title: PAF acetylhydrolase and arachidonic acid metabolite levels in patients with sepsis.
abstract: To examine the relationship between arachidonic acid metabolism and sepsis, we determined the blood concentration of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAFAH) and of arachidonic acid cascade substances, leukotriene B4 (LTB4), thromboxane B2 (TXB2), and 6-keto-prostaglandin Fla (PGF1a), in patients with clinical sepsis. Blood concentrations of PAFAH, LTB4, TXB2 and PGF1a at the time of the initial diagnosis of sepsis were 23.9 +/- 9.7 nmol/min/mL, 90.4 +/- 31.5 pg/mL, 55.3 +/- 44.1 pg/mL and 22.3 +/- 11.9 pg/mL, respectively. There was a significant correlation between the blood PAFAH and LTB4 concentration (r = 0.520, p = 0.0033) and the diagnosis of sepsis. There also was a significant correlation between the blood PAFAH and TXB2 concentration (r = 0.460, p = 0.0311). There was no correlation between the blood PAFAH and PGF1a concentrations. Elevated LTB4 and TXB2 concentrations showed a significant correlation with the PAFAH concentration in patients with sepsis, suggesting a direct relationship between these substances.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care and Emergency Center, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takakuwa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakae
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikichi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D043203:1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000097:blood*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood*; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D007975:Leukotriene B4; D013929:Thromboxane B2; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha; D010741:Phospholipases A; D043203:1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase