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We showed that human adult red blood cells (RBCs) produce prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) and E2 (PGE2). RBCs that were mechanically stressed in the presence of extracellular Ca2+ by being injected rapidly through a fine needle produced PGE1 and PGE2 within 30 min after this mechanical stress. The amounts of PGE1 and PGE2 produced by 1 x 10(9) mechanically stressed RBCs were approximately 50 pg and 100 pg, respectively, which were determined in the cytosolic fraction from sonicated RBCs using a competitive enzyme immunoassay method. A Western blot analysis using anti-cyclooxygenase-2 antibody revealed a band at the 70-kDa position in the samples from RBCs producing PGE1 and PGE2. Treatment with 10 micrograms/mL indomethacin completely inhibited the productions of PGE1 and PGE2. The present results may indicate a new role of RBCs in microcirculation.
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