title: Resolvins: Current understanding and future potential in the control of inflammation.
abstract: Research on the formation of novel enzymatic oxygenation products derived from the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) has revealed the endogenous formation of several novel autacoids that have been termed resolvins and protectins. The elucidation of the chemical structures of resolvins and protectins, and the assessment of their endogenous functions, are providing a new understanding of the role of endogenous omega-3 fatty acid-derived lipid mediators in tissue protection, counteraction of inflammation and the activation of inflammation resolution. This review emphasizes the structural aspects of resolvin biosynthesis and metabolic inactivation, which are of central importance for understanding the current and future development of therapeutically relevant, stable analogs that may activate inflammation resolution.
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Department of Plant Molecular Genetics, Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain. gbannenberg@cnb.csic.es
authors.forename: Gerard L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Bannenberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D044045:Lipoxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D044045:Lipoxins; C487679:protectin D1; C518399:resolvin D1; C517406:resolvin E2; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid; C499823:5S,12R,18R-trihydroxy-6Z,8E,10E,14Z,16E-eicosapentaenoic acid; D001241:Aspirin