The expansive role of oxylipins on platelet biology

J Yeung, M Hawley, M Holinstat - Journal of molecular medicine, 2017 - Springer
J Yeung, M Hawley, M Holinstat
Journal of molecular medicine, 2017Springer
In mammals, three major oxygenases, cyclooxygenases (COXs), lipoxygenases (LOXs), and
cytochrome P450 (CYP450), generate an assortment of unique lipid mediators (oxylipins)
from polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) which exhibit pro-or anti-thrombotic activity. Over
the years, novel oxylipins generated from the interplay of theoxygenase activity in various
cells, such as the specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs), have been identified and
investigated in inflammatory disease models. Although platelets have been implicated in …
Abstract
In mammals, three major oxygenases, cyclooxygenases (COXs), lipoxygenases (LOXs), and cytochrome P450 (CYP450), generate an assortment of unique lipid mediators (oxylipins) from polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) which exhibit pro- or anti-thrombotic activity. Over the years, novel oxylipins generated from the interplay of theoxygenase activity in various cells, such as the specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs), have been identified and investigated in inflammatory disease models. Although platelets have been implicated in inflammation, the role and mechanism of these SPMs produced from immune cells on platelet function are still unclear. This review highlights the burgeoning classes of oxylipins that have been found to regulate platelet function; however, their mechanism of action still remains to be elucidated.
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