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Inhibition of phospholipase A2 as a therapeutic target

2000; Elsevier BV; Volume: 1488; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s1388-1981(00)00120-7

1879-2618

Saul Yedgar, Dov Lichtenberg, Edit Schnitzer,

Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

The hydrolysis of cell membrane phospholipids by phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) leads to the production of numerous lipid mediators of diverse pathological conditions, mainly inflammatory diseases. These include lysophospholipids and their derivatives, and arachidonic acid and its derivatives (the eicosanoids). Both these groups of mediators are produced predominantly by the secretory PLA(2)s (sPLA(2)s) which hydrolyze the phospholipids of the cell surface membrane. Protection of cell membrane from these 'inflammatory enzymes' can therefore be used for the treatment of inflammatory processes. A prototype of cell-impermeable PLA(2) inhibitors, which protect the cell membrane from different sPLA(2)s without affecting vital phospholipid metabolism, is presented and discussed in the present review.