPK activation could play a relevant role in the exacerbated platelet activation associated with oxidative stress as found in diabetes.
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Moghaddami N, Costabile M, Grover PK, Jersmann HPA, Huang ZH, Hii CST, Ferrante A. Unique effect of arachidonic acid on human neutrophil TNF receptor expression: up-regulation involving protein kinase C, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, and phospholipase A2. J Immunol 2003; 171:2616-24. [PMID: 12928414 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.5.2616] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Arachidonic acid (AA) regulates the function of many cell types, including neutrophils. Although much emphasis has been placed on agonist-induced down-regulation of TNFR, our data show that AA caused a rapid (10-20 min) and dose-dependent (0.5-30 micro M) increase in the surface expression of both classes of TNFR (TNFR1 and TNFR2) on human neutrophils. This increased TNFR expression correlated with an increase in TNF-induced superoxide production. In contrast, the omega3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, and linolenic acid failed to stimulate TNFR expression. Although fMLP and LPS reduced the neutrophil expression of TNFR, when pretreated with AA, fMLP caused an increase in TNFR expression. Consistent with this result was the finding that AA prevented the fMLP-induced receptor release in neutrophil cultures. AA also caused an increase in TNFR expression in matured HL-60 cells (neutrophil-like cells), but a decrease in nonmatured cells and HUVEC. The AA effects were independent of the lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase pathways, but dependent on protein kinase C, the extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2, and cytosolic phospholipase A(2). The data demonstrate a unique effect of AA in the inflammatory reaction, through its action on neutrophil TNFR expression, and suggest that AA may regulate the response of neutrophils to TNF by altering its receptor number.
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- Nahid Moghaddami
- Department of Immunopathology, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006
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Bouchelouche K, Andersen L, Nordling J, Horn T, Bouchelouche P. The cysteinyl-leukotriene D4 induces cytosolic Ca2+ elevation and contraction of the human detrusor muscle. J Urol 2003; 170:638-44. [PMID: 12853847 DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000076390.30043.ff] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The role of intracellular Ca2+ in the activation of human detrusor smooth muscle cells (SMCs) is pivotal. Recently we showed that the mast cell derived pro-inflammatory mediator leukotriene D(4) (LTD(4)) induces increase in intracellular free Ca2+ ([Ca2+](i)) in human detrusor myocytes. In the current study we examined the mechanisms underlying LTD(4) induced increase in [Ca2+](i) and tested whether LTD(4) induces muscle contraction by measuring force development in human detrusor tissue. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cultures of human detrusor SMCs were obtained from patients with benign bladder diseases undergoing cystoscopy. [Ca2+](i) was measured in fura-2 loaded SMCs using micro-spectrofluorometry and dynamic video imaging. Contractile force was monitored with an especially built mini-myograph. RESULTS Spontaneous oscillations in [Ca2+](i) and force were observed. In the absence of calcium these oscillations were absent. LTD(4) caused a concentration dependent increase in [Ca2+](i) and isometric force. Calcium was released exclusively from intracellular stores. Increases in [Ca2+](i) and force were inhibited in dose dependent fashion by the LTD(4) receptor antagonists montelukast and zafirlukast. Likewise, LTC(4) and LTE(4) induced an increase in [Ca2+](i) and contractile force in the rank order LTD(4) >LTC(4) >LTE(4). Inhibition of Ca2+ induced Ca2+ release (CICR) with thapsigargin and ryanodine suggested the presence of a functional CICR in SMCs. CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge this study demonstrates for the first time that the cysteinyl-leukotriene LTD(4) induces contraction in human detrusor SMCs. LTD(4) induced force and increased [Ca2+](i) were entirely dependent on Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. The action of LTD(4) on force development and increased [Ca2+](i) appeared to be specific, mediated by the binding and activation of specific LTD(4) receptors on SMCs. Also, to our knowledge this report is the first to show that human detrusor SMCs are sensitive to ryanodine, consistent with the hypothesis that a CICR is present and functional in these cells. The presence and role of endogenous cysteinyl leukotrienes for normal contractile functioning of the human detrusor during inflammation remains to be elucidated.
