Thrombin stimulates the release of arachidonate but not 8,11,14-eicosatrienoate from endothelial cell glycerolipids

Conference · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7246504

Rosenthal, M D

Previous studies in their laboratory have shown that thrombin stimulates the release of arachidonate (20:4(n-6)) but not 22:4(n-6) from endothelial cell glycerolipids. The authors now report that thrombin also does not significantly stimulate the release of 8,11,14-(/sup 14/C)eicosatrienoate per se. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were radiolabeled for 24 hr with 1.25 ..mu..M (/sup 14/C)20:3(n-6) or (/sup 14/C)20:4(n-6). When incubated for 10 min in buffered saline with 50 ..mu..M fat-free albumin and 1 U/ml thrombin, these cells released 4.1% and 7.6%, respectively, of the previously incorporated radioactivity. Analysis of released /sup 14/C-fatty acids by radio-gas chromatography indicated that the thrombin-stimulated release from cells prelabelled with (/sup 14/C)20:3(n-6) was essentially due to release of (/sup 14/C)arachidonate synthesized endogenously by desaturation of the (/sup 14/C)20:3(n-6). Expressed as a percentage of each /sup 14/C-fatty acyl present moiety in cellular glycerolipids of cells prelabelled with (/sup 14/C)20:3(n-6), release was 8.2% for arachidonate but only 0.63% for 20:3(n-6). Studies with other /sup 14/C-fatty acids indicate that 5,8,11-20:3 is released in response to thrombin (5-9%); 8,11,14,17-20:4 is not (<1%). These results suggest that a ..delta..5 double bond in the fatty acid is necessary for thrombin-stimulated release from endothelial cell glycerolipids.

• Research Organization: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk
• OSTI ID: 7246504
• Report Number(s): CONF-8606151-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 45:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ANIMAL TISSUES
ARACHIDONIC ACID
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BODY
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHEMICAL BONDS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
COAGULANTS
DRUGS
EICOSANOIC ACID
ENDOTHELIUM
ENZYMES
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
HEMATOLOGIC AGENTS
HEMOSTATICS
HYDROLASES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LIPIDS
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PEPTIDE HYDROLASES
SECRETION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SERINE PROTEINASES
THROMBIN
TISSUES
TRACER TECHNIQUES