Journal
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS
Volume 1851, Issue 4, Pages 331-339Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.08.012
Keywords
Arachidonic acid; Eicosanoid; Oxylipin; Inflammation
Funding
- Swedish Research Council [03X-217]
- Else Kroner-Fresenius-Stiftung
- DFG [SFB 1039, WE 2260-9/1, WE 2260-9/2]
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5-Lipoxygenase (5-LOX) catalyzes two steps in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes (LTs), lipid mediators of inflammation derived from arachidonic acid. In this review we focus on 5-LOX biochemistry including 5-LOX interacting proteins and regulation of enzyme activity. LTs function in normal host defense, and have roles in many disease states where acute or chronic inflammation is part of the pathophysiology, as briefly summarized at the end of this chapter. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Oxygenated metabolism of PUFA: analysis and biological relevance. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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