1. Alpha- and beta- alkyl-substituted eicosapentaenoic acids: incorporation into phospholipids and effects on prostaglandin H synthase and 5-lipoxygenase.
- Author
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Larsen LN, Bremer J, Flock S, and Skattebøl L
- Subjects
- Animals, Arachidonic Acid biosynthesis, Cell Line, Docosahexaenoic Acids metabolism, Eicosapentaenoic Acid metabolism, Kinetics, Linoleic Acid metabolism, Liver drug effects, Liver metabolism, Rats, Structure-Activity Relationship, Thromboxane B2 biosynthesis, Triglycerides biosynthesis, Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase metabolism, Eicosapentaenoic Acid analogs & derivatives, Eicosapentaenoic Acid pharmacology, Phospholipids biosynthesis, Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases metabolism
- Abstract
Alpha-ethyl-, alpha-methyl- and beta-methyl eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) were prepared and their incorporation into cell lipids and effects on eicosanoid synthesis compared with EPA and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). alpha- and beta-methyl EPA were incorporated into hepatocyte triacylglycerols as efficiently as EPA, whereas lesser amounts were found in phospholipids. alpha-ethyl EPA was not incorporated into phospholipids but small amounts were detected in triacylglycerol. All derivatives inhibited the synthesis of arachidonic acid, although less efficiently than EPA and DHA. The derivatives were poor substrates of prostaglandin H (PGH) synthase and 5-lipoxygenase, and they all inactivated PGH synthase. In isolated platelets, alpha-methyl EPA was a stronger inhibitor of TxB2 production than EPA, alpha-ethyl- and beta-methyl EPA. All derivatives were stronger inducers of peroxisomal beta-oxidation than EPA and DHA. This increased induction probably is a consequence of the blocked mitochondrial beta-oxidation of the derivatives.
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- 1998
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