Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 83, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29, July 2010

Uptake of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid by murine macrophages increases series-1 prostaglandin release following lipopolysaccharide treatment

Institute for Health Care Science, Suntory Wellness Ltd., 1-1-1 Wakayamadai, Shimamoto, Osaka 618-8503, Japan

Received 19 August 2009; received in revised form 3 February 2010; accepted 22 February 2010. published online 29 March 2010.

Abstract 

Administration of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid is useful for atopic dermatitis and atherosclerosis in mice; however, the metabolites of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid have been little studied. We employed a method which enabled simultaneous analysis of nine prostaglandins using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry, and determined the concentrations of prostaglandins in the supernatants of cultures of mouse peritoneal macrophages stimulated with lipopolysaccharide after pre-incubation with dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid, or eicosapentaenoic acid. Accumulated prostaglandin concentrations from mouse macrophages with dihomo-γ-linolenic acid uptake increased in a dihomo-γ-linolenic acid concentration-dependent fashion. These increases were mainly due to prostaglandin D1 and prostaglandin E1. The order of accumulated prostaglandin concentrations was dihomo-γ-linolenic acid>arachidonic acid>eicosapentaenoic acid in supernatants with the same concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acid. Since mouse macrophages can clearly produce series-1 prostaglandins, they must be formed in vivo. These findings suggest that the effects of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid on diseases may be due to series-1 prostaglandins.

Keywords: Prostaglandins, Mouse peritoneal macrophage, Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, LC–MS/MS

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PII: S0952-3278(10)00076-1

doi:10.1016/j.plefa.2010.02.032

Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 83, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29, July 2010