Regulation of the eicosanoid pathway by tumour necrosis factor alpha and leukotriene D₄ in intestinal epithelial cells

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• 作者：Yulyana Yudina ; Ladan Parhamifar ; Astrid M.-L. Bengtsson ; Maria Juhas ; Anita Sj&#xf6 ; l ; er
• 关键词：Leukotriene D₄ ; LTD₄ ; CysLT₁R ; CysLT₂R ; LTC4S ; TNF-α ; ; Intestinal epithelial cells ; 5-LO ; COX-2
• 刊名：Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA)
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：December 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：79
• 期：6
• 页码：223-231
• 全文大小：547 K

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In this study the mRNA and protein levels of the key enzymes involved in eicosanoid biosynthesis and the cysteinyl leukotriene receptors (CysLT₁R and CysLT₂R) have been analysed in non-transformed intestinal epithelial and colon cancer cell lines. Our results revealed that tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and leukotriene D₄ (LTD₄), which are inflammatory mediators implicated in carcinogenesis, stimulated an increase of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), in non-transformed epithelial cells, and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) in both non-transformed and cancer cell lines. Furthermore, these mediators also stimulated an up-regulation of LTC₄ synthase in cancer cells as well as non-transformed cells. We also observed an endogenous production of CysLTs in these cells. TNF-α and LTD₄, to a lesser extent, up-regulate the CysLT₁R levels. Interestingly, TNF-α also reduced CysLT₂R expression in cancer cells. Our results demonstrate that inflammatory mediators can cause intestinal epithelial cells to up-regulate the expression of enzymes needed for the biosynthesis of eicosanoids, including the cysteinyl leukotrienes, as well as the signal transducing proteins, the CysLT receptors, thus providing important mechanisms for both maintaining inflammation and for tumour progression.