- "classic
eicosanoids". In
contrast to the
classic eicosanoids,
several other classes of PUFA
metabolites have been
termed 'novel', '
eicosanoid-like' or...
-
signaling molecules.
Eicosanoids are
rapidly metabolized to
inactive products and
therefore are short-lived. Accordingly, the
eicosanoid-receptor interaction...
-
Prostaglandins (PG) are a
group of
physiologically active lipid compounds called eicosanoids that have
diverse hormone-like
effects in animals.
Prostaglandins have...
- dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA). This is one of the body's
three sources of
eicosanoids (along with AA and EPA.) DGLA is the
precursor of the
prostaglandin PGH1...
-
Nonclassic eicosanoids are
biologically active signaling molecules made by
oxygenation of twenty-carbon
fatty acids other than the
classic eicosanoids. "Eicosanoid"...
-
requires a
balance of anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory
eicosanoids. Anti-inflammatory
eicosanoids include lipoxins, epi-lipoxins, and resolvins,
which cause...
-
Isoproterenol (isoprenaline)
Noradrenaline (norepinephrine)
Angiotensin II
Eicosanoids Prostaglandins Phosphodiesterase inhibitors Enoximone Milrinone Amrinone...
- (ω-6).
Eicosanoids, a
diverse family of
signaling molecules, are
produced by
oxygenation of
polyunsaturated eicosatetraenoic acids. The
eicosanoids, working...
-
membrane or from diet.
Eicosanoids initiate either autocrine stimulation or paracrine stimulation.
There are two main
types of
eicosanoids:
prostaglandins and...
-
hormone erythropoietin.
Hormones can be
amino acid complexes, steroids,
eicosanoids, leukotrienes, or prostaglandins. The
endocrine system is contrasted...
