title: 5-Oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid stimulates isotonic volume reduction of guinea pig jejunal crypt epithelial cells.
abstract: 5-Oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE) is a recently discovered arachidonate metabolite that is a potent activator of eosinophils and neutrophils and may be an important mediator of inflammation. The objective of the present investigation was to determine whether 5-oxo-ETE affects the isotonic volume of Cl(-) secretory intestinal crypt epithelial cells. 5-Oxo-ETE caused rapid shrinkage of guinea pig jejunal crypt epithelial cells to a reduced but stable volume, which was measured electronically. This effect was prevented by Cl(-) and K(+) channel blockers and inhibitors of protein kinase C. 5-Oxo-ETE (EC(50) = 20 pM) was more potent than any of the other agonists tested, including its precursor, 5-hydroxy-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (EC(50) = 5 nM); leukotriene D(4) (EC(50) = 1 nM); vasoactive intestinal peptide (EC(50) = 200 pM); and bradykinin (EC(50) = 50 nM). Leukotriene B(4) had no effect on crypt cell volume. In contrast to its effects on crypt cells, 5-oxo-ETE had no effect on the volume of jejunal villus cells. These results indicate that 5-oxo-ETE induces an isotonic volume reduction in intestinal crypt epithelial cells that appears to be dependent on Cl(-) secretion and activation of protein kinase C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: MacLeod
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lembessis
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000187:drug effects*; D015289:Leukotrienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D013997:Time Factors; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018118:Chloride Channels; D015289:Leukotrienes; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid; D001920:Bradykinin