title: Stimulation of progesterone and prostaglandin E2 production by lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid.
abstract: The role of several lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid in the action of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) on ovarian hormone production was investigated. Like LHRH, treatment of rat granulosa cells with 5-HETE, 5-HPETE, 12-HETE, 15-HETE or 15-HPETE stimulated progesterone (P) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production. 12-HEPE was most potent and stimulated P and PGE2 equally well. By contrast, 5-HETE stimulated P better than PGE2, while 15-HETE was a potent stimulator of PGE2 but not of P. Stimulation of P and PGE2 by LHRH or 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) was further augmented by several HETEs and HPETEs. Like protein kinase C, arachidonic acid metabolites appear to mediate the multiple actions of LHRH in the ovary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics/Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Leung
mesh_terms: D019377:12-Hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D015289:Leukotrienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008084:Lipoxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D015289:Leukotrienes; D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; C022022:5-hydroxy-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid; D011374:Progesterone; D019377:12-Hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid; C025086:15-hydroperoxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid; C025984:15-hydroxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid; C025348:arachidonic acid 5-hydroperoxide; D008084:Lipoxygenase; D015232:Dinoprostone; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate