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. 1982 Feb;69(2):494-7.
doi: 10.1172/jci110474.

Sulfasalazine inhibits the synthesis of chemotactic lipids by neutrophils

W F Stenson, E Lobos

Sulfasalazine inhibits the synthesis of chemotactic lipids by neutrophils

W F Stenson et al. J Clin Invest. 1982 Feb.

Abstract

Neutrophils metabolize arachidonic acid through the liposygenase pathway to 5-hydroxy-6,8,11,14-eicosatetrenoic acid (5-HETE) and 5,12-dihydroxy-6,8,10,14-eicosatraenoic acid (5,12 diHETE). 5-HETE and 5,12diHETE are potent chemotactic agents and are thought to have important roles in the inflammatory response. In this study we demonstrate the sulfasalazine, at concentrations found in the stool of patients being treated for ulcerative colitis, blocks the synthesis of both 5-HETE and 5,12 diHETE by human neutrophils. A sulfasalazine metabolite, 5-aminosalicylate, also blocks the synthesis of 5,12 diHETE.

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