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Biological inactivation of 5-oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid by human platelets.

Neutrophil-derived 5-oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE) is a potent activator of neutrophils and eosinophils. In the present study we examined the biosynthesis and metabolism of this substance by platelets. Although platelets contain an abundant amount of 5-hydroxyeicosanoid dehydrogenase, the enzyme responsible for the formation of 5-oxo-ETE, they synthesize only very small amounts of this substance from exogenous 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE) unless endogenous NADPH is converted to NADP+ by addition of phenazine methosulfate. Similarly, relatively small amounts of 5-oxo-ETE were formed by A23187-stimulated mixtures of platelets and neutrophils, which instead formed substantial amounts of two 12-hydroxy metabolites of this substance, 5-oxo-12-HETE and 8-trans-5-oxo-12-HETE, which were identified by comparison with authentic chemically synthesized compounds. These metabolites were also formed from 5-oxo-ETE by platelets stimulated with thrombin or A23187. In contrast, unstimulated platelets converted 5-oxo-ETE principally to 5-HETE. Neither 5-oxo-12-HETE nor 8-trans-5-oxo-12-HETE had appreciable effects on neutrophil calcium levels or platelet aggregation at concentrations as high as 10 micromol/L, but both blocked 5-oxo-ETE-induced calcium mobilization in neutrophils with IC50 values of 0.5 and 2.5 micromol/L, respectively. We conclude that platelets can biologically inactivate 5-oxo-ETE. Unstimulated platelets convert 5-oxo-ETE to 5-HETE, with a 99% loss of biological potency, whereas stimulated platelets convert this substance to 12-hydroxy metabolites, which possess antagonist properties.[1]

References

  1. Biological inactivation of 5-oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid by human platelets. Powell, W.S., Gravel, S., Khanapure, S.P., Rokach, J. Blood (1999) [Pubmed]
 
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