Abstract |
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has beneficial effects in many inflammatory disorders. In this study, dietary EPA was converted to 17,18-epoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (17,18-EpETE) by ω-3 epoxygenation in the mouse peritoneal cavity. Mediator lipidomics revealed a series of novel oxygenated metabolites of 17,18-EpETE, and one of the major metabolites, 12-hydroxy-17,18-epoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12-OH-17,18-EpETE), displayed a potent anti-inflammatory action by limiting neutrophil infiltration in murine zymosan-induced peritonitis. 12-OH-17,18-EpETE inhibited leukotriene B4-induced neutrophil chemotaxis and polarization in vitro in a low nanomolar range (EC50 0.6 nM). The complete structures of two natural isomers were assigned as 12S-OH-17R,18S-EpETE and 12S-OH-17S,18R-EpETE, using chemically synthesized stereoisomers. These natural isomers displayed potent anti-inflammatory action, whereas the unnatural stereoisomers were essentially devoid of activity. These results demonstrate that 17,18-EpETE derived from dietary EPA is converted to a potent bioactive metabolite 12-OH-17,18-EpETE, which may generate an endogenous anti-inflammatory metabolic pathway.
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Authors | Tadafumi Kubota, Makoto Arita, Yosuke Isobe, Ryo Iwamoto, Tomomi Goto, Takeshi Yoshioka, Daisuke Urabe, Masayuki Inoue, Hiroyuki Arai |
Journal | FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
(FASEB J)
Vol. 28
Issue 2
Pg. 586-93
(Feb 2014)
ISSN: 1530-6860 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24128889
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Arachidonic Acids
- 17,18-epoxy-5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid
- Zymosan
- Eicosapentaenoic Acid
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Topics |
- Animals
- Arachidonic Acids
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Cells, Cultured
- Eicosapentaenoic Acid
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Peritonitis
(chemically induced, metabolism)
- Zymosan
(toxicity)
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