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  • Title: Effects of reactive oxygen species on arachidonic acid metabolism in rabbit platelets.
    Author: Sumiya T, Fujimoto Y, Nishida H, Morikawa Y, Sakuma S, Fujita T.
    Journal: Free Radic Biol Med; 1993 Jul; 15(1):101-4. PubMed ID: 8359708.
    Abstract:
    Rabbit platelets were exposed to a reactive oxygen species (ROS) generating system (xanthine plus xanthine oxidase) to explore the effect of ROS on the formation of 12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE), thromboxane (TX) B2, and 12-hydroxy-5,8,10-heptadecatrienoic acid (HHT) from exogenous arachidonic acid. Xanthine plus xanthine oxidase suppressed the production of 12-HETE, TXB2, and HHT by 65-69%. This effect was reversed by addition of catalase to the ROS generating system but not by superoxide dismutase, mannitol, or dimethylsulfoxide, indicating that H2O2 is the responsible metabolite. These results suggest that H2O2 plays an important role in the regulation of platelet cyclo-oxygenase and lipoxygenase activities.
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