title: The effect of trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid on gut-derived smooth muscle cell arachidonic acid metabolism: role of endogenous prostanoids.
abstract: The contribution of smooth muscle cells as a potential source of eicosanoid production during inflammatory states remains to be elucidated. We investigated the effect of trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNB), a known pro-inflammatory agent, on jejunal smooth muscle cell eicosanoid production. Human gut-derived smooth muscle cells (HISM) were incubated with TNB for 1 hour. Additionally, some cells were preincubated with either dimethylthiourea, or indomethacin for 1 hour before exposure to identical concentrations of TNB. Incubation with TNB led to significant increases in PGE(2) and 6-keto PGF-1(alpha) release, but not leukotriene B(4) release; responses which were both inhibited by dimethylthiourea and indomethacin treatment. Our results suggest that gutderived smooth muscle cells may represent an important source of proinflammatory prostanoids but not leukotrienes during inflammatory states of the intestine. The inhibition of prostanoid activity by thiourea may be mediated by suppression of cyclooxygenase activity in this cell line.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Theodore Cooper Surgical Research Unit St. Louis University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Center St. Luois MO USA.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reickenberg
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kaminski