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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
Our previous studies have shown that 14,15-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (14,15-EET) is a major product of arachidonic acid metabolism in astrocytes. The purpose of this study was to investigate cellular regulation of 14,15-EET incorporation, distribution, and metabolism in primary cultures of rat brain cortical astrocytes. Incorporation of 14,15-EET into astrocytes was lower (93,390 +/- 11,121 dpm/5 x 10(6) cells) than incorporation of 8,9-EET (226,500 +/- 5,567 dpm/5 x 10(6) cells) and arachidonic acid (321,600 +/- 1,200 dpm/5 x 10(6) cells). 14,15-EET was distributed in the order neutral lipids and free fatty acids (solvent front) >> phosphatidylcholine (PC) > phosphatidylinositol (PI) > phosphatidylethanolamine. In contrast, 8,9-EET and arachidonic acid were exclusively incorporated into PC. During incubation, astroglial epoxide hydrolase selectively metabolized 14,15-EET, but not 8,9-EET, to its vic-diol. Although 4-phenylchalcone oxide, a potent inhibitor of epoxide hydrolase, completely inhibited 14,15-EET metabolism, a large amount of cell-incorporated radioactivity remained as free 14,15-EET. Long-term exposure of astrocytes to 4 beta-phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (4 beta-PMA) resulted in a time-dependent incorporation of 14,15-EET into PI but not in control cells exposed to 4 alpha-phorbol 12,13-didecanoate. PKC down-regulation completely inhibited epoxide hydrolase metabolism of 14,15-EET. Following recovery of down-regulated PKC, 1 week after treatment with 4 beta-PMA, astrocytes regained their normal pattern of low incorporation of 14,15-EET. Protein kinase C (PKC) inhibition by staurosporine enhanced 14,15-EET incorporation without affecting its metabolism to 14,15-dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acid.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-3042
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
338-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of protein kinase C modulators on 14,15-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid incorporation into astroglial phospholipids.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0613, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't