Abstract
Interactions of human platelets with neutrophils were studied in suspensions of [