Metabolism of 12(S)-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid and other hydroxylated fatty acids by the reductase pathway in porcine polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Abstract
We have previously shown that porcine polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) reduce leukotriene B4 (LTB4) to 10,11-dihydro-LTB4, 10,11-dihydro-12-epi-LTB4, and 10,11-dihydro-12-oxo-LTB4. We have now demonstrated that 12(S)-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid [12(S)-HETE] is metabolized by a similar pathway in porcine PMNL. 12(S)-HETE was metabolized to two products that were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy as 12-hydroxy-5,8,14-eicosatrienoic acid (10,11-dihydro-12-HETE) and 12-oxo-5,8,14-eicosatrienoic acid (10,11-dihydro-12-oxo-ETE). Derivatization of 12-hydroxy-5,8,14-eicosatrienoic acid with (R)-(+)-.alpha.-methoxy-.alpha.-(trifluormethyl)phenylacetic acid, followed by chromatography on a silicic acid column, enabled the resolution of 12R and 12S stereoisomers, which were identified by cochromatography with synthetic standards. Incubation of 12(S)-HETE with PMNL for various times revealed that the stereochemistry of the 12-hydroxyl group of 12-hydroxy-5,8,14-eicosatrienoic acid was initially the same as that of 12(S)-HETE. However, after 40 min, 30% of the 12-hydroxy-5,8,14-eicosatrienoic acid had the opposite configuration at C12. 13-Hydroxy-9,11 octadecadienoic acid (13-HODE) was metabolized in a similar fashion by porcine PMNL to 13-hydroxy-9-octadecenoic acid (11,12-dihydro-13-HODE) and 13-oxooctadecenoic acid (11,12-dihydro-13-oxo-ODE). The apparent Km values for the reduction of 12-HETE, LTB4, and 13-HODE were 0.21, 0.28, and 2.22 .mu.M, respectively. All three substrates had the same apparent Vmax [0.029 pmol min-1 (106 cells)-1]. Competition experiments between LTB4 and 12-HETE indicated that they were metabolized by the same pathway. Various structurally related compounds were metabolized by porcine PMNL in the order LTB4 = 6-trans-LTB4 > 12-epi-6-trans,8-cis-LTB4 > 12-epi-6-trans-LTB4 > 12-HETE > LTB5 > 15-HETE = 13-HODE .mchgt. 5-HETE > 9-HODE > 20-hydroxy-LTB4 > 12-hydroxy-5,8,10-heptadecatrienoic acid. Prostaglandins E2 and F2.alpha. were not metabolized to any detectable products by porcine PMNL.

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