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6,9-deepoxy-6,9,-(phenylimino)-delta 6,8-prostaglandin I1, (U-60,257), a new inhibitor of leukotriene C and D synthesis: in vitro studies.

Abstract
Addition of the calcium inophore, A 23187, and cysteine to isolated mononuclear cells from rat peritoneal washings causes a marked increase in the formation of thromboxane B2 (TxB2) along with the formation of leukotrienes C and D (LT's). The formation of LT's in this system was inhibited by 6,9-deepoxy-6,9-(phenylimino)-delta 6,8-prostaglandin I1, U-60,257, or its methyl ester, U-56,467, (ID50 4.6 and 0.31 microM, respectively). There was no inhibition of TxB2 formation. By contrast, two structurally-related compounds, PGI2 and its stable analog, 6-beta-PGI1, did not affect the formation of either LT's or TxB2. The inhibition of LT formation by U-60,257 was rapidly reversed after removal of this compound from the cells. U-60,257 did not inhibit the cyclooxygenase of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Nor did it inhibit formation of 12-L-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) in human platelets. On the other hand, U-60,257 inhibited glutathione S-transferase activity of rat basophil leukemia cells (ID50, 37 microM), suggesting that this compound may inhibit the last step in LTC biosynthesis. In addition to inhibiting LT synthesis, U-60,257 also appears to be a competitive inhibitor of the action of LT on the guinea pig ileum, although this inhibition requires a higher drug concentration than those ordinarily encountered during assay for LT's in U-60,257-treated incubations.
AuthorsM K Bach, J R Brashler, H W Smith, F A Fitzpatrick, F F Sun, J C McGuire
JournalProstaglandins (Prostaglandins) Vol. 23 Issue 5 Pg. 759-71 (May 1982) ISSN: 0090-6980 [Print] United States
PMID6812165 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Arachidonic Acids
  • Prostaglandins
  • SRS-A
  • Arachidonic Acid
  • Thromboxane B2
  • U 56467
  • Epoprostenol
  • piriprost
Topics
  • Animals
  • Arachidonic Acid
  • Arachidonic Acids (blood)
  • Blood Platelets (drug effects)
  • Epoprostenol (pharmacology)
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Monocytes (drug effects, metabolism)
  • Neutrophils (drug effects)
  • Prostaglandins (pharmacology)
  • Rats
  • SRS-A (biosynthesis)
  • Thromboxane B2 (blood)
  • Time Factors

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