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Leis, HJ; Windischhofer, W.
Inhibition of cyclooxygenases 1 and 2 by the phospholipase-blocker, arachidonyl trifluoromethyl ketone.
Br J Pharmacol. 2008; 155(5): 731-737. Doi: 10.1038/bjp.2008.304 [OPEN ACCESS]
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Leis Hans-Joerg
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Windischhofer Werner
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Arachidonyl trifluoromethyl ketone (ATK) is widely used as an inhibitor of cytosolic group IV phospholipase A(2) (cPLA(2)) and calcium-independent group VI phospholipase A(2) (iPLA(2)). ATK thus reduces arachidonic acid (AA) substrate for cyclooxygenase (COX; also known as prostaglandin H synthase) and attenuates prostaglandin (PG) synthesis. It has been shown previously, that ATK blocks thromboxane B(2) production induced by exogenous AA in human platelets. It remains, however, unknown whether ATK also directly modulates the activity of cyclooxygenase (COX). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: Time courses for inhibition of COX by ATK was obtained using osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells, with exogenous AA as substrate and the pure enzymes COX-1 and COX-2. PGE(2) was measured by GC-MS.Key results:ATK was a potent inhibitor of COX-1 and COX-2 with IC(50) values of 0.5 and 0.1 microM in MC3T3-E1 cells and of 1.7 and 2.6 microM using the pure enzymes. Inhibition was reversible, with slow- and tight-binding characteristics. The arachidonyl carbon chain was essential, as the saturated palmitoyl analogue had no effect. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Attenuation of PG synthesis by ATK is taken to be the consequence of PLA(2) inhibition and the findings of many studies are interpreted on that basis. If there are, however, alternative routes for AA liberation (such as phospholipase C/diacyl glycerol lipase or phospholipase D), this interpretation can lead to false conclusions. As ATK is a widely used and important pharmacological tool in eicosanoid research, knowledge of its interactions with other major enzymes of the cascade is of considerable importance.
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Animals -
Arachidonic Acids - pharmacology
Blotting, Western -
Cell Line -
Cyclooxygenase 1 - biosynthesis
Cyclooxygenase 2 - biosynthesis
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors - pharmacology
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry -
Mice -
Osteoblasts - drug effects
Phospholipases - antagonists and inhibitors
Phospholipases A2, Calcium-Independent - antagonists and inhibitors
Phospholipases A2, Cytosolic - antagonists and inhibitors
Substrate Specificity -

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arachidonyl trifluoromethyl ketone
COX
prostaglandin
phospholipase
cyclooxygenase
MC3T3-E1
osteoblast
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