All three
cytochrome P450 1 (CYP1)
monooxygenases are believed to participate in
lipid mediator biosynthesis and/or their local inactivation; however, distinct metabolic steps are unknown. We used multiple-reaction monitoring and liquid chromatography-UV coupled with tandem mass spectrometry-based
lipid-mediator metabololipidomics to identify and quantify three
lipid-mediator metabolomes in basal peritoneal and
zymosan-stimulated inflammatory exudates, comparing
Cyp1a1/1a2/1b1(⁻/⁻) C57BL/6J-background triple-knockout mice with C57BL/6J wild-type mice. Significant differences between untreated triple-knockout and wild-type mice were not found for peritoneal cell number or type or for basal CYP1 activities involving 11 identified metabolic steps. Following
zymosan-initiated
inflammation, 18
lipid mediators were identified, including members of the
eicosanoids and specialized proresolving mediators (i.e., resolvins and protectins). Compared with wild-type mice, Cyp1 triple-knockout mice exhibited increased neutrophil recruitment in
zymosan-treated peritoneal exudates.
Zymosan stimulation was associated with eight statistically significantly altered metabolic steps: increased
arachidonic acid-derived
leukotriene B₄ (LTB₄) and decreased 5S-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic
acid; decreased
docosahexaenoic acid-derived
neuroprotectin D1/
protectin D1, 17S-hydroxydocosahexaenoic
acid, and 14S-hydroxydocosahexaenoic
acid; and decreased
eicosapentaenoic acid-derived 18R-hydroxyeicosapentaenoic
acid (HEPE), 15S-HEPE, and 12S-HEPE. In neutrophils analyzed ex vivo, elevated LTB₄ levels were shown to parallel increased neutrophil numbers, and 20-hydroxy-LTB₄ formation was found to be deficient in Cyp1 triple-knockout mice. Together, these results demonstrate novel contributions of
CYP1 enzymes to the local metabolite profile of
lipid mediators that regulate neutrophilic
inflammation.