title: Conversion of leukotriene B4 to dihydro and 19-hydroxy metabolites by rat polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
abstract: Rat polymorphonuclear leukocytes metabolize leukotriene B4 (LTB4) by at least two major pathways. LTB4 is converted by a reductase in these cells to a dihydro metabolite in which one of the three conjugated double bonds has been reduced to give a conjugated diene with a UV absorption maximum at 230 nm. DihydroLTB4 appears to be a key intermediate in the metabolism of LTB4 by rat polymorphonuclear leukocytes, since a number of other metabolites, exhibiting UV absorbance at 235 nm, but not at 280 nm, have been detected by high pressure liquid chromatography. In addition, these cells contain a 19-hydroxylase, which converts LTB4 to 19-hydroxyLTB4, which has a typical leukotriene UV spectrum, exhibiting absorption maxima at 261, 270, and 282 nm.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000097:blood; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D007975:Leukotriene B4; D016718:Arachidonic Acid