title: Conversion of 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid to 11-hydroxyhexadecatrienoic acid by endothelial cells.
abstract: Cultured endothelial cells take up 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE), a lipoxygenase product formed from arachidonic acid, and incorporate it into cellular phospholipids and glycerides. Uptake can occur from either the apical or basolateral surface. A substantial amount of the 15-HETE incorporated into phospholipids is present in the inositol phosphoglycerides. 15-HETE is converted into several metabolic products that accumulate in teh extracellular fluid; this conversion does not require stimulation by agonists. The main product has been identified as 11-hydroxyhexadecatrienoic acid [16:3(11-OH)], a metabolite of 15-HETE that has not been described previously. Formation of 16:3(11-OH) decreases when 4-pentenoic acid is present, suggesting that it is produced by beta-oxidation. The endothelial cells can take up 16:3(11-OH) only 25% as effectively as 15-HETE, and 16:3(11-OH) is almost entirely excluded from the inositol phosphoglycerides. These results suggest that the endothelial cells can incorporate 15-HETE when it is released into their environment. Through partial oxidation, the endothelium can process 15-HETE to a novel metabolite that is less effectively taken up and, in particular, is excluded from the inositol phosphoglycerides.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D001692:Biological Transport; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006880:Hydroxy Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D006880:Hydroxy Acids; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; C055661:11-hydroxy-4,7,9-hexadecatrienoic acid; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; C025984:15-hydroxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid; D010741:Phospholipases A