title: Production of leukotriene B4 and 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid by human neutrophils is inhibited by Pseudomonas aeruginosa phenazine derivatives.
abstract: Pyocyanin, a phenazine pigment produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and its metabolite 1-hydroxyphenazine inhibited leukotriene B4 and 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid production by up to 70% in human neutrophils stimulated with the calcium ionophore A23187 (5 microM). This potential anti-inflammatory effect was dose dependent and occurred at low concentrations (10 to 50 microM) that did not inhibit neutrophil viability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Sorrell
mesh_terms: D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D010619:Phenazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D010619:Phenazines; D007975:Leukotriene B4; D000001:Calcimycin; C022022:5-hydroxy-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid