title: 5-Lipoxygenase: mechanisms of regulation.
abstract: 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) catalyzes two steps in biosynthesis of leukotrienes (LTs), a group of lipid mediators of inflammation derived from arachidonic acid (AA). LT antagonists are used in treatment of asthma; more recently a potential role also in atherosclerosis has raised considerable interest. Furthermore, possible effects of 5-LO metabolites in relation to tumorigenesis have emerged. Thus, an understanding of the biochemistry of this lipoxygenase has potential implications for treatment of various diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division of Physiological Chemistry II, Karolinska Institutet, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Olof
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rådmark
authors.forename: Bengt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Samuelsson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001094:Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D001094:Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase; D002117:Calcitriol