Oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein has been suggested as patho-physiologically relevant process in atherogenesis and the lipid peroxidizing enzyme 15-lipoxygenase may be involved. For experimental evidence on the in vivo action of this enzyme in the time course of plaque formation we analyzed the lipid extracts of lesional areas representing various stages of human atherogenesis ...

ABSTRACT. Ti(III) and (IV) hydrazide complexes were synthesized, characterized, screened for their tyrosinase lipoxygenase inhibitory cytotoxic activities. The geometry of is tentatively assigned as octahedral. Magnetic moments found around 1.7 B.M. electronic spectral transition in the range 495-518 nm. Evaluation Ti(IV) activities revealed varying inhibition potential. Hydrazide ligands inact...

Inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase by anthralin (1) and 41 derivatives is determined: the acids 38 and 39, the lactones 40-42 and 9-anthrone (8) are the most potent inhibitors, the lactone 41 reaching the efficacy of nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA). The results were correlated with the hydrophilic/lipophilic balance of the test compounds and their clinical efficacy as far as known. There is no corre...

Platelet 12-lipoxygenase (P-12-LOX) is overexpressed in different types of cancers, including prostate cancer, and the level of expression is correlated with the grade of this cancer. Arachidonic acid is metabolized by 12-LOX to 12(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid [12(S)-HETE], and this biologically active metabolite is involved in prostate cancer progression by modulating cell proliferation in ...

We have examined the effect of the oral gold compound auranofin (AF) on calcium ionophore A23187-induced arachidonic acid metabolism in the rat alveolar macrophage. Both reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatographic and radioimmunoassay analyses revealed that AF dose-dependently inhibited leukotriene B4 and 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid synthesis in a parallel fashion with an IC50 appr...

Hugo: ALOX15 Other names: 15-LOX; EC 1.13.11.33; arachidonate omega 6-lipoxygenase; LOG15 Location: 17p13.3 Local order: Genes flanking ALOX15 in centromere to telomere direction on 17p13 are: MYBBP1A 17p13.3 MYB binding protein (P160) 1a, GGT6 17p13.2 homolog of gammaglutamyltransferase 6, LOC124974 17p13.2, thioredoxin 1 pseudogene 4, SMTNL2 17p13.2 smoothelin-like 2, ALOX15 17p13.2 arachidon...

A number of trimethylsiloxyalkyl and trialkylsilylalkyl thiazole derivatives have been evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activity, lipoxygenase inhibiting properties, and cytotoxicity. The investigated compounds have been found to protect in vivo against carrageenin-induced edema, especially 3-(4-trimethylsiloxypiperidin-1-yl)-N-(thiazol-2-yl)-propionamide (21) and 2-amino-3-(gamma-trimethy...

5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) catalyzes two steps in biosynthesis of leukotrienes (LTs), a group of lipid mediators of inflammation derived from arachidonic acid (AA). LT antagonists are used in treatment of asthma; more recently a potential role also in atherosclerosis has raised considerable interest. Furthermore, possible effects of 5-LO metabolites in relation to tumorigenesis have emerged. Thus, a...