title: Altered 1-14C arachidonic acid metabolism in arterial wall from patients with renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: The metabolism of 1-14C arachidonic acid (AA) by arterial wall in patients with renal cell carcinoma and in control patients undergoing nephrectomy was investigated by a high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) system. No differences in 1-14C AA uptake and in the total amount of metabolites were found between the two groups, whereas the amounts of cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase pathway (COP and LOP) metabolites produced by patients with renal cell carcinoma were significantly lower and, respectively, higher than those produced by the control group. The COP/LOP ratio was 7.2 +/- 5.5 in the control group in comparison to 1.9 +/- 0.5 in renal cell carcinoma patients. The decrease in COP metabolites was due to a markedly reduced synthesis of prostacyclin (PGI2), with no changes in thromboxane B2 (TxB2), prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production. The changes in PGI2 and 12-hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) (metabolite of LOP) vascular production were not related to tumor dimension. The decrease in PGI2 synthesis may represent a factor favoring metastasis and thrombosis in neoplastic patients.
mesh_terms: D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D001158:Arteries / Q000378:metabolism*; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D008084:Lipoxygenase / Q000378:metabolism; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha; D011464:Epoprostenol; D008084:Lipoxygenase; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases