Studies on molecular properties and functional regulation of terminal leukotriene C4 synthases and cysteinyl-leukotriene receptor signalling in human endothelium
Author: Schröder, Oliver
Date: 2007-03-30
Location: Stora Seminarierummet, MBB, Karolinska Institutet
Time: 09.00
Department: Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och biofysik (MBB) / Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
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Abstract
The transformation of the unstable intermediate leukotriene (LT) A4 into
the glutathione conjugate LTC4, the parent compound of LTD4 and LTE4, is
catalysed by leukotriene C4 synthase (LTC4S) as well as microsomal
glutathione S-transferase type 2 (MGST2) and type 3 (MGST3). Together,
these eicosanoids also known as cysteinyl leukotrienes (cys-LT) are key
mediators of immediate hypersensitivity reactions. However, recent
evidence also supports their pivotal role in adaptive immune response as
well as in the progression of inflammatory disease.
The rat orthologs of these LTC4S isoenzymes were successfully cloned and
functionally expressed in Spodoptera frugiperda insect cells. The rat
enzymes were found to be highly similar to their human counterparts with
amino acid identities of 87%, 80%, and 86% for LTC4S, MGST2, and MGST3,
respectively. As might be expected from the structural similarities
between the human and rat enzyme, rat LTC4S also showed a high degree of
analogy to the human ortholog regarding catalytic features. Thus, Km for
the recombinant enzyme, using the free acid and the methyl ester of LTA4
as substrate, were calculated to 18.8 muM and 19.8 muM, respectively. In
contrast, rat MGST2 converted the free acid of LTA4 more efficiently than
the methyl ester which is in accordance with the human counterpart.
Whereas the LTC4S capacity was preserved in rat MGST2, rat MGST3 failed
to show any significant LTC4S activity. Both, LTC4 and the 5-lipoxygenase
activating protein inhibitor MK-886 inhibited all respective enzymatic
activities of the terminal LTC4S isoenzymes, i.e. LTC4S activity (LTC4S
and MGST2), GSH transferase activity (MGST2), and peroxidase activity
(MGST2 and MGST3), suggesting that the catalytic centres originate from
structurally related overlapping active site(s).
Intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in rats lead to a
transient increase of LTC4S mRNA in several tissues, particularly heart,
brain, adrenal glands, and liver, within one hour followed by a 4.9-,
4.0-, 2.9, and 2.3-fold induction of LTC4S protein expression at six
hours in brain, heart, liver, and adrenal gland, respectively, indicating
that up-regulation of LTC4S might be triggered by systemic inflammatory
signals and prime certain tissues for increased cys-LT biosynthesis. In
contrast, no effects were detected for MGST2 and MGST3 suggesting that
these enzymes do not contribute to LTC4 formation during host-defence
reactions, but may be involved in cys-LT biosynthesis for other, basal
house-keeping purposes.
Using in situ hybridization histochemistry and reverse transcription
polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) the expression of MGST3 in the rat
central nervous system (CNS) was investigated both, under normal
conditions and after intraperitoneal injection of LPS. The broad
distribution in the CNS was characterized by a strong signal in the
hippocampal formation, the nuclei of the cranial nerves as well as the
motor neurons in the spinal cord and sensory neurons in the dorsal root
ganglia. A moderate signal was found in the cortex, thalamus, amygdala,
and substantia nigra and a weak signal in the hypothalamus. However, no
changes in the level of MGST3 mRNA expression in the CNS were found one,
three, or six hours after LPS administration which do not support a role
for MGST3 in the biosynthesis of pro-inflammatory cys-LT but rather
suggest other functions, e.g. metabolic detoxication and neuroprotection.
Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were found to abundantly
express CysLT2 mRNA in vast excess (>4000-fold) of CysLT1 mRNA when
examined by quantitative RT-PCR. Pro-inflammatory stimuli (LPS, Tumor
necrosis factor alpha, and Interleukin-1beta) caused a rapid (within 30
minutes) and partially reversible suppression of CysLT2 mRNA levels.
Challenge of HUVEC with BAY u9773, a partial CysLT2 agonist, triggered
diagnostic Ca2+ transients. LTC4 and LTD4 were demonstrated to be
equipotent agonists, and their actions could be blocked by BAY u9773,
which is also a dual CysLT1 and CysLT2 receptor antagonist, but not by
the CysLT1-selective antagonist MK571. Together, these data indicate that
signalling events involving CysLT2 might trigger functional responses
involved in critical components of cys-LT dependent vascular reactions,
which in turn have implications for ischemic heart disease and myocardial
infarction.
List of papers:
I. Fetissov SO, Schroder O, Jakobsson PJ, Samuelsson B, Haeggstrom JZ, Hokfelt T (2002). "Expression of microsomal glutathione S-transferase type 3 mRNA in the rat nervous system." Neuroscience 115(3): 891-7
Pubmed
II. Schroder O, Sjostrom M, Qiu H, Stein J, Jakobsson PJ, Haeggstrom JZ (2003). "Molecular and catalytic properties of three rat leukotriene C(4) synthase homologs." Biochem Biophys Res Commun 312(2): 271-6
Pubmed
III. Sjostrom M, Johansson AS, Schroder O, Qiu H, Palmblad J, Haeggstrom JZ (2003). "Dominant expression of the CysLT2 receptor accounts for calcium signaling by cysteinyl leukotrienes in human umbilical vein endothelial cells." Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 23(8): e37-41. Epub 2003 Jun 19
Pubmed
IV. Schroder O, Sjostrom M, Qiu H, Jakobsson PJ, Haeggstrom JZ (2005). "Microsomal glutathione S-transferases: selective up-regulation of leukotriene C4 synthase during lipopolysaccharide-induced pyresis." Cell Mol Life Sci 62(1): 87-94
Pubmed
I. Fetissov SO, Schroder O, Jakobsson PJ, Samuelsson B, Haeggstrom JZ, Hokfelt T (2002). "Expression of microsomal glutathione S-transferase type 3 mRNA in the rat nervous system." Neuroscience 115(3): 891-7
Pubmed
II. Schroder O, Sjostrom M, Qiu H, Stein J, Jakobsson PJ, Haeggstrom JZ (2003). "Molecular and catalytic properties of three rat leukotriene C(4) synthase homologs." Biochem Biophys Res Commun 312(2): 271-6
Pubmed
III. Sjostrom M, Johansson AS, Schroder O, Qiu H, Palmblad J, Haeggstrom JZ (2003). "Dominant expression of the CysLT2 receptor accounts for calcium signaling by cysteinyl leukotrienes in human umbilical vein endothelial cells." Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 23(8): e37-41. Epub 2003 Jun 19
Pubmed
IV. Schroder O, Sjostrom M, Qiu H, Jakobsson PJ, Haeggstrom JZ (2005). "Microsomal glutathione S-transferases: selective up-regulation of leukotriene C4 synthase during lipopolysaccharide-induced pyresis." Cell Mol Life Sci 62(1): 87-94
Pubmed
Issue date: 2007-03-09
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Publication year: 2007
ISBN: 978-91-7357-146-3
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