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  • Title: 5-Oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid stimulates isotonic volume reduction of guinea pig jejunal crypt epithelial cells.
    Author: MacLeod RJ, Lembessis P, Hamilton JR, Powell WS.
    Journal: J Pharmacol Exp Ther; 1999 Nov; 291(2):511-6. PubMed ID: 10525065.
    Abstract:
    5-Oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE) is a recently discovered arachidonate metabolite that is a potent activator of eosinophils and neutrophils and may be an important mediator of inflammation. The objective of the present investigation was to determine whether 5-oxo-ETE affects the isotonic volume of Cl(-) secretory intestinal crypt epithelial cells. 5-Oxo-ETE caused rapid shrinkage of guinea pig jejunal crypt epithelial cells to a reduced but stable volume, which was measured electronically. This effect was prevented by Cl(-) and K(+) channel blockers and inhibitors of protein kinase C. 5-Oxo-ETE (EC(50) = 20 pM) was more potent than any of the other agonists tested, including its precursor, 5-hydroxy-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (EC(50) = 5 nM); leukotriene D(4) (EC(50) = 1 nM); vasoactive intestinal peptide (EC(50) = 200 pM); and bradykinin (EC(50) = 50 nM). Leukotriene B(4) had no effect on crypt cell volume. In contrast to its effects on crypt cells, 5-oxo-ETE had no effect on the volume of jejunal villus cells. These results indicate that 5-oxo-ETE induces an isotonic volume reduction in intestinal crypt epithelial cells that appears to be dependent on Cl(-) secretion and activation of protein kinase C.
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