5-series peptido-leukotriene synthesis in mouse peritoneal macrophages: modulation by dietary n-3 fatty acids. Academic Article

abstract

• This study was undertaken to elucidate the metabolic fate of dietary eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3), a major n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid constituent of fish oil, in the mouse peritoneal macrophage. Mice were fed diets containing menhaden fish oil (FO) or safflower oil (SO). After 3 weeks, resident or responsive peritoneal macrophages were isolated and stimulated with zymosan and A23187, respectively. We demonstrate the novel synthesis of leukotriene C5 (LTC5), derived from 20:5n-3, in addition to LTC4 in both resident and responsive macrophages from FO fed mice. The structures of these peptido-leukotrienes were characterized by their retention times on reverse phase high pressure liquid chromatography, by their u.v. absorbance spectra, and by cross-reactivity with peptido-leukotriene antibody. These results demonstrate for the first time that macrophages are capable of metabolizing dietary 20:5n-3 to LTC5, a pentaene peptido-leukotriene.

authors

• Chapkin, Robert

published proceedings

• Biochem Biophys Res Commun

author list (cited authors)

• Chapkin, R. S., Hubbard, N. E., & Erickson, K. L.

citation count

• 22

complete list of authors

• Chapkin, RS||Hubbard, NE||Erickson, KL

publication date

• September 1990

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Calcimycin
• Cells, Cultured
• Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
• Dietary Fats
• Eicosapentaenoic Acid
• Female
• Fish Oils
• Leukotrienes
• Macrophages
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred C57BL
• Plant Oils
• Safflower Oil
• Thioglycolates
• Zymosan

PubMed Central ID

• 2119578

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0006-291x(90)91212-b

start page

• 764

end page

• 769

volume

• 171

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0006-291x(90)91212-b