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What are the 3 types of Eicosanoids?

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  1. Prostaglandins (PG)
  2. Thromboxanes (TX)
  3. Leukotrienes (LT)
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T or F: Eicosanoids are produced by almost all cells

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True

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What is one of the biggest processes controlled by Eicosanoids?

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Inflammation

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What Eicosanoids are involved in control of bleeding?

- what are the effects?

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  1. Thormboxane made by PLATLETES enhance aggregation

2. PGE2 and PGI2 (FROM ENDOTHELIAL CELLS) inhbit platelet aggreaction

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T or F: different cell types have different enzymes which results in their response being very cell specific

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True

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What are some of the functions of Eicosanoids?

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  1. Inflammatory Response
  2. Regulate Smooth muscle contraction
  3. Increase Water and Sodium Excretion
  4. BP regulation
  5. Constrict and Dilate BVs
  6. Brochoconstriction and dilation
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What are Eicosanoids Derived from?

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20C fatty acids

Arachidonic Acid*

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T or F: Archidonic acid can be made by the human body

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True

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How many unsaturations are their in Eicosanoids?

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4

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How many carbons are in Linoleate?

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18C

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How do we get precursors for Arachidoninc acid?

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  • We ingest them
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What must act on Linoleate to turn it into arachidonic acid?

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  1. Elongase

2. Desaturase

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What does the presence of glucocorticoids do to production of Eicosanoids?

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  • Inhibits release of Arachidonic Acid from its
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What are the two general precusors of Arachidonate?

- What enzymes work to turn these into arachidonic acid?

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  1. Phospholipids (Phospholipase A2)

2. Diacylglycerols (DAG Lipase)

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What is the common precursor to prostaglandins and thromboxanes?

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Prostaglandin H2 (PGH2)

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What are the 2 activites of Prostaglandin Synthase?

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  • Cyclooxygenase

- Peroxidase

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From what part of the cell membrane are precursor lipids of Arachidonic Acids released?

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  • Inner Leaflet of Cell Membrane
18
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What can we derive Arachidonic acid from?

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  1. Essential Fatty Acids
  2. Omega-6
  3. Omega-3
19
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When signal tells the cell to make Eicosanoids?

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  • Cytokine, hormone signals
20
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What are the 3 different pathways that Arachidonic acid can go down initially?

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  1. Cyclooxygenase
  2. Lipooxygenase
  3. Cytochrome P450
21
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T or F: after released Eicosanoids bind Cell Surface Receptors

22
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What Eicosanoids work through the Adenylate Cyclase, cAMP, PKA pathway?

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  • PGE
  • PGD
  • PGI
23
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What eicosanoids increaes Ca2+ in the cytosol?

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  • PGF2

- Thromboxane A2 (TXA2)

24
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How long is the lifespan of an Eicosanoid?

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  • A few seconds to minutes (very short)

***Means they must act at a short distance from the cell that made them

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What does the subscript 1, 2 and 3 tell you about the prostaglandins?
- The number of double bonds outside the ring system
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What do the letters A and F mean in the PG naming system?
- They tell you about the oxidation state of the 9 (x) and 11 (y) substituents on the 5 membered ring **A = most oxidized; F = least oxidized
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Where can their be double bonds in prostaglandins?
- 5 - 13 (always present) - 17
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What determines the final product of Eicosanoids?
- The cell type/enzymes present in the cell
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What is the function of PGI2, PGE2, PGD2? - Increase - Decrease
Increase: - Vasodilation, and c-AMP Decrease: - Platelet Aggregation - Leukocyte Agregation - IL-2 and IL-2 - T-cell proliferation - Lymphocyte Migration
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What is the function of PGF2-alpha?
- Increases vasoconstriction, bronchoconstricion, smooth muscle contraction
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What gives Thromboxane A2 (TXA2) its distinct structure?
- 6 membered ring with oxygen | - Epoxide between positions 9 and 11
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What is formed by the lipoxygenase pathway?
- HETEs - Leukotrienes - Lipoxins
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What do lipoxygenases do?
- Incorporate an oxygen molecules onto a carbon of a double bond - This forms a hydroperoxy (HPETE) group which isomerizes to an -OH group (HETE)
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Where are leukotrienes synthesized and how many double bonds do they have?
- Synthesized in LEUKOCYTES | - Contain 3 double bonds
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What are the functions of LTB4?
- Increases Vascular Permeability - T-Cell Proliferation - Leukocyte Aggregation - IL-1 and IL-2
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What does LTC4 and LTD4 do?
- Increases vascular permeability | - Increases bronchoCONSTRICTION
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What are the 3 different positions that a lipoxygenase can add a hydroperoxy group?
- 5, 12, and 15
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T or F: pathways exist to convert leukotrienes from LTA2 to LTB4 an LTC4 and form LTC4 to LTD4 and LTE4
True
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How many hydroxyl groups are in lipoxin A4 (LXA4) ?
3 hydroxy groups
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What two things do HPETEs reorganize to form?
- Leukotrienes | - HETE
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What two Arachidonic acid derivatives are produced by cytochrome p450s?
- Epoxide (5,6 - EET) | - Dihyroxide (5,6 - diHETE)

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