Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5888523 | Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA) | 2013 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Pregnancy is accompanied by major immunological changes to maintain both tolerance for the fetus and immune competence. Leukotrienes are powerful 5-lipoxygenase-derived inflammatory mediators and the characteristics of leukotriene-related diseases (e.g., asthma, allergic rhinitis) change during pregnancy. Here, we show that pregnancy affects leukotriene synthesis in human blood and leukocytes. 5-Lipoxygenase product formation in stimulated blood of pregnant women was significantly higher than in non-pregnant females. Although a pregnancy-related increase in neutrophil and monocyte counts may explain these observations, granulocytes of pregnant donors have lower leukotriene-synthetic capacities. On the other hand, granulocytes from non-pregnant woman produced more leukotrienes when resuspended in plasma of pregnant women than of non-pregnant females. Together, we show that leukotriene biosynthesis in maternal blood is increased by the interrelations of higher leukocyte numbers, lower cellular capacity for leukotriene synthesis and stimulatory effects of plasma. This bias may affect leukotriene-related diseases during pregnancy and their pharmacological treatment.
Keywords
PBS5-H(P)ETEPMNL5-LOfMLPLTRA12-HHTESIPBMCLPSCOX5-LipoxygenaseROSUPLC-MS/MSLeukotriene receptor antagonistcyclooxygenaseEDTAethylenediaminetetraacetateArachidonic acidinflammationSDS-PAGESodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisPregnancystandard error of the meanperipheral blood mononuclear cellsFormyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalaninePhosphate buffered salineLeukotrienesLeukotrienepolymorphonuclear leukocyteslipoxygenaselipopolysaccharideSEMhigh performance liquid chromatographyHPLCReactive oxygen specieselectrospray ionization
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Authors
A.M. Schaible, A. Koeberle, H. Northoff, B. Lawrenz, C. Weinigel, D. Barz, O. Werz, C. Pergola,