Abstract
Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are candidate endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors that demonstrate a wide range of biological effects. The presence of both cis- and trans-EETs in rat plasma was identified with HPLC-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry in this study. The total EETs in plasma are 38.2 ng/ml with cis-EETs representing 21.4 ± 0.4 ng/ml and trans-EETs 16.8 ± 0.4 ng/ml. EETs in RBCs were estimated to be 20.2 ng/109 RBCs, which corresponds to 200 ng in RBCs contained in 1 ml blood. RBC incubation with 10 mM tert-butyl hydroperoxide resulted in 4.4-fold increase of total cis-EETs (from 9.2 to 40.2 ng/109 RBCs) and 5.5-fold increase of total trans-EETs (from 11.0 to 60.8 ng/109 RBCs). EETs were released (2 ng/ml) from RBCs after incubation at 37°C for 10 min even after being washed 3 times, indicating that RBCs are reservoirs of plasma EETs. The identification of cis- and trans-EETs in RBCs and in plasma as well as their release from RBCs suggest a vasoregulatory role of RBCs in view of their potent vasoactivity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 65-78 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2005 |
Keywords
- Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid
- Peroxidation
- Plasma
- Red blood cells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Pharmacology
- Cell Biology