title: The 5-lipoxygenase pathway in cultured human intestinal epithelial cells.
abstract: Leukotrienes (LTs), the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) metabolites of arachidonic acid, have roles in many biological processes relevant to the gastrointestinal tract, including intestinal inflammation. We screened two well-known human intestinal epithelial cell lines, HT29 and Caco-2, for evidence of LT-associated enzyme transcripts and LT synthesis. Northern blot analysis of total RNA from both intestinal lines demonstrated high levels of transcripts for LTA4 hydrolase, a multisubstrate enzyme that converts the 5-LOX metabolite, LTA4, to LTB4. With total RNA, the 5-LOX transcript was detected only in HT29. Caco-2 failed to show 5-LOX message even with poly A-containing RNA, although the transcript could be amplified with the polymerase chain reaction. Messenger RNA for FLAP, the 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein, was detectable in both cell lines, but only with poly A-containing RNA. In a sonicated cell preparation, HT29, but not Caco-2, revealed detectable levels of 5-HETE and LTB4. These results suggest that certain intestinal epithelial cells possess a limited capacity to synthesize LTs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cortese
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Spannhake
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eisinger
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D058927:5-Lipoxygenase-Activating Proteins; D001094:Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D017931:DNA Primers; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D015289:Leukotrienes / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D058927:5-Lipoxygenase-Activating Proteins; C548592:ALOX5AP protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D015289:Leukotrienes; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001094:Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase