Abstract
We evaluated 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE), a major arachidonic acid product of vascular endothelium and leukocytes, for its effect on neovascularization. In a modified Boyden chamber assay, 15-HETE (10-7 M) sitmulated human retinal microvessel endothelial cell migration by 42 ± 10% (mean ± S.E.M., p<0.01). 12-HETE, a major arachidonic acid metabolite of platelets, had no such effect. Further studies in the rabbit corneal pocket assay revealed that 15-HETE stimulated neovascularization in vivo. Concentrations at which the in vivo effects were observed are within the range generated by several cell types and are achievable in human serum. 15-HETE stimulation of human endothelial cell migration in vitro and neovascularization in vivo suggests that it may play a role in vasoproliferative disorders.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 665-673 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Prostaglandins |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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