title: Receptor antagonism of leukotriene B4 myotropic activity by the 2,6 disubstituted pyridine analog U-75302: characterization on lung parenchyma strips.
abstract: Leukotriene B4 constricts guinea pig lung parenchyma strips in a concentration-dependent manner. The LTB4 structural analog U-75302, 6-(6-[3-hydroxy-1E,5 Z-undecadienyl]-2-pyridinyl)-1,5-hexanediol, was a partial agonist in this system with a potency 300-1000 times less than LTB4. U-75302 constricted lung parenchyma strips only at concentrations greater than 0.3 microM. At concentrations lacking agonist activity U-75302 was an effective antagonist, displacing the LTB4 dose-response curve. Half-maximal responses required 0.10 microM LTB4 in the presence of 0.3 microM U-75302 and 0.01-0.02 microM LTB4 in its absence. The maximal force of contraction was unaffected at this concentration. Concurrent with antagonism of the myotropic response, U-75302 inhibited the LTB4-dependent release of thromboxane B2 from lung parenchyma. This effect was attributable to receptor antagonism, not enzymatic inhibition of phospholipase, cyclooxygenase, or thromboxane synthase. For instance, 0.3 microM U-75302 did not inhibit thromboxane B2 formation by lung parenchyma stimulated with calcium ionophore A23187 and it did not inhibit thromboxane B2 formation by human platelets stimulated with arachidonic acid. U-75302 selectively antagonized the activity of LTB4 and not other myotropic agonists including the thromboxane A2 mimetic U-46619, LTC4, LTD4, AGEPC, PGF2 alpha, and histamine. Receptor antagonists of leukotriene B4 may have multiple beneficial effects on asthmatic or respiratory disorders. These include (i) direct antagonism of LTB4 myotropic actions; (ii) antagonism of LTB4-dependent mediator release; and (iii) antagonism of LTB4 chemotactic action associated with leukocyte infiltration during anaphylactic late phase reactions.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Wishka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006018:Glycols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000502:physiology; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D018102:Receptors, Leukotriene B4; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D006018:Glycols; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D018102:Receptors, Leukotriene B4; C062137:U 75302; D007975:Leukotriene B4; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D000001:Calcimycin; D013929:Thromboxane B2