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Identification and signature profiles for pro-resolving and inflammatory lipid mediators in human tissue

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AJP Cell Physiology

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Abstract

Resolution of acute inflammation is an active process locally controlled by a novel genus of specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPM) that orchestrate key resolution responses. Hence, it is of general interest to identify individual bioactive mediators, profile their biosynthetic pathways with related isomers as well as their relation(s) to classic eicosanoids in mammalian tissues. Lipid mediator (LM)-SPM levels and signature profiles of their biosynthetic pathways were investigated using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS)-based LM-metabololipidomics. LM and SPM were identified using ≥6 diagnostic ions and chromatographic behavior matching with both authentic and synthetic materials. This approach was validated using the composite reference plasma (SRM1950) of 100 healthy individuals. Using targeted LM-metabololipidomics, we profiled LM and SPM pathways in human peripheral blood (plasma and serum) and lymphoid organs. In these, we identified endogenous SPM-metabolomes, namely the potent lipoxins (LX), resolvins (Rv), protectins (PD) and maresins (MaR). These included RvD1, RvD2, RvD3, MaR1 and NPD1/PD1, which were identified in amounts within their bioactive ranges. In plasma and serum, principal component analysis (PCA) identified signature profiles of eicosanoids and SPM clusters. Plasma-SPM increased with omega-3 and acetylsalicylic acid intake that correlated with increased phagocytosis of E. coli in whole blood. These findings demonstrate an approach for identification of SPM pathways (e.g. resolvins, protectins and maresins) in human blood and lymphoid tissues that were in amounts commensurate with their pro-resolving, organ protective and tissue regeneration functions. LM-metabololipidomics coupled with calibration tissues and physiologic changes documented herein provide a tool for functional phenotypic profiling.