title: 15-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE) specifically inhibits LTB4-induced chemotaxis of human neutrophils.
abstract: 15-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE), a 15-lipoxygenase (15-LO) product of arachidonic acid has the potential to inhibit leukotriene formation. In the present study the effect of 15-HETE on leukotriene B4 (LTB4)-induced polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and monocyte chemotaxis was investigated. LTB4-induced chemotaxis of PMNs was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by 15-HETE. Maximum inhibition (68%) occurred at a 15-HETE concentration of 10(-4) M. The 15-LO product of eicosapentaenoic acid (15-HEPE) was approximately 10 times less potent in inhibiting LTB4-induced PMN chemotaxis. LTB4-induced chemotaxis of monocytes was unaffected by both 15-HETE and 15-HEPE. Using N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) and complement split product C5a as chemoattractants, 15-HETE did not decrease PMN chemotaxis. Furthermore, 15-HETE itself did not affect random migration of leukocytes. The present results demonstrate that 15-HETE inhibits LTB4-induced chemotaxis of PMNs in vitro in a specific and selective way. Because 15-HETE not only inhibits formation, but also the effect of LTB4, it may be important in regulating LTB4-induced inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Marselisborg Hospital, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ternowitz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fogh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kragballe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000187:drug effects*; D002860:Chromium Radioisotopes; D015936:Complement C5a / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D002860:Chromium Radioisotopes; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D007975:Leukotriene B4; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; C025984:15-hydroxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid; D015936:Complement C5a