title: WF11605, an antagonist of leukotriene B4 produced by a fungus. I. Producing strain, fermentation, isolation and biological activity.
abstract: WF11605, a new antagonist of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) was isolated as a product of fungal strain F11605. The molecular formula of WF11605 was determined to be C38H60O11. WF11605 inhibited LTB4-induced chemotaxis of rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs) with an IC50 value of 1.7 x 10(-7) M and blocked 3H-LTB4 binding to PMNL membranes at 5.6 x 10(-6) M (IC50). WF11605 also inhibited LTB4-induced degranulation of rabbit PMNLs at 3.0 x 10(-6) M (IC50). However, WF11605 did not show any inhibitory effect on platelet activating factor (PAF)- and N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (FMLP)-induced degranulation at concentrations up to 10(-4) M. These results suggest that WF11605 is a specific antagonist of LTB4.
authors.affiliation: Exploratory Research Laboratories, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsujii
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsurumi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuhara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002911:Chrysenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005285:Fermentation; D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry*; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D002911:Chrysenes; C075545:WF 11605; D007975:Leukotriene B4