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To elucidate the tissue distribution and underlying mechanisms linking the leukotriene inflammatory pathway to human abdominal aortic aneurysm progression.

January 9, 2009The FASEB Journal

Differential inflammatory activity across human abdominal aortic aneurysms reveals neutrophilderived leukotriene B4 as a major chemotactic factor released from the intraluminal thrombus

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XHXavier HouardInserm VOVéronique OllivierDélégation Paris 5 LLLiliane LouedecInserm

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Translational study uncovers neutrophil-derived leukotriene B4 driving thrombus inflammation in aortic aneurysm patients, indicating BLT receptor blockade could prevent disease progression.

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To elucidate the tissue distribution and underlying mechanisms linking the leukotriene inflammatory pathway to human abdominal aortic aneurysm progression.
Collected aneurysmal tissue samples from 24 patients undergoing surgical repair and separated the intraluminal thrombus from the adjacent vascular wall.
Performed histological analysis for leukotriene-synthesizing enzymes and receptors, quantified mediator concentrations in conditioned media, and tested chemotaxis inhibition using receptor antagonists.
Leukotriene enzymes (5-lipoxygenase and LTA4 hydrolase) and BLT receptors predominated in neutrophils within the luminal thrombus, whereas they localized to macrophages within the vascular wall adventitia.
Thrombus-conditioned media exhibited significantly elevated leukotriene B4 concentrations compared to vascular wall media, correlating positively with neutrophil markers including elastase complexes, myeloperoxidase, and MMP9/NGAL complexes.
Antagonists against leukotriene B4 receptors produced marked inhibition of the neutrophil chemotactic activity generated by intraluminal thrombus conditioned media.

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Houard et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97d67e4205d9805415de16 https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.08-116202

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Translational study uncovers neutrophil-derived leukotriene B4 driving thrombus inflammation in aortic aneurysm patients, indicating BLT receptor blockade could prevent disease progression.

Differential inflammatory activity across human abdominal aortic aneurysms reveals neutrophilderived leukotriene B4 as a major chemotactic factor released from the intraluminal thrombus

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Differential inflammatory activity across human abdominal aortic aneurysms reveals neutrophilderived leukotriene B4 as a major chemotactic factor released from the intraluminal thrombus

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