title: Selective expression of 15-lipoxygenase activity by cultured human keratinocytes.
abstract: Human keratinocytes isolated from neonatal skin express 15-lipoxygenase activity at a level far greater than that of any of the other pathways for lipoxygenation of arachidonic acid. The 10,000 x g supernatant of sonicates of 10(6) keratinocytes generates 15-hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid from 5 micrograms/ml of arachidonic acid at a mean maximum rate of 38 ng/30 min at 37 degrees C, that is similar to the activity of the 15-lipoxygenase of human airway epithelial cells and greater than that of endothelial cells and leukocytes. The unique mediators derived from the 15-lipoxygenation of arachidonic acid, that stimulate secretion and exert hyperalgesic effects, may achieve a concentration in skin sufficient to regulate local cellular and neural functions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001091:Arachidonate Lipoxygenases; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008084:Lipoxygenase / Q000032:analysis*; D051379:Mice; D012867:Skin / Q000201:enzymology*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D014316:Tritium; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; C025984:15-hydroxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid; D001091:Arachidonate Lipoxygenases; D008084:Lipoxygenase