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Hirakata T, Matsuda A, Yokomizo T. Leukotriene B 4 receptors as therapeutic targets for ophthalmic diseases. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158756. [PMID: 32535236 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) is an inflammatory lipid mediator produced from arachidonic acid by multiple reactions catalyzed by two enzymes 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) and LTA4 hydrolase (LTA4H). The two receptors for LTB4 have been identified: a high-affinity receptor, BLT1, and a low-affinity receptor, BLT2. Our group identified 12(S)-hydroxy-5Z,8E,10E-heptadecatrienoic acid (12-HHT) as a high-affinity BLT2 ligand. Numerous studies have revealed critical roles for LTB4 and its receptors in various systemic diseases. Recently, we also reported the roles of LTB4, BLT1 and BLT2 in the murine ophthalmic disease models of mice including cornea wound, allergic conjunctivitis, and age-related macular degeneration. Moreover, other groups revealed the evidence of the ocular function of LTB4. In the present review, we introduce the roles of LTB4 and its receptors both in ophthalmic diseases and systemic inflammatory diseases. LTB4 and its receptors are putative novel therapeutic targets for systemic and ophthalmic diseases.
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- Toshiaki Hirakata
- Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Biochemistry, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Wolberink EA, Peppelman M, van de Kerkhof PC, van Erp PE, Gerritsen MJP. Establishing the dynamics of neutrophil accumulationin vivoby reflectance confocal microscopy. Exp Dermatol 2014; 23:184-8. [DOI: 10.1111/exd.12345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Eshter A.W. Wolberink
- Department of Dermatology; Radboud University Nijmegen Center; Nijmegen the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology; Radboud University Nijmegen Center; Nijmegen the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology; Radboud University Nijmegen Center; Nijmegen the Netherlands
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COMMUNICATION. Br J Pharmacol 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1987.tb16603.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Tholander F, Roques BP, Fournié-Zaluski MC, Thunnissen MM, Haeggström JZ. Crystal structure of leukotriene A4
hydrolase in complex with kelatorphan, implications for design of zinc metallopeptidase inhibitors. FEBS Lett 2010; 584:3446-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Revised: 06/24/2010] [Accepted: 06/25/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Pavanelli WR, Gutierrez FRS, Mariano FS, Prado CM, Ferreira BR, Teixeira MM, Canetti C, Rossi MA, Cunha FQ, Silva JS. 5-lipoxygenase is a key determinant of acute myocardial inflammation and mortality during Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Microbes Infect 2010; 12:587-97. [PMID: 20381637 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2009] [Revised: 02/22/2010] [Accepted: 03/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study provides evidence supporting the idea that although inflammatory cells migration to the cardiac tissue is necessary to control the growth of Trypanosoma cruzi, the excessive influx of such cells during acute myocarditis may be deleterious to the host. Production of lipid mediators of inflammation like leukotrienes (LTs) along with cytokines and chemokines largely influences the severity of inflammatory injury in response to tissue parasitism. T. cruzi infection in mice deficient in 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO), the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of LTs and other lipid inflammatory mediators, resulted in transiently increased parasitemia, and improved survival rate compared with WT mice. Myocardia from 5-LO(-/-) mice exhibited reduced inflammation, collagen deposition, and migration of CD4(+), CD8(+), and IFN-gamma-producer cells compared with WT littermates. Moreover, decreased amounts of TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, and nitric oxide synthase were found in the hearts of 5-LO(-/-) mice. Interestingly, despite of early higher parasitic load, 5-LO(-/-) mice survived, and controlled T. cruzi infection. These results show that efficient parasite clearance is possible in a context of moderate inflammatory response, as occurred in 5-LO(-/-) mice, in which reduced myocarditis protects the animals during T. cruzi infection.
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- Wander R Pavanelli
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Humoral Autoimmune Responses to the Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen Protein Family in Psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol 2008; 128:2219-24. [DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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IZAKI S, YAMAMOTO T, GOTO Y, ISHIMARU S, YUDATE F, KITAMURA K, MATSUZAKI M. Platelet-activating factor and arachidonic acid metabolites in psoriatic inflammation. Br J Dermatol 2008. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.d01-902.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Werz O, Steinhilber D. Therapeutic options for 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors. Pharmacol Ther 2006; 112:701-18. [PMID: 16837050 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2006.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2006] [Accepted: 05/26/2006] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid (AA) into leukotriene (LT) A(4) and 5-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid. LTA(4) can then be converted into LTB(4) by LTA(4) hydrolase or into LTC(4) by LTC(4) synthase and the LTC(4) synthase isoenzymes MGST2 and MGST3. LTB(4) is a potent chemoattractant for neutrophils, eosinophils and monocytes leading to adherence of phagocytes to vessel walls, neutrophil degranulation and release of superoxide anions. LTC(4) and its metabolite, LTD(4), are potent bronchoconstrictors that increase vascular permeability and stimulate mucus secretion from airways. Recent data also suggest that LT have an immunomodulatory role. Due to these properties, the increased biosynthesis of LT in asthma, and based upon clinical data obtained with CysLT(1) receptor antagonists in asthma patients, there is a consensus that CysLT play a prominent role in asthma. In this review, we summarize the knowledge on possible functions of the 5-LO pathway in various diseases like asthma, cancer and cardiovascular events and review the corresponding potential therapeutic roles of 5-LO inhibitors.
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- Oliver Werz
- Pharmaceutical Institute, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Nakamura K, Imakado S, Takizawa M, Adachi M, Sugaya M, Wakugawa M, Asahina A, Tamaki K. Exacerbation of pustulosis palmaris et plantaris after topical application of metals accompanied by elevated levels of leukotriene B4 in pustules. J Am Acad Dermatol 2000. [DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.104305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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von den Driesch P. Polymorphonuclears: structure, function, and mechanisms of involvement in skin diseases. Clin Dermatol 2000; 18:233-44. [PMID: 10856657 DOI: 10.1016/s0738-081x(99)00116-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Schön M, Denzer D, Kubitza RC, Ruzicka T, Schön MP. Critical role of neutrophils for the generation of psoriasiform skin lesions in flaky skin mice. J Invest Dermatol 2000; 114:976-83. [PMID: 10771480 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00953.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Although T cell dysregulation is thought to underlie the pathogenesis of psoriasis, prominent infiltration and microabscess formation by neutrophils is a distinctive hallmark feature of this common disorder. The exact role of neutrophils in the pathogenesis of psoriasiform alterations in vivo, however, is unknown. Similar to human psoriasis, flaky skin mice (fsn/fsn) revealed a prominent infiltrate of neutrophils, and microabscesses within the hyperproliferative epidermis were associated with de novo expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1. Intraperitoneal injection with the neutrophil-depleting RB6-8C5 monoclonal antibody (anti-Ly-6G) resulted in a dramatic reduction of the epidermal thickness by 58% compared with isotype-treated animals (p < 0.001). In addition, epidermal microabscesses were conspicuously absent (p < 0.001), and cutaneous neutrophils and T cells, but not mast cells or dendritic cells, were markedly reduced in anti-Ly-6G-treated mice. Proinflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-1, were also downregulated. Therapeutic effects occurred as early as 4 d after beginning of treatment. Wildtype skin was not affected. When the integrin alphaMbeta2 (CD11b/CD18), which mediates neutrophil localization through binding to intercellular adhesion molecule-1, was blocked in vivo with the M1/70 monoclonal antibody, the epidermal thickness was reduced by 31% (p < 0.002), and neutrophil and T cell accumulation was diminished compared with control animals. Likewise, treatment of fsn/fsn mice with the MP1-22E9 monoclonal antibody neutralizing granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor, a cytokine stimulating neutrophils by upregulating alphaMbeta2, resulted in significant reduction of inflammation and acanthosis by 30% (p < 0.003). These results demonstrate a critical pathogenic role of neutrophils for hyperproliferative inflammatory lesions in fsn/fsn mice, suggesting that blocking neutrophil function may have therapeutic benefit in some human skin disorders.
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- M Schön
- Department of Dermatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Poudrel JM, Hullot P, Vidal JP, Girard JP, Rossi JC, Muller A, Bonne C, Bezuglov V, Serkov I, Renard P, Pfeiffer B. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of new 1, 3-disubstituted cyclohexanes as structurally rigid leukotriene B(4) receptor antagonists. J Med Chem 1999; 42:5289-310. [PMID: 10639274 DOI: 10.1021/jm9910573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A series of 1-hydroxy-3-¿3-hydroxy-7-phenyl-1-hepten-1-yl cyclohexane acetic acid derivatives was designed based on postulated active conformation of leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) and evaluated as human cell surface LTB(4) receptor (BLTR) antagonists. Binding was determined through ¿(3)HLTB(4) displacement from human neutrophils and receptor antagonistic assays by in vitro measurements of inhibition of leukocyte chemotaxis induced by LTB(4). On the basis of these assays, a structure-affinity relationship was investigated. Optimization of the acid chain length and omega-substitution of a phenyl group on the lipophilic tail were shown to be critical for binding activity. These modifications led to the discovery of compounds with submicromolar potency and selective BLTR antagonism. The most potent compound 3balpha (IC(50) = 250 nM) was found to significantly inhibit oedema formation in a topical model of phorbolester-induced inflammation. Substantial improvement of in vitro potency was achieved by modification of the carboxylic acid function leading to the identification of the N,N-dimethylamide series. Compound 5balpha, free of agonist activity, displayed higher potency in receptor binding with an IC(50) of 40 nM. These results support the hypothesis that the spatial relationship between the carboxylic acid and allylic hydroxyl functions is crucial for high binding affinity with BLTR.
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- J M Poudrel
- Laboratoire de Chimie Biomol¿eculaire et des Interactions Biologiques, CNRS 5074, Facult¿e de Pharmacie, 34060 Montpellier, France
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- George A. Patani
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-0789
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- C Denzlinger
- Medizinische Klinik III, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Germany
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IZAKI S, YAMAMOTO T, GOTO Y, ISHIMARU S, YUDATE F, KITAMURA K, MATSUZAKI M. Platelet-activating factor and arachidonic acid metabolites in psoriatic inflammation. Br J Dermatol 1996. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb07943.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Jackson WT, Fleisch JH. Development of novel anti-inflammatory agents: a pharmacologic perspective on leukotrienes and their receptors. PROGRESS IN DRUG RESEARCH. FORTSCHRITTE DER ARZNEIMITTELFORSCHUNG. PROGRES DES RECHERCHES PHARMACEUTIQUES 1996; 46:115-68. [PMID: 8754204 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-8996-4_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- W T Jackson
- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Müller K, Gawlik I. Novel 10-substituted antipsoriatic anthrones as inhibitors of epidermal 12-lipoxygenase and lipid peroxidation in membranes. Biochem Pharmacol 1995; 50:2077-83. [PMID: 8849335 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(95)02114-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The ability of novel 10-substituted anthrones to inhibit 12-lipoxygenase (12-LO) in mouse epidermal homogenate and lipid peroxidation in both bovine brain phospholipid liposomes and erythrocyte ghosts was investigated, and compared with their ability to inhibit 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) in bovine leukocytes. The compounds were fairly potent inhibitors of epidermal 12-LO, in addition to their strong inhibitory effects against leukocyte 5-LO. Although the antipsoriatic drug, anthralin, predominantly inhibited epidermal 12-LO, the novel derivatives were more selective 5-LO inhibitors. Compounds with free phenolic groups in the attached aromatic ring were also potent inhibitors of nonenzymatic lipid peroxidation in both sources of lipid substrate. This property was not correlated with their ability to inhibit the 5- and 12-LO pathways, suggesting that their mechanism of 5-/12-LO inhibition is not simply due to scavenging of peroxyl radicals generated at the active site of the enzymes. The compounds are dual-purpose inhibitors and may play a protective role against oxidative damage to psoriatic skin, in addition to their antiinflammatory 5-LO and 12-LO inhibitory properties.
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- K Müller
- Institut für Pharmazie, Universität Regensburg, Germany
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- F Grimminger
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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Steinhilber D. 5-Lipoxygenase: enzyme expression and regulation of activity. PHARMACEUTICA ACTA HELVETIAE 1994; 69:3-14. [PMID: 7938075 DOI: 10.1016/0031-6865(94)90024-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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5-Lipoxygenase catalyzes the transformation of arachidonic acid to leukotriene A4. This unstable intermediate can be converted to leukotriene B4 by LTA4-hydrolase or to leukotriene C4 by LTC4-synthase. Leukotrienes are involved in host defense reactions and play an important role in inflammatory diseases like asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and arthritis. The capability to release leukotrienes is restricted to a few cell types. Under pathophysiological conditions, leukotrienes are released from granulocytes, mast cells or macrophages. During hematopoiesis the competence of these cells for leukotriene biosynthesis is supposed to be upregulated. In mature cells, 5-lipoxygenase activity is tightly regulated and seems to be under the control of additional cellular components. One cellular component, a membrane-bound peptide termed FLAP, which is necessary for 5-LO activity in intact cells has been recently identified. Inhibitors of FLAP function prevent translocation of 5-lipoxygenase from cytosol to the membrane and inhibit 5-LO activation. Thus, the understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of cellular leukotriene biosynthesis provides new concepts for the development of antiinflammatory drugs. This review focuses on the regulation of gene expression and activity of 5-lipoxygenase.
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- D Steinhilber
- Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Germany
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Marleau S, Dallaire N, Poubelle PE, Borgeat P. Metabolic disposition of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and oxidation-resistant analogues of LTB4 in conscious rabbits. Br J Pharmacol 1994; 112:654-8. [PMID: 8075884 PMCID: PMC1910361 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb13125.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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1. The kinetics of leukotriene B4 (LTB4), after single i.v. injections of doses of 0.1 to 1 micrograms kg-1, were investigated in conscious rabbits and compared with those of the omega- and beta-oxidation resistant bioactive analogues, 20, 20, 20-trifluoro-LTB4 (20-F3-LTB4) and 3-thio-LTB4, respectively. 2. Immunoreactive LTB4 (IR-LTB4) elimination was first-order, as shown by a constant systemic clearance (ClLTB4) and a proportional increase in the area under the curve (AUC) of the plasma concentration versus time curve over the dose-range studied. Our results showed a good correlation between observed steady-state plasma concentrations (Css) of IR-LTB4 after continuous infusion of LTB4 and those predicted by using the mean estimated ClLTB4 of 93 +/- 4 ml min-1 kg-1, further confirming the linearity of IR-LTB4 elimination. 3. The half-life (t1/2) or IR-LTB4 increased from 0.47 +/- 0.02 to 0.63 +/- 0.04 min as a consequence of a change in the apparent volume of distribution (Vd) from 72 +/- 5 to 109 +/- 13 ml kg-1, for the 0.1 and 1 micrograms kg-1 doses injected, respectively. 4. Single i.v. injections of [3H]-LTB4 (4.7 ng kg-1) were administered, and the decay of plasma [3H]-LTB4 following h.p.l.c. purification was used to estimate the kinetic parameters. The kinetic parameters of [3H]-LTB4 were characterized by a mean systemic clearance (Cl) of 96 +/- 11 ml min-1 kg-1, a t1/2 of 0.53 +/- 0.03 min, and an apparent Vd of 85 +/- 9 ml kg-1, similar to the parameters obtained after LTB4 boluses. 5. The disposition of LTB4 analogues, whether resistant to Omega- or to Beta-oxidation in vitro, did not differ significantly from the disposition of the LTB4 molecule. The half-lives of 20-F3-LTB4 and 3-thio-LTB4 in the circulation were 0.52 +/- 0.07 min and 0.70 +/- 0.11 min, respectively.6. In summary, our results showed that LTB4, as well as Omega-oxidation- and Beta-oxidation-resistant analogues were cleared very rapidly from the rabbit circulation and indicate that in situ, metabolism in blood is not a rate-limiting factor for the elimination of LTB4.
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- S Marleau
- Centre de recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Kawakami H, Ohmi N, Nagata H. Synthesis of new potent leukotriene B4 antagonists and their biological properties. 2. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)80514-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Psoriatic skin disease is common; it occurs at all ages and co-exists with joint disease in approximately 10% of cases. All areas of skin, scalp and nails may be involved. In the typical case, the skin lesions are easy to recognize. Atypical forms of skin involvement and lesions at unusual sites are less easily diagnosed by non-specialists. The cause is unknown, but there is a clear genetic element, with external factors being important in precipitation and exacerbations of the condition. Topical treatment is successful in most patients, but in resistant cases combinations of systemic therapy and ultraviolet radiation usually give good control. Although there is no cure, the majority of sufferers live normal lives and, with the exception of severe erythrodermic or generalized pustular psoriasis, there is no mortality. Morbidity, particularly social and occupational, is more of a problem than is often acknowledged.
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Müller K. 5-Lipoxygenase and 12-lipoxygenase: attractive targets for the development of novel antipsoriatic drugs. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 1994; 327:3-19. [PMID: 8117187 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.19943270103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- K Müller
- Institut für Pharmazie, Universität Regensburg, Germany
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Wong RL, Winslow CM, Cooper KD. The mechanisms of action of cyclosporin A in the treatment of psoriasis. IMMUNOLOGY TODAY 1993; 14:69-74. [PMID: 8447934 DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(93)90061-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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This article describes the effects of cyclosporin A (CsA) on the immunopathological mechanisms operative in psoriasis, a human skin disease. The main focus is the effect of CsA on keratinocytes, T cells and antigen-presenting cells, the key players in lesional psoriatic skin. The effect of CsA on other cells, such as neutrophils and endothelial cells, which are important in the maintenance of psoriasis, are also discussed.
