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Title: Modulation of alveolar macrophage lipoxygenase metabolism by the sulfhydryl-reactive compound

Conference · · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5388960

N-ethylmaleimide (NEM), a sulfhydryl(SH)-reactive compound, has been previously shown to trigger arachidonic acid (AA) release and thromboxane (TxB/sub 2/) synthesis in alveolar macrophages (AMs). The present study was undertaken to characterize the effects of this agent on rat AM lipoxygenase metabolism. NEM caused dose-dependent stimulation of TxB/sub 2/ and, to a lesser extent, PGE/sub 2/ synthesis. However, NEM at either 5 or 10 ..mu..M failed to stimulate production of LTB/sub 4/ (control= 31 + 6, 5 ..mu..M = 36 + 8, 10 ..mu..M = 39 +/- 14 pg/ml; mean + SEM, n = 3) or LTC/sub 4/ (control = 109 +/- 29, 5 ..mu..M = 111 + 27, 10 ..mu..M = 113 +/- 40 pg/ml; n = 4). Indomethacin (5 ..mu..M) failed to shunt AA towards LTB/sub 4/ or LTC/sub 4/ synthesis in response to 10 ..mu..M NEM. In addition, /sup 14/C-5-HETE production by /sup 14/C-AA prelabeled AMs was no greater in NEM-treated cultures (308 +/- 96 cpm) than in control cultures (321 +/- 159 cpm/4 x 10/sup 6/ cells). The effect of NEM on zymosan-induced eicosanoid synthesis was examined by incubating AMs with zymosan (100 ..mu..g/ml) for 1 hour + NEM. NEM (10 ..mu..M) inhibited zymosan-induced LTC/sub 4/ synthesis (control = 122 +/- 43, zymosan = 266 +/- 35, zymosan + NEM = 105 +/- 38 pg/ml; n = 3; p = .05) without cytotoxicity, and while yielding additive increments in TxB/sub 2/ and PGE/sub 2/. Since the actions of both 5-lipoxygenase and glutathione transferase represent SH-dependent steps in the synthesis of LTs, it is postulated that the SH reactivity of NEM explains both its inability to stimulate LT synthesis and its ability to inhibit zymosan-induced LTC/sub 4/ synthesis.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
OSTI ID:
5388960
Report Number(s):
CONF-8604222-; TRN: 86-030453
Journal Information:
Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 45:3; Conference: 70. annual meeting of the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, St. Louis, MO, USA, 13 Apr 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English