title: Adenoviral expression of 15-lipoxygenase-1 in rabbit aortic endothelium: role in arachidonic acid-induced relaxation.
abstract: Endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation of the rabbit aorta is mediated by either nitric oxide (NO) or arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites from cyclooxygenase (COX) and 15-lipoxygenase (15-LO) pathways. 15-LO-1 metabolites of AA, 11,12,15-trihydroxyeicosatrienoic acid (THETA), and 15-hydroxy-11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (HEETA) cause concentration-dependent relaxation. We tested the hypothesis that in the 15-LO pathway of AA metabolism, 15-LO-1 is sufficient and is the rate-limiting step in inducing relaxations in rabbit aorta. Aorta and rabbit aortic endothelial cells were treated with adenoviruses containing human 15-LO-1 cDNA (Ad-15-LO-1) or beta-galactosidase (Ad-beta-Gal). Ad-15-LO-1-transduction increased the expression of a 75-kDa protein corresponding to 15-LO-1, detected by immunoblotting with an anti-human15-LO-1 antibody, and increased the production of HEETA and THETA from [(14)C]AA. Immunohistochemical studies on Ad-15-LO-1-transduced rabbit aorta showed the presence of 15-LO-1 in endothelial cells. Ad-15-LO-1-treated aortic rings showed enhanced relaxation to AA (max 31.7 +/- 3.2%) compared with Ad-beta-Gal-treated (max 12.7 +/- 3.2%) or control nontreated rings (max 13.1 +/- 1.6%) (P < 0.01). The relaxations in Ad-15-LO-1-treated aorta were blocked by the 15-LO inhibitor cinnamyl-3,4-dihydroxy-a-cyanocinnamate. Overexpression of 15-LO-1 in the rabbit aortic endothelium is sufficient to increase the production of the vasodilatory HEETA and THETA and enhance the relaxations to AA. This confirms the role of HEETA and THETA as endothelium-derived relaxing factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
authors.forename: Nitin T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Blythe B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Lijie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Viita
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yla-Herttuala
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D001093:Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011817:Rabbits; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry; D014161:Transduction, Genetic; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; C025984:15-hydroxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid; C066049:11,12,15-trihydroxyeicosatrienoic acid; D001093:Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase; D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid