title: Role of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids in protecting the myocardium following ischemia/reperfusion injury.
abstract: Cardiomyocyte injury following ischemia-reperfusion can lead to cell death and result in cardiac dysfunction. A wide range of cardioprotective factors have been studied to date, but only recently has the cardioprotective role of fatty acids, specifically arachidonic acid (AA), been investigated. This fatty acid can be found in the membranes of cells in an inactive state and can be released by phospholipases in response to several stimuli, such as ischemia. The metabolism of AA involves the cycloxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) pathways, as well as the less well characterized cytochrome P450 (CYP) monooxygenase pathway. Current research suggests important differences with respect to the cardiovascular actions of specific CYP mediated arachidonic acid metabolites. For example, CYP mediated hydroxylation of AA produces 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) which has detrimental effects in the heart during ischemia, pro-inflammatory effects during reperfusion and potent vasoconstrictor effects in the coronary circulation. Conversely, epoxidation of AA by CYP enzymes generates 5,6-, 8,9-, 11,12- and 14,15-epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) that have been shown to reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury, have potent anti-inflammatory effects within the vasculature, and are potent vasodilators in the coronary circulation. This review aims to provide an overview of current data on the role of these CYP pathways in the heart with an emphasis on their involvement as mediators of ischemia-reperfusion injury. A better understanding of these relationships will facilitate identification of novel targets for the prevention and/or treatment of ischemic heart disease, a major worldwide public health problem.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3126 Dentistry/Pharmacy Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2N8. jseubert@pharmacy.ualberta.ca
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Seubert
authors.forename: Darryl C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Zeldin
authors.forename: Kasem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nithipatikom
authors.forename: Garrett J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000090762:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2J2; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D000083162:Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins; D000083162:Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore; D015221:Potassium Channels; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010105:Oxygenases; D000090762:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2J2; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases; D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid