title: Formation of cysteinyl-containing leukotrienes by human arterial tissues.
abstract: Human arterial rings incubated in modified Tyrode solution released small amounts of leukotriene (LT) C4-like material spontaneously and larger amounts upon stimulation with the ionophore A23187 as determined by radioimmunoassay. By reversed phase high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) LTC4-like material was found to comigrate with authentic LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) significantly inhibited the ionophore A23187-induced release of LTC4-like material, while indomethacin was without effect. Simultaneously the arterial rings released much larger amounts of 6-keto-prostaglandin (PG) F1 alpha, which were significantly decreased by indomethacin. The results demonstrate that human arterial tissue has the capacity to synthesize cysteinyl-containing LT from endogenous arachidonic acid.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003545:Cysteine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009637:Masoprocol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013189:SRS-A / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D013189:SRS-A; D000001:Calcimycin; D009637:Masoprocol; D003545:Cysteine; D007213:Indomethacin