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Implication of the anti-inflammatory bioactive lipid prostaglandin D2-glycerol ester in the control of macrophage activation and inflammation by ABHD6.


ABSTRACT: Proinflammatory macrophages are key mediators in several pathologies; thus, controlling their activation is necessary. The endocannabinoid system is implicated in various inflammatory processes. Here we show that in macrophages, the newly characterized enzyme ?/?-hydrolase domain 6 (ABHD6) controls 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) levels and thus its pharmacological effects. Furthermore, we characterize a unique pathway mediating the effects of 2-AG through its oxygenation by cyclooxygenase-2 to give rise to the anti-inflammatory prostaglandin D2-glycerol ester (PGD2-G). Pharmacological blockade of cyclooxygenase-2 or of prostaglandin D synthase prevented the effects of increasing 2-AG levels by ABHD6 inhibition in vitro, as well as the 2-AG-induced increase in PGD2-G levels. Together, our data demonstrate the physiological relevance of the interaction between the endocannabinoid and prostanoid systems. Moreover, we show that ABHD6 inhibition in vivo allows for fine-tuning of 2-AG levels in mice, therefore reducing lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation, without the characteristic central side effects of strong increases in 2-AG levels obtained following monoacylglycerol lipase inhibition. In addition, administration of PGD2-G reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in mice, thus confirming the biological relevance of this 2-AG metabolite. This points to ABHD6 as an interesting therapeutic target that should be relevant in treating inflammation-related conditions, and proposes PGD2-G as a bioactive lipid with potential anti-inflammatory properties in vivo.

SUBMITTER: Alhouayek M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3808642 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Implication of the anti-inflammatory bioactive lipid prostaglandin D2-glycerol ester in the control of macrophage activation and inflammation by ABHD6.

Alhouayek Mireille M   Masquelier Julien J   Cani Patrice D PD   Lambert Didier M DM   Muccioli Giulio G GG  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20131007 43


Proinflammatory macrophages are key mediators in several pathologies; thus, controlling their activation is necessary. The endocannabinoid system is implicated in various inflammatory processes. Here we show that in macrophages, the newly characterized enzyme α/β-hydrolase domain 6 (ABHD6) controls 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) levels and thus its pharmacological effects. Furthermore, we characterize a unique pathway mediating the effects of 2-AG through its oxygenation by cyclooxygenase-2 to gi  ...[more]

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