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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-5-10
pubmed:abstractText
The kinetics of the transformation of arachidonic acid into 5-lipoxygenase products in human blood leukocytes stimulated with the ionophore A23187 (2 microM) was studied using high performance liquid chromatography. The levels of 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE), leukotriene B4 (LTB4), delta 6-trans-LTB4, and leukotriene C4 (LTC4) were maximum after 4-5 min of incubation; at longer incubation times, the levels of delta 6-trans-LTB4 and LTC4 remained unchanged, whereas those of 5-HETE and LTB4 decreased rapidly. The disappearance of LTB4 was concomitant with the formation of omega-hydroxy-LTB4 and omega-carboxy-LTB4. When synthetic LTB4 was added to a suspension of unstimulated human leukocytes, a similar pattern of omega-oxidation products was observed. This omega-oxidation process showed some specificity for LTB4, as indicated by the slower reaction of three stereoisomers of LTB4. Studies with subpopulations of human blood cells and human plasma clearly indicated that the polymorphonuclear leukocytes were the main source of enzymic activity for the omega-oxidation of LTB4. The liquid chromatographic behaviors of natural omega-hydroxy-LTB4 and omega-carboxy-LTB4 were studied in two systems.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0714-7511
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1321-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Studies on leukotriene B4 omega-oxidation in human leukocytes.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't