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2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226; and 1 Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390
Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids
(EETs) are endothelium-derived eicosanoids that activate
potassium channels, hyperpolarize the membrane, and cause relaxation.
We tested 19 analogs of 14,15-EET on vascular tone to determine the
structural features required for activity. 14,15-EET relaxed bovine
coronary arterial rings in a concentration-related manner
(ED50 = 10
6 M). Changing the carboxyl to
an alcohol eliminated dilator activity, whereas 14,15-EET-methyl ester
and 14,15-EET-methylsulfonimide retained full activity. Shortening the
distance between the carboxyl and epoxy groups reduced the agonist
potency and activity. Removal of all three double bonds decreased
potency. An analog with a
8 double bond had full activity and
potency. However, the analogs with only a
5 or
11 double bond had
reduced potency. Conversion of the epoxy oxygen to a sulfur or nitrogen
resulted in loss of activity. 14(S),15(R)-EET was
more potent than 14(R),15(S)-EET, and
14,15-(cis)-EET was more potent than
14,15-(trans)-EET. These studies indicate that the
structural features of 14,15-EET required for relaxation of the bovine
coronary artery include a carbon-1 acidic group, a
8 double bond,
and a 14(S),15(R)-(cis)-epoxy group.
endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor; cytochrome P-450; arachidonic acid; epoxyeicosatrienoic acid
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