Kowal-Bielecka, Otylia and Distler, Oliver and Neidhart, Michel and Kuenzler, Peter and Rethage, Janine and Nawrath, Michael and Carossino, Anna and Pap, Thomas and Mueller-Ladner, Ulf and Michel, Beat A. and Sierakowski, Stanislaw and Matucci-Cerinic, Marco and Gay, Renate E. and Gay, Steffen (2001) Evidence of 5-lipoxygenase overexpression in the skin of patients with systemic sclerosis - A newly identified pathway to skin inflammation in systemic sclerosis. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM, 44 (8). pp. 1865-1875. ISSN 0004-3591
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Objective. Leukotrienes are a family of arachidonic acid derivatives with potent proinflammatory and profibrotic properties, and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) catalyzes two key steps in the leukotriene biosynthetic pathway. Since inflammatory cell infiltrates and excessive fibrosis are hallmarks of systemic sclerosis (SSc) skin lesions, we undertook the present study to investigate the expression of 5-LOX in skin biopsy specimens from patients with SSc. Methods. Expression of 5-LOX in skin sections from 10 SSc patients and 8 healthy controls was examined by in situ hybridization with specific riboprobes and by immunohistochemistry analysis with 5-LOX monoclonal antibodies. Synthesis of 5-LOX by cultured dermal fibroblasts from 7 patients with SSc and 4 controls was measured by fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis. In addition, concentrations of leukotriene B-4 (LTE4) and LTE4 in fibroblast supernatants after stimulation were determined using enzyme immunoassays. Results. Expression of 5-LOX was found in all skin sections from SSc patients as well as from controls. However, the number and percentage of 5-LOX-positive cells were significantly higher in SSc skin sections compared with control sections. Expression of 5-LOX was seen in cells within perivascular inflammatory infiltrates as well as in fibroblasts throughout the skin. The experiments with cultured skin fibroblasts revealed that 5-LOX was constitutively expressed in these cells, which resulted in the production of leukotrienes after cell stimulation. Whereas no difference was found for LTE4, SSc fibroblasts produced significantly higher amounts of LTB4 after stimulation, compared with healthy control fibroblasts. Conclusion. The results of this study suggest that the 5-LOX pathway may be of significance in the pathogenesis of SSc and may represent a target for new treatment strategies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; SULFIDOPEPTIDE-LEUKOTRIENES; FIBROBLAST PROLIFERATION; LIPOXYGENASE PRODUCTS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; HUMAN NEUTROPHILS; LUNG FIBROBLASTS; GROWTH-FACTOR; SUBSTANCE-P; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2021 07:57 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2021 07:57 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/41208 |
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