title: Leukotriene A4: metabolism in different rat tissues.
abstract: The transformation of leukotriene A4 into dihydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids and sulfidopeptide leukotrienes was determined in homogenates of rat tissues supplied with glutathione and albumin. The highest production of leukotriene B4 was found in spleen, lung and small intestine, while leukotriene C4 dominated in liver and lung. 5(S),6(R)-Dihydroxy-7,9-trans-11,14-cis-eicosatetraenoic acid (5,6-DHETE) was formed in all tissues, most prominently in kidney, heart and brain. We also found another isomer of 5,6-dihydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid produced in the kidney. This compound was derived from 5,6-DHETE by isomerization, probably of the 11-cis double bond to 11-trans, and the process appeared to be catalyzed by a membrane-bound factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Chemistry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haeggström
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumlin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rådmark
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D017572:Leukotriene A4; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013189:SRS-A / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D017572:Leukotriene A4; D013189:SRS-A; C048698:5,6-dihydroxy-7,9,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid