Abstract
The data on whether T cells produce leukotrienes or other 5-lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid is conflicting. We report that exogenous arachidonic acid added to phytohemagglutin-stimulated human T cells profoundly inhibits leukotriene B4 production, with 90% inhibition caused by 10-6 M arachidonic acid. The 12-and 15-lipoxygenase pathways were also inhibited by arachidonic acid. Recent reports that human T cells produce no 5-lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid might be explained by the fact that the studies used ≥ 10-5M arachidonic acid in the incubation media.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 670-676 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
| Volume | 135 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 13 1986 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology