Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801.
Medical Scholars Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Jul 25;114(30):E6034-E6043. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1610325114. Epub 2017 Jul 7.
Clinical studies suggest that diets rich in ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) provide beneficial anti-inflammatory effects, in part through their conversion to bioactive metabolites. Here we report on the endogenous production of a previously unknown class of ω-3 PUFA-derived lipid metabolites that originate from the crosstalk between endocannabinoid and cytochrome P450 (CYP) epoxygenase metabolic pathways. The ω-3 endocannabinoid epoxides are derived from docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to form epoxyeicosatetraenoic acid-ethanolamide (EEQ-EA) and epoxydocosapentaenoic acid-ethanolamide (EDP-EA), respectively. Both EEQ-EAs and EDP-EAs are endogenously present in rat brain and peripheral organs as determined via targeted lipidomics methods. These metabolites were directly produced by direct epoxygenation of the ω-3 endocannabinoids, docosahexanoyl ethanolamide (DHEA) and eicosapentaenoyl ethanolamide (EPEA) by activated BV-2 microglial cells, and by human CYP2J2. Neuroinflammation studies revealed that the terminal epoxides 17,18-EEQ-EA and 19,20-EDP-EA dose-dependently abated proinflammatory IL-6 cytokines while increasing anti-inflammatory IL-10 cytokines, in part through cannabinoid receptor-2 activation. Furthermore the ω-3 endocannabinoid epoxides 17,18-EEQ-EA and 19,20-EDP-EA exerted antiangiogenic effects in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC) and vasodilatory actions on bovine coronary arteries and reciprocally regulated platelet aggregation in washed human platelets. Taken together, the ω-3 endocannabinoid epoxides' physiological effects are mediated through both endocannabinoid and epoxyeicosanoid signaling pathways. In summary, the ω-3 endocannabinoid epoxides are found at concentrations comparable to those of other endocannabinoids and are expected to play critical roles during inflammation in vivo; thus their identification may aid in the development of therapeutics for neuroinflammatory and cerebrovascular diseases.
临床研究表明,富含 ω-3 多不饱和脂肪酸 (PUFA) 的饮食具有有益的抗炎作用,部分原因是它们转化为生物活性代谢物。在这里,我们报告了一类以前未知的 ω-3 PUFA 衍生脂质代谢物的内源性产生,这些代谢物源自内源性大麻素和细胞色素 P450 (CYP) 环氧化物酶代谢途径之间的串扰。ω-3 内源性大麻素环氧化物衍生自二十二碳六烯酸 (DHA) 和二十碳五烯酸 (EPA),分别形成环氧二十碳四烯酸乙醇酰胺 (EEQ-EA) 和环氧二十二碳五烯酸乙醇酰胺 (EDP-EA)。通过靶向脂质组学方法确定,EEQ-EAs 和 EDP-EAs 均以内源性形式存在于大鼠脑和外周器官中。这些代谢物是由活化的 BV-2 小胶质细胞和人 CYP2J2 通过直接环氧化 ω-3 内源性大麻素二十二碳六酰乙醇酰胺 (DHEA) 和二十碳五烯酰乙醇酰胺 (EPEA) 直接产生的,神经炎症研究表明,末端环氧化物 17,18-EEQ-EA 和 19,20-EDP-EA 剂量依赖性地减轻促炎细胞因子 IL-6,同时增加抗炎细胞因子 IL-10,部分通过大麻素受体-2 激活。此外,ω-3 内源性大麻素环氧 17,18-EEQ-EA 和 19,20-EDP-EA 在人微血管内皮细胞 (HMVEC) 中具有抗血管生成作用,在牛冠状动脉中具有血管舒张作用,并相互调节洗涤后的人血小板的聚集。总之,ω-3 内源性大麻素环氧的生理作用是通过内源性大麻素和环氧二十碳烷酸信号通路介导的。总之,ω-3 内源性大麻素环氧的浓度与其他内源性大麻素相当,预计在体内炎症过程中发挥关键作用;因此,它们的鉴定可能有助于开发治疗神经炎症和脑血管疾病的药物。