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Conversion of endogenous arachidonic acid to 5,15-diHETE and lipoxins by polymorphonuclear cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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The conversion of endogenous arachidonic acid (AA) by polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was studied before (D0) and one day (D1) after antiinflammatory drug therapy. The biosynthesis of 5,15-diHETE and lipoxins (LXS), were investigatedex vivo, after PMN stimulation by ionophore A23187 without exogenous addition of 15-HETE. The eicosanoids were resolved by RP-HPLC and simultaneously detected at 246 and 302 nm respectively. Large amounts of 5,15-diHETE (50 to 400 ng/107 PMN) and significant levels of LXS (from 2 to 20 ng/107 PMN) were produced with individual differences between donors. Metabolite levels varied between patients but this work showed for the first time a linear relationship between the amounts of 5,15-diHETE and LXS. Moreover LXS production after treatment may be related to long-term clinical improvement of patients.

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  2. Service de Réadaptation Fonctionnelle, CHU Lapeyronie, F-34295, Montpellier, France

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Thomas, E., Leroux, J.L., Blotman, F. et al. Conversion of endogenous arachidonic acid to 5,15-diHETE and lipoxins by polymorphonuclear cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Inflamm Res 44, 121–124 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01782022

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