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- R L Wong
- Dept of Clinical Research, Sandoz Research Institute, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936
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Metabolism of arachidonic acid by the enzyme 5-lipoxygenase leads to the formation of a group of biologically active lipids known as leukotrienes. Peptidoleukotrienes are powerful bronchoconstrictor agents while leukotriene B4 is a potent chemotactic agent for a variety of leukocytes. In view of these properties, leukotrienes have been proposed as important mediators in allergic and inflammatory disorders, and inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase, by blocking leukotriene synthesis, have therapeutic potential in a range of diseases including arthritis and asthma. This review by Rodger McMillan and Ed Walker summarizes the biology of leukotrienes and the current knowledge of the mechanism of 5-lipoxygenase, providing a framework for consideration of the discovery, development and clinical status of drugs in the three major classes of 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors: 'redox' inhibitors, iron ligand inhibitors and 'non-redox' inhibitors.
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- R M McMillan
- Bioscience Department 1, ICI Pharmaceuticals, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
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Sato N, Ito Y, Iida T, Fukuyama K, Epstein WL. Characterization of two dipeptidases purified from hepatic schistosome egg granulomas in mice. Leukotriene D4 hydrolases of granulomatous tissue. Biochem J 1992; 284 ( Pt 3):885-90. [PMID: 1622404 PMCID: PMC1132622 DOI: 10.1042/bj2840885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Extracts prepared from tissue with granulomatous inflammation experimentally produced in liver of CBA-strain mice showed increased hydrolysis of leukotriene D4 (LTD4), Leu-Leu and Ala-Gly as compared with normal hepatic cells. Two dipeptidases, Leu-Leu dipeptidase and Ala-Gly dipeptidase, were purified from hepatic granulomas, and quantitative conversion of LTD4 into leukotriene E4 (LTE4) by both enzymes was demonstrated. M(r) values of the purified enzymes were 178,000 for Leu-Leu dipeptidase and 183,000 for Ala-Gly dipeptidase. The enzymes showed homogeneity, appearing as a single band on SDS/PAGE, and the M(r) values of the subunits were 56,000 and 57,000 for Leu-Leu and Ala-Gly dipeptidase respectively. The amino acid compositions of the two enzymes differed considerably from each other. The activity of Leu-Leu dipeptidase was inhibited by bestatin and captopril and stabilized with MnCl2. The Km for LTD4 was 25 microM with a V(max.) of 49.0 mumols/min per mg. In contrast, the activity of Ala-Gly dipeptidase was inhibited by cilastatin, cytinylglycine, EDTA and dithiothreitol, and also by captopril. The Km for LTD4 was 5.3 microM with a V(max.) of 50.4 mumols/min per mg. The findings indicate that the conversion of LTD4 into LTE4 by microsomal dipeptidases is elevated during granulomatous tissue reaction. This enzyme activity may become useful for biochemical quantification of the pathological tissue reaction that occurs in organized granulomas.
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- N Sato
- Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-1536
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- J M Schröder
- Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Germany
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Neutrophil accumulation in the epidermis is a histologic characteristic of psoriasis. We addressed the question: What is the major protein-like chemotactic principle responsible for neutrophil accumulation? Purification of proteinaceous neutrophil chemoattractants from extracts obtained from psoriatic scales by multistep high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) yielded three biochemically distinct polypeptides with potent neutrophil chemotactic activity. Aminoterminal amino acid sequence analysis of the quantitatively major neutrophil attractant revealed the sequence ELRXQXIKTYSK, which is identical to that of a 69 residue form of neutrophil-activating peptide-1/interleukin 8 (NAP-1/IL-8). The second major attractant showed the sequence XXVATELRXQXL . . ., which is identical to that of the gene product of the oncogene "gro" as well as "melanoma growth stimulatory activity, MGSA," whereas the third and minor neutrophil chemotaxin has an NH2-terminal sequence identical with NAP-1/IL-8. Estimation of NAP-1/IL-8-related proteins and gro/MGSA by HPLC combined with bioassay revealed a mean of 3.3 +/- 1.7 ng NAP-1/IL-8-related proteins (n = 11) and 3.2 +/- 1.9 ng gro/MGSA (n = 11) per 1 mg psoriatic scales. In normal heel callus (n = 8), these neutrophil attractants were found at concentrations below 0.02 +/- 0.01 ng/mg. The finding of more than 150-times increased amounts of both NAP-1/IL-8 and gro/MGSA in lesional psoriasis material suggest that these mitogenic as well as neutrophil- and lymphocyte-chemotactic compounds may play an important role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.
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- J M Schröder
- Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Germany
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Camp R, Bacon K, Fincham N, Mistry K, Ross J, Lawlor F, Quinn D, Gearing A. Chemotactic cytokines in inflammatory skin disease. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1991; 305:109-18. [PMID: 1755371 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-6009-4_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- R Camp
- Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas's Hospital, London, UK
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In view of the evidence that lymphocyte infiltrates are a constant feature of the skin lesions of psoriasis and the demonstration that certain hydroxylated metabolites of arachidonic acid are present in lesional psoriatic skin and possess lymphocyte chemoattractant properties, lipid extracts of samples from lesional and normal skin were assayed to determine which are the predominant lipid lymphocyte chemoattractants in psoriasis. Dilution-related lymphocyte chemoattractant activity was found in lipid extracts of stratum corneum samples from psoriatic lesions, but not in similar extracts of stratum corneum from the heels of normal volunteers, whereas aqueous extracts of the samples from both sources contained equivalent amounts of this activity. Subsequent purification of lesional stratum corneum lipid extracts by straight and reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) revealed the presence of at least two different lipid chemoattractants, one major component being identified as 12-(R)-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (12[R]-HETE) by its biological and chromatographic properties. These compounds may play a role in the pathogenesis of the lymphocyte infiltrates in psoriatic lesions.
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- K B Bacon
- Institute of Dermatology, United Medical School, Guy's Hospital, London, England
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Black AK, Camp RD, Mallet AI, Cunningham FM, Hofbauer M, Greaves MW. Pharmacologic and clinical effects of lonapalene (RS 43179), a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, in psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol 1990; 95:50-4. [PMID: 2164070 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12873300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The pharmacologic and clinical effects of the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, lonapalene, have been determined in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, topical study in ten volunteers with psoriasis. A statistically significant clinical improvement was seen in lesions treated with 2% lonapalene ointment as compared with vehicle-treated sites. Although there was a statistically significant reduction in the levels of material similar or identical to the chemoattractant arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase product, leukotriene B4, in skin chamber fluid samples from lonapalene versus vehicle treated lesions, no significant reduction in arachidonic acid or 12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid was seen. The reduction in leukotriene B4 equivalents occurred before significant clinical improvement in lesions was seen. This and the selectivity of the pharmacologic response suggest that the therapeutic effect of topical lonapalene in psoriasis might be related to inhibition of leukotriene B4 synthesis. These results support the view that 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors may be useful in the treatment of psoriasis, and that leukotriene B4 is a relevant mediator of the pathology of this disease.
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- A K Black
- Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Miller CC, Ziboh VA. Induction of epidermal hyperproliferation by topical n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on guinea pig skin linked to decreased levels of 13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (13-hode). J Invest Dermatol 1990; 94:353-8. [PMID: 2106562 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12874482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Reversal of essential fatty acid deficiency (EFA) induced epidermal hyperproliferation was recently suggested to require linoleic acid and an active lipoxygenase product. Because the nature of this lipoxygenase product is unknown, we employed a model of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) induced hyperproliferation in guinea pig skin to test a possible reversal of the hyperproliferation by an oxidative metabolite of linoleic acid. Topical applications of two n-3 PUFA: 0.5% of eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3) and/or of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) for 5 d induced severe epidermal hyperproliferation. Development of the epidermal hyperproliferation paralleled a marked decrease in the major epidermal linoleic acid lipoxygenase product (13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid; 13-HODE). The application of 0.1% of 13-HODE to the n-3 PUFA-induced guinea pig hyperproliferative skin resulted in the restoration of normal epidermal histology and reversal of hyperproliferation as determined by epidermal uptake of 3H-thymidine. These data support the view that 13-HODE may represent the endogenous cutaneous mediator necessary for full restoration of cutaneous symptoms of essential fatty acid deficiency. Furthermore, the topical use of n-3 PUFA for the disruption of normal metabolism of skin n-6 EFA (linoleic acid) does serve as a useful tool for further investigations into the regulatory mechanisms of in vivo epidermal proliferation/differentiation.
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- C C Miller
- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616
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The leukotrienes are synthesized from essential fatty acids via a 5-lipoxygenase enzyme. Most is known about the four-series leukotrienes derived from arachidonic acid. Leukotriene B4 is a potent chemotactic agent for leukocytes and it induces neutrophil-dependent increased microvascular permeability. Leukotrienes C4, D4 and E4 are bronchoconstrictors; and potent mediators of microvascular tone and permeability. The leukotrienes have been suggested to have a role in many inflammatory conditions in man in the skin (e.g. psoriasis), the lung (e.g. allergic asthma), joints (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis) and in the heart (e.g. myocardial infarction). Drugs which inhibit the generation and the actions of leukotrienes are under development and are being tested clinically as potential anti-inflammatory agents.
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- S D Brain
- Biosciences Division, King's College, London, U.K
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Miller C, Yamaguchi RY, Ziboh VA. Guinea pig epidermis generates putative anti-inflammatory metabolites from fish oil polyunsaturated fatty acids. Lipids 1989; 24:998-1003. [PMID: 2559281 DOI: 10.1007/bf02544068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Clinical studies have indicated that dietary fish oil may have therapeutic value in the treatment of psoriasis, a hyperproliferative, inflammatory skin disorder characterized by elevated LTB4. To evolve a possible mechanism for these beneficial effects, we determined the metabolic fate of fish oil derived n-3 fatty acids in the skin. Specifically, we incubated guinea pig epidermal enzyme preparations with [3H]eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5 n-3) and [14C]docosahexaenoic acid (22:6 n-3). Analyses of the radiometabolites revealed the transformation of these n-3 fatty acids into n-6 lipoxygenase (arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase) products: 15-hydroxyeicosapentaenoic acid (15-HEPE) and 17-hydroxydocosahexaenoic acid (17-HDHE), respectively. Since 15-lipoxygenase products have been suggested as possible endogenous inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase (an enzyme which catalyzes the formation of LTB4) we tested the ability of 15-HEPE and 17-HDHE in vitro to inhibit the activity of the 5-lipoxygenase. Incubations of these metabolites with enzyme preparations from rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-1) cells demonstrated that 15-HEPE (IC50 = 28 microM) and 17-HDHE (IC50 = 25 microM) are respectively potent inhibitors of RBL-I-5-lipoxygenase. The inhibitory potential of these fish oil metabolites provides a possible mechanism by which fish oil might act to decrease local cutaneous levels of LTB4, and thereby alleviate psoriatic symptoms.
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- C Miller
- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616
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Morelli JG, Yohn JJ, Lyons MB, Murphy RC, Norris DA. Leukotrienes C4 and D4 as potent mitogens for cultured human neonatal melanocytes. J Invest Dermatol 1989; 93:719-22. [PMID: 2584737 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12284392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Arachidonic acid and its metabolites (eicosanoids) are membrane-derived inflammatory mediators with a diverse set of biologic properties affecting numerous cells and organ systems, including the skin. They have been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory skin disease and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. We have studied the ability of arachidonic acid, prostaglandin D2, prostaglandin E2, leukotriene B4, leukotriene C4, leukotriene D4, and leukotriene E4 to enhance the growth of cultured human melanocytes. Of these compounds, only leukotriene C4 and leukotriene D4 were capable of stimulating melanocyte proliferation. In addition, cultured melanocytes metabolized leukotriene C4 to leukotriene E4 with greater than 60% conversion in less than three hours. Melanocytes grown on suboptimal media (doubling time 12-20 days) respond in a dose-dependent fashion to leukotriene C4, with a significant difference from control noted at 28 days with a concentration of LTC4 of 30 nM and a doubling time of 5-8 days. We feel that leukotriene C4 and D4 could play an important role in post-inflammatory melanocyte hyperplasia.
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- J G Morelli
- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver 80262
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Schröder JM. The monocyte-derived neutrophil activating peptide (NAP/interleukin 8) stimulates human neutrophil arachidonate-5-lipoxygenase, but not the release of cellular arachidonate. J Exp Med 1989; 170:847-63. [PMID: 2549166 PMCID: PMC2189417 DOI: 10.1084/jem.170.3.847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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LPS and mitogen-stimulated mononuclear cells secrete a cytokine, which is able to activate the PMNL-arachidonate-5-lipoxygenase. This cytokine has been proven to be identical with the recently characterized novel neutrophil-activating peptide NAP/IL-8. NAP/IL-8 is able to activate human PMNL for release of LTB4, omega-oxidized LTB4, and 5-HETE in the presence of exogenous AA. Half-maximal concentration of NAP/IL-8 for release of LTB4 has been found to be near 4 x 10(-8) mol/liter. Time course studies revealed rapid activation of PMNL, with maximal release of LTB4 within the first 10 min with a decline up to 40 min. High amounts of omega-oxidized LTB4 were detected up to that time. Significant amounts of AA-5-LO-products can be detected only when PMNL were stimulated with NAP/IL-8 in the presence of exogenous AA. The concentration of AA necessary for half-maximal LTB4 release has been found to be 3 x 10(-6) mol/liter. In the presence of 8 x 10(-9) mol/liter [3H]AA, NAP/IL-8 (10(-9) to 10(-7) mol/liter) did not induce the production of LTB4, omega-oxidized LTB4, or 5-HETE. In addition, PMNL prelabeled with [3H]AA did not release either [3H]AA or 5-lipoxygenase metabolites when stimulated with NAP/IL-8 (10(-9) to 10(-7) mol/liter), indicating that NAP/IL-8 apparently does not activate cellular phospholipases/diacylglycerol-lipases. Apart from FMLP, C5a, and PAF NAP/IL-8 is the fourth clearly characterized neutrophil chemotaxin able to activate the PMNL-5-lipoxygenase. The detection of large amounts of NAP/IL-8, arachidonic acid, as well as LTB4-like material, in lesional material of patients with psoriasis points towards a possibly important role of NAP/IL-8 in amplifying inflammatory processes by induction of LTB4-production.
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- J M Schröder
- Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany
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Millar B, Green C, Ferguson J, Raffle EJ, Macleod TM. A study of the photodegradation of leukotriene B4 by ultraviolet irradiation (UVB, UVA). Br J Dermatol 1989; 120:145-52. [PMID: 2538137 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb07778.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In view of the presence of the polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) chemoattractant Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) in the surface scale of the psoriatic lesion and the known therapeutic effect of phototherapy in psoriasis, the photostability of LTB4 was investigated. LTB4 was irradiated with dosages of UVB (290-320 nm) ranging from 100-1500 mJ cm-2 and with dosages of UVA (320-400 nm) ranging from 5-40 J cm-2. Topical application of UVB irradiated LTB4 to the forearm skin of normal volunteers showed a marked reduction in cutaneous erythema, paralleled histologically by reduced transepidermal PMN migration when compared with sites of application of unirradiated and UVA irradiated LTB4. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) demonstrated a dose-dependent photodegradation of LTB4 by UVB irradiation. UVA irradiation produced no such effect. The wavelengths responsible lie within the absorption spectrum of LTB4. In vitro chemotaxis studies, using an under agarose technique, showed a statistically significant reduction in the migration of PMN from both psoriatic and non-psoriatic subjects to the UVB irradiated LTB4 compared with the unirradiated LTB4, whilst UVA irradiated LTB4 produced a normal PMN chemotactic response.
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- B Millar
- Department of Pharmacy, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, U.K
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Bacon KB, Camp RD, Cunningham FM, Woollard PM. Contrasting in vitro lymphocyte chemotactic activity of the hydroxyl enantiomers of 12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid. Br J Pharmacol 1988; 95:966-74. [PMID: 2850067 PMCID: PMC1854230 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1988.tb11727.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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1. The chemotactic activity of 12(R)-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (12(R)-HETE), 12(S)-HETE and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) for human mixed peripheral blood lymphocytes has been assessed in a 48-well microchemotaxis assay. Responses to the standard lymphocyte chemoattractants, zymosan-activated plasma, casein and N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) were also measured. 2. 12(R)-HETE was shown to be chemotactic for lymphocytes over the range 5 x 10(-7) to 5 x 10(-5) M. In contrast, negligible chemotactic responses to 12(S)-HETE were obtained. 3. LTB4 was 200 times more potent than 12(R)-HETE as a lymphocyte chemoattractant, although maximal responses to the two agonists were similar. 4. 12(R)-HETE and LTB4, which are present in extracts of samples from the skin lesions of psoriasis, may be, at least in part, responsible for the lymphocyte infiltrate which is a characteristic feature of this disease.
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- K B Bacon
- Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas's Hospital, London
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Sonnex TS, Carrington P, Norris P, Greaves MW. Polymorphonuclear leukocyte random migration and chemotaxis in psoriatic and healthy adult smokers and non-smokers. Br J Dermatol 1988; 119:653-9. [PMID: 3207619 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1988.tb03479.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Random migration and chemotactic responsiveness of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) from psoriatic and control smokers and non-smokers were studied in vitro and in vivo. In vivo, but not in vitro, PMNs from psoriatic smokers responded to a significantly greater degree to a standard chemotaxin than did PMNs from psoriatic non-smokers, control smokers and control non-smokers. This suggests that smoking has a selective effect on psoriatic PMNs. The possible relevance of this to the pathogenesis of psoriasis vulgaris and to palmoplantar pustulosis is discussed.
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Camp RD, Cunningham FM, Fincham NJ, Greaves MW, Kobza Black A, Mallet AI, Woollard PM. Psoriatic skin lesions contain a novel lipid neutrophil chemokinetic compound which is distinct from known chemoattractant eicosanoids. Br J Pharmacol 1988; 94:1043-50. [PMID: 3061542 PMCID: PMC1854099 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1988.tb11620.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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1. Lipid extracts of scale from the lesions of the skin disease psoriasis were purified by high performance liquid chromatography (h.p.l.c.). Assay of fractions by an agarose microdroplet method showed the presence of a novel neutrophil chemokinetic compound which possessed the chromatographic properties of a monohydroxy fatty acid, yet was distinct from the chemoattractant eicosanoid, 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, previously isolated in psoriasis. 2. The novel, material, termed compound X, was also detected in fractions collected on h.p.l.c. of extracts of chamber fluid samples obtained from abraded psoriatic lesions, but was not detectable in samples from clinically normal skin. 3. Comparison of the straight and reversed phase h.p.l.c. retention times of compound X with those of a range of standard monohydroxy fatty acids, together with further analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and assay of selected standards for neutrophil chemokinetic activity, failed to reveal the structural identity of compound X. 4. The finding of a further compound in psoriatic lesions, which stimulates neutrophil movement, highlights the complexity of inflammatory mediator production in this disease.
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- R D Camp
- Institute of Dermatology, United Medical School, St. Thomas's Hospital, London
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- J L Humes
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research, Rahway, New Jersey 07065
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Bonney RJ, Davies P, Dougherty H, Egan RW, Gale PH, Chang M, Hammond M, Jensen N, MacDonald J, Thompson K. Biochemical and biological activities of 2,3-dihydro-6-[3-(2-hydroxymethyl)phenyl-2-propenyl]-5-benzofuranol (L-651,896), a novel topical anti-inflammatory agent. Biochem Pharmacol 1987; 36:3885-91. [PMID: 3120729 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(87)90454-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The biochemical and biological profile of a topical anti-inflammatory agent, 2,3-dihydro-6-[3-(2-hydroxymethyl)phenyl-2-propenyl]-5-benzofuranol (L-651,896 inhibited the 5-lipoxygenase of rat basophilic leukemia cells with an IC50 of 0.1 microM and leukotriene synthesis by human PMN and mouse macrophages with IC50 values of 0.4 and 0.1 microM respectively. L-651,896 also inhibited prostaglandin E2 synthesis by mouse peritoneal macrophages (IC50 = 1.1 microM). This compound inhibited ram seminal vesicle cyclooxygenase activity at considerably higher concentrations, and this effect was directly related to substrate concentration. When applied topically to the mouse ear, L-651,896 lowered elevated levels of leukotrienes associated with arachidonic acid-induced skin inflammation and delayed hypersensitivity induced by oxazolone. However, while L-651,896 inhibited the increased vascular permeability induced by arachidonic acid, it had no effect on the edema associated with the immune-based response to oxazolone in the same tissue. Thus, it is possible that leukotrienes may play a role in some but not all inflammatory responses.
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- R J Bonney
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, NJ 07065
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Lammers AM, van de Kerkhof PC. Leukotriene B4 fails to induce penetration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes into psoriatic lesions. Br J Dermatol 1987; 117:541-4. [PMID: 2825753 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1987.tb07484.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The intraepidermal accumulation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes following the epicutaneous application of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) was studied in lesional and clinically uninvolved skin of five patients with chronic stable plaque psoriasis. The lesions were found to be wholly unresponsive to LTB4, doses of 100 ng failing to produce either micropustules or exocytosis. This phenomenon was sharply localized; the response immediately adjacent to the lesion being identical to that in more distant uninvolved skin. We speculate that both the reduced response to LTB4 in the psoriatic patient and also the tolerance to LTB4 seen after repeated applications, result from the induction of a P450-linked hydroxylase.
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- A M Lammers
- Department of Dermatology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Dowd PM, Black AK, Woollard PW, Greaves MW. Cutaneous responses to 12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) and 5,12-dihydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (leukotriene B4) in psoriasis and normal human skin. Arch Dermatol Res 1987; 279:427-34. [PMID: 2829751 DOI: 10.1007/bf00412586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The arachidonate lipoxygenase products 12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) and 5(S),12(R)-dihydroxy-6,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (leukotriene B4, LTB4) are potent leucocyte chemoattractants in vitro and in vivo. Both 12-HETE and LTB4-like material are found in increased amounts in lesional skin in psoriasis. Epicutaneous administration of 12(R,S)-HETE and LTB4 in normal skin evokes neutrophil and mononuclear dermal infiltrates accompanied by collections of neutrophils in the epidermis. Similar appearances result from the application of LTB4 to uninvolved skin in psoriasis. We have now investigated the effects of single and multiple epicutaneous applications of 12(R,S)-HETE and LTB4, both alone and in combination, in normal human skin and in clinically uninvolved skin of patients with psoriasis. As in the case of LTB4, erythematous responses to 12(R,S)-HETE were similar in normal skin and in psoriasis. Similar neutrophil polymorphonuclear responses were evoked by topical application of 50 ng LTB4 and 20 micrograms 12(R,S)-HETE. Application of the combination of 12(R,S)-HETE and LTB4 evoked only a partially additive erythematous response, and no evidence of an additive neutrophilotactic response was detected histologically. Multiple applications resulted in tolerance both clinically and histologically. Cross tolerance to 12(R,S)-HETE and LTB4 occurred in the majority of subjects. These results suggest that both 12(R,S)-HETE and LTB4 may be important in the production and control of the magnitude of the inflammatory events in psoriasis.
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- P M Dowd
- Institute of Dermatolgy, United Medical School, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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Lammers AM, van de Kerkhof PC. Etretinate modulates the leukotriene B4 induced intra-epidermal accumulation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Br J Dermatol 1987; 117:297-300. [PMID: 2823858 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1987.tb04135.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The effect of etretinate on the intra-epidermal accumulation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes following epicutaneous application of leukotriene B4 was studied in five psoriatic patients. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes were quantified using the marker enzyme elastase. An inverse relationship was found between the dosage of etretinate and the number of infiltrating polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
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- A M Lammers
- Department of Dermatology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Pease CT, Fennell M, Staughton RC, Brewerton DA. Polymorphonuclear leukocyte function in psoriasis vulgaris. Br J Dermatol 1987; 117:161-7. [PMID: 3651338 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1987.tb04112.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) migration was assessed in vitro using the agarose plate method in patients with psoriasis vulgaris, and compared with an age- and sex-matched control group. No significant difference was found between the two groups in the PMN response to the chemotactic substances F-Met-Leu-Phe (FMLP) or zymosan activated serum (ZAS). Equally, the chemokinetic or chemotactic potential of psoriatic serum did not differ from control serum. Our results do not support a primary abnormality of PMN function in psoriasis.
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- C T Pease
- Department of Rheumatology, Westminster Hospital, London, U.K
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Cunningham FM, Woollard PM. 12(R)-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid is a chemoattractant for human polymorphonuclear leucocytes in vitro. PROSTAGLANDINS 1987; 34:71-8. [PMID: 3317516 DOI: 10.1016/0090-6980(87)90264-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Increased amounts of 12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) are found in the lesional skin of patients with the skin disease psoriasis when compared to clinically normal skin. Stereochemical analysis has recently shown that the 12-HETE present in lesional psoriatic scale is the (R), and not the (S) hydroxyl enantiomer, produced by platelets. Since the chemoattractant activity of 12(R)-HETE has not previously been described, the (R) and (S) hydroxyl enantiomers of 12-HETE have now been synthesised and their chemokinetic activity compared in vitro. 12(R)-HETE, was more potent than 12(S)-HETE as a chemokinetic agent for human polymorphonuclear leucocytes but 2000 times less potent than leukotriene B4. In contrast to results obtained with the 12-HETE enantiomers, the chemoattractant compound 5(S)-HETE was found to be more potent than the 5(R) hydroxyl enantiomer. Thus, the configuration of the hydroxyl group appears to be of importance to the chemokinetic activity of the HETEs, and the increased potency of the 12(R) enantiomer may enhance its significance as a mediator of inflammation in psoriasis.
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- F M Cunningham
- Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, England
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Maurice PD, Camp RD, Allen BR. The metabolism of leukotriene B4 by peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes in psoriasis. PROSTAGLANDINS 1987; 33:807-18. [PMID: 2823314 DOI: 10.1016/0090-6980(87)90109-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The formation of leukotriene B4 and its omega-oxidised metabolites has been compared in calcium ionophore-stimulated polymorphonuclear leukocytes, in the absence of exogenous substrate, from fourteen psoriatic subjects and thirteen healthy controls. Although there was no significant difference in the levels of leukotriene B4, the psoriatic cells synthesised significantly greater amounts of omega-oxidation products than control cells. This difference was confirmed in an experiment comparing the time course of formation of the omega-oxidation products of leukotriene B4, under similar conditions, in polymorphonuclear leukocytes from four psoriatic subjects and three healthy controls. The kinetic constants for the metabolism of exogenous leukotriene B4 by 20-hydroxylase were determined by a radiochromatographic enzyme assay in polymorphonuclear leukocytes from three patients with psoriasis and three healthy controls. No significant differences were found in the apparent Km and Vmax values. It is concluded that the increased formation of omega-oxidation products in psoriatic cells may be secondary to increased synthesis of leukotriene B4 by these cells, with consequent increased metabolism, rather than to an inherent abnormality of the 20-hydroxylase system. Further work is needed to determine the kinetics of the enzymes involved in leukotriene B4 synthesis in the psoriatic polymorphonuclear leukocyte, and also to assess the contribution of the leukotriene B4 and omega-oxidation products from polymorphonuclear leukocytes infiltrating the skin to the pathogenesis of the psoriatic lesion.
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Sudan BJ. Ketoconazole, leukotrienes, Paf-acether and nicotine as a hapten: the possible aetiology of seborrhoeic dermatitis. Med Hypotheses 1987; 23:33-8. [PMID: 2886895 DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(87)90177-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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There is evidence in some individuals that seborrhoeic dermatitis is an immuno-allergic reaction induced by nicotine as hapten. Nicotine is present in passive smoking, botanic areas, some foods at very low levels, smokeless tobacco and chewing gums. The successful use of topical ketoconazole as an anti-fungal treatment has been recently explained by its anti-leukotrienes properties in vitro, in vivo and by its capacity to inhibit the leukotrienes-mediated anaphylactic bronchoconstriction in the guinea-pigs. The occurrence of hypersensitivity to nicotine in seborrhoeic dermatitis remains to be determined, but an other original view is open for a better comprehension of an old disease.
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Transepidermal migration of leukocytes, with resultant formation of microscopic or macroscopic sterile subcorneal pustules is a phenomenon characteristically noted in psoriasis and related sterile pustular dermatoses. It is natural to assume the presence of potent neutrophil chemotactic substances in the subcorneal portion of the lesional epidermis, because this location is the target of the in vivo leukocyte chemotaxis. In fact, crude psoriasis scale extracts show remarkably high neutrophil chemotactic and activating properties as compared with those of other non-psoriatic inflammatory dermatoses. We isolated a psoriatic leukotactic factor (PLF) having a molecular mass of around 12 kD, distinct from those common to other inflammatory changes involving the skin or those released by bacteria. Further analysis of PLF identified C5 cleavage fragments, together with other chemotactic peptides, such as those derived from monocytes. Likewise, potent low-molecular-mass chemotactic factors, including cell membrane lipid derived chemotactic factor, e.g. leukotriene B4, are also increased in psoriatic lesions, as in other nonpsoriatic inflammatory dermatoses. However, their activity to stimulate the generation of oxygen radicals in neutrophils was found to be much weaker than that of PLF. The peripheral blood leukocytes from active psoriatic patients show enhanced function in chemotaxis, phagocytosis, active oxygen production, and enzyme release; patients' sera contain substances such as anaphylatoxins that activate leukocyte function. Further research is required for clearer understanding of the series of events resulting in the leukocyte chemotaxis, as well as for the elucidation of the background immunoregulatory mechanisms.
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