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- Kirsten Bouchelouche
- Smooth Muscle Laboratory and Department of Urology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kawano T, Matsuse H, Kondo Y, Machida I, Saeki S, Tomari S, Mitsuta K, Obase Y, Fukushima C, Shimoda T, Kohno S. Cysteinyl leukotrienes induce nuclear factor kappa b activation and RANTES production in a murine model of asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003; 112:369-74. [PMID: 12897744 DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has been demonstrated that both cysteinyl leukotrienes (cysLTs) and cytokines are involved in the pathophysiology of bronchial asthma. Nonetheless, the exact mechanism involved in the interaction between these 2 molecules has yet to be determined. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of cysLTs on allergic airway inflammation and allergen-specific cytokine production in a murine model of asthma. METHODS Four groups of BALB/c mice (control mice, Dermatophagoides farinae allergen-sensitized mice, pranlukast cysLT receptor antagonist-treated allergen-sensitized mice, and dexamethasone-treated allergen-sensitized mice) were examined. RESULTS Allergen-sensitized mice exhibited increased airway responsiveness and inflammation. Pranlukast-treated mice showed significant attenuation of these changes concomitant with reduction of T(H)2 cytokine and IFN-gamma production by isolated lung mononuclear cells (MNCs). A much stronger inhibition of all cytokines was noted in dexamethasone-treated mice. Pranlukast also significantly inhibited production of RANTES and activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) in the isolated lung MNCs. Leukotriene D(4) stimulated isolated lung MNCs to produce RANTES but not any other cytokines and also activated NF-kappa B in these cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that cysLTs activate NF-kappa B and induce RANTES production from isolated lung MNCs, which in turn might cause migration of eosinophils and activated T lymphocytes into the airway.
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- Tetsuya Kawano
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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Lovat PE, Ranalli M, Corazzari M, Raffaghello L, Pearson ADJ, Ponzoni M, Piacentini M, Melino G, Redfern CPF. Mechanisms of free-radical induction in relation to fenretinide-induced apoptosis of neuroblastoma. J Cell Biochem 2003; 89:698-708. [PMID: 12858336 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [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] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The mechanisms of fenretinide-induced cell death of neuroblastoma cells are complex, involving signaling pathways mediated by free radicals or reactive oxygen species (ROS). The aim of this study was to identify mechanisms generating ROS and apoptosis of neuroblastoma cells in response to fenretinide. Fenretinide-induced ROS or apoptosis of SH-SY5Y or HTLA 230 neuroblastoma cells were not blocked by Nitro l-argenine methyl ester (l-NAME), an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. Flavoprotein-dependent superoxide-producing enzymes such as NADPH oxidase were also not involved in fenretinide-induced apoptosis or ROS generation. Similarly, ketoconazole, a cytochrome P450 inhibitor, and inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX) were also ineffective. In contrast, inhibition of phospholipase A(2) or lipoxygenases (LOX) blocked the induction of ROS and apoptosis in response to fenretinide. Using specific inhibitors of LOX, blocking 12-LOX but not 5- or 15-LOX inhibited both fenretinide-induced ROS and apoptosis. The effects of eicosatriynoic acid, a specific 12-LOX inhibitor, were reversed by the addition of the 12-LOX products, 12 (S)-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid and 12 (S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid. The targeting of 12-LOX in neuroblastoma cells may thus be a novel pathway for the development of drugs inducing apoptosis of neuroblastoma with improved tumor specificity.
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- Penny E Lovat
- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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Canals S, Casarejos MJ, de Bernardo S, Rodríguez-Martín E, Mena MA. Nitric oxide triggers the toxicity due to glutathione depletion in midbrain cultures through 12-lipoxygenase. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:21542-9. [PMID: 12679339 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m213174200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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Glutathione (GSH) depletion is the earliest biochemical alteration shown to date in brains of Parkinson's disease patients. However, data from animal models show that GSH depletion by itself is not sufficient to induce nigral degeneration. We have previously shown that non-toxic inhibition of GSH synthesis with l-buthionine-(S,R)-sulfoximine in primary midbrain cultures transforms a nitric oxide (NO) neurotrophic effect, selective for dopamine neurons, into a toxic effect with participation of guanylate cyclase (GC) and cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) (Canals, S., Casarejos, M. J., de Bernardo, S., Rodríguez-Martín, E., and Mena, M. A. (2001) J. Neurochem. 79, 1183-1195). Here we demonstrate that arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism through the 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) pathway is also central for this GSH-NO interaction. LOX inhibitors (nordihydroguaiaretic acid and baicalein), but not cyclooxygenase (indomethacin) or epoxygenase (clotrimazole) ones, prevent cell death in the culture, even when added 10 h after NO treatment. Furthermore, the addition of AA to GSH-depleted cultures precipitates a cell death process that is indistinguishable from that initiated by NO in its morphology, time course, and 12-LOX, GC, and PKG dependence. The first AA metabolite through the 12-LOX enzyme, 12-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid, induces cell death in the culture, and its toxicity is greatly enhanced by GSH depletion. In addition we show that if GSH synthesis inhibition persists for up to 4 days without any additional treatment, it will induce a cell death process that also depends on 12-LOX, GC, and PKG activation. In this study, therefore, we show that the signaling pathway AA/12-LOX/12-HPETE/GC/PKG may be important in several pathologies in which GSH decrease has been documented, such as Parkinson's disease. The potentiating effect of NO over such a signaling pathway may be of relevance as part of the cascade of events leading to and sustaining nerve cell death.
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- Santiago Canals
- Departamento de Investigación, Servicio de Neurobiología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Ctra. de Colmenar, Km. 9, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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Miles EA, Aston L, Calder PC. In vitro effects of eicosanoids derived from different 20-carbon fatty acids on T helper type 1 and T helper type 2 cytokine production in human whole-blood cultures. Clin Exp Allergy 2003; 33:624-32. [PMID: 12752591 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01637.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Different series prostaglandins (PGs) and leukotrienes (LTs) are synthesized from different 20 carbon fatty acid precursors. The effects of the different series of PGs and LTs on production of T helper type 1 (Th1) and Th2 cytokines by human cells are not well established. OBJECTIVE To characterize the influence of PGs and LTs produced from different fatty acid precursors on the Th1 and Th2 cytokine profile in mitogen-stimulated human whole-blood cultures. METHODS Blood from healthy adult males was diluted and cultured with concanavalin A in the presence or absence of a range of concentrations of various PGs or LTs. Cytokine concentrations in culture supernatants were analysed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS PGE1, PGE2 and PGE3 significantly and dose-dependently decreased the concentrations of the Th1 cytokines IL-2 and IFN-gamma by up to 50% and 70%, respectively. The three PGs exhibited similar potency towards IFN-gamma production. At the highest concentration used (10-6 m) PGE1, but not PGE2 or PGE3, increased the concentration of the Th2 cytokine IL-4 by about 70%. IL-10 production was not affected by PGs. The ratio of the concentrations of IFN-gamma to IL-4 was significantly decreased at PGE concentrations of 10-7 and 10-6 M with all three PGEs having similar effects. LTB4, LTC4 and LTC5 did not significantly affect production of the cytokines studied. CONCLUSION PGE produced from different fatty acids significantly decrease Th1 cytokine production resulting in a shift in the Th1, Th2 balance in favour of a Th2 response. PGE produced from different fatty acid precursors are equipotent in their effects on human T lymphocytes. Thus, although changes in the pattern of dietary fatty intakes may contribute to the increased prevalence of atopic disease, this would probably not be mediated through substitution of one PGE with another from a different series. It may, however, be mediated through a change in the total amount of PGE produced at the site of antigen presentation.
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- E A Miles
- Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton, UK
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Crimi N, Pagano C, Palermo F, Mastruzzo C, Prosperini G, Pistorio MP, Vancheri C. Inhibitory effect of a leukotriene receptor antagonist (montelukast) on neurokinin A-induced bronchoconstriction. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003; 111:833-9. [PMID: 12704366 DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tachykinins are potent contractors of human airways producing a dose-related bronchoconstriction when administered by means of inhalation to asthmatic subjects. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the effective role played by leukotrienes (LTs) in neurokinin A (NKA)-induced bronchoconstriction in asthmatic patients. METHODS To address this question, we investigated the protective effect of a selective cysteinyl LT receptor antagonist, montelukast, against inhaled NKA and determined LTE(4) excretion in the urine. RESULTS Inhaled NKA in the absence of any drug treatment produced a concentration-related bronchospasm with a geometric mean provocative concentration required to produce a 15% decrease in FEV(1) from the postsaline baseline value (PC(15)) value of 290.9 microg/mL (+SE, 407.1 microg/mL; -SE, 207.84 microg/mL). Montelukast pretreatment significantly increased (P <.01) the PC(15) NKA value (708.8 microg/mL; +SE, 890.47 microg/mL; -SE, 564.15 microg/mL) in comparison with placebo (394.4 microg/mL; +SE, 491.88 microg/mL; -SE, 248.16 microg/mL) and produced a shift of the NKA concentration-response curve to the right in all the subjects studied. When compared with placebo, montelukast did not have a significant protective effect against methacholine challenge; the geometric mean PC(15) values obtained were 0.87 and 0.96 mg/mL with placebo and montelukast, respectively. Although we have not observed any increase in urinary LTE(4) excretion after NKA inhalation, we have shown that pretreatment of asthmatic subjects with montelukast elicits a significant protection against NKA-induced bronchoconstriction. CONCLUSION In asthmatic subjects NKA-induced bronchoconstriction is indirectly caused by the release of LTs, and this mechanism could explain some of the antiasthmatic and anti-inflammatory effects of LT antagonists.
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- Nunzio Crimi
- Department of Internal and Specialistic Medicine, Section of Respiratory Diseases and Infectious Diseases, University of Catania, Catania
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