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Comparison of arachidonic acid metabolism in nasal polyps and eosinophils. 1987

D M Smith, and J M Gerrard, and J G White

Nasal polyp tissue is characterized by its frequent infiltration by large numbers of eosinophils. We have studied the metabolism of 14C-labeled arachidonic acid by both nasal polyp tissue and by eosinophils. The major metabolite produced by both is 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (HETE) with lesser amounts of 12-HETE. No cyclooxygenase pathway products were found. The 15-lipoxygenase activity of nasal polyps averages 30 times that of normal nasal mucosa or chronically inflamed sinus mucosa. Nasal polyps which contained significant numbers of eosinophils averaged 7 times the 15-lipoxygenase activity of nasal polyps without eosinophilia. Thus, eosinophils appear to be a major source of 15-lipoxygenase activity in nasal polyps.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009298	Nasal Polyps	Focal accumulations of EDEMA fluid in the NASAL MUCOSA accompanied by HYPERPLASIA of the associated submucosal connective tissue. Polyps may be NEOPLASMS, foci of INFLAMMATION, degenerative lesions, or malformations.	Nasal Polyp,Polyp, Nasal,Polyps, Nasal
D004804	Eosinophils	Granular leukocytes with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by a slender thread of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are uniform in size and stainable by eosin.	Eosinophil
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006893	Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids	Eicosatetraenoic acids substituted in any position by one or more hydroxy groups. They are important intermediates in a series of biosynthetic processes leading from arachidonic acid to a number of biologically active compounds such as prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.	HETE,Acids, Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic
D001095	Arachidonic Acids		Eicosatetraenoic Acids,Acids, Arachidonic,Acids, Eicosatetraenoic
D016718	Arachidonic Acid	An unsaturated, essential fatty acid. It is found in animal and human fat as well as in the liver, brain, and glandular organs, and is a constituent of animal phosphatides. It is formed by the synthesis from dietary linoleic acid and is a precursor in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.	(all-Z)-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid,Arachidonic Acid, (all-Z)-Isomer, 1-(14)C-Labeled,Arachidonic Acid, (all-Z)-isomer, 3H-Labeled,Arachidonic Acid, Ammonium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Cerium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Cesium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Lithium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Potassium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Sodium Salt,Arachidonic Acid, Sodium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Zinc Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Sodium Arachidonate,Vitamin F,Arachidonate, Sodium

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