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. 1982 Mar 1;155(3):720-33.
doi: 10.1084/jem.155.3.720.

Synthesis of leukotriene C and other arachidonic acid metabolites by mouse pulmonary macrophages

C A Rouzer, W A Scott, A L Hamill, Z A Cohn

Synthesis of leukotriene C and other arachidonic acid metabolites by mouse pulmonary macrophages

C A Rouzer et al. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

Mouse resident pulmonary macrophages were subdivided into alveolar (PAM) and interstitial (PTM) populations on the basis of accessibility to pulmonary lavage, and zymosan-induced arachidonic acid (20:4) metabolism was examined in both populations labeled with [3H]20:4. Maximal phagocytic doses of unopsonized zymosan induced the specific release of 11% of phospholipid 20:4 by PTM and 4.6% by PAM. Direct fatty acid analysis of [3H]20:4-labeled PTM cultured in the presence or absence of zymosan indicated that the specific activity of the [3H]20:4 in cell phospholipid provided an accurate measure of 20:4 released by the cells, and could therefore be used to quantitate the synthesis of 20:4 metabolites by PTM in vitro. The single major 20:4 metabolite of PTM was the slow-reacting substance leukotriene C, which was synthesized in quantities of 3-4 pmol/microgram cell protein (280-370 pmol/10(6) cells), and comprised 20-25% of the released 20:4. PTM also synthesized prostaglandin E2, prostacyclin, thromboxane A2, and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids. In contrast, PAM produced leukotrienes D and E in addition to leukotriene C, prostaglandin E2, thromboxane A2, and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids. Prostacyclin formation by PAM was not observed. These studies define a set of experimental conditions for the study of 20:4 metabolism by pulmonary macrophages, and demonstrate that these cells are rich sources of LTC as well as other 20:4 oxygenated products.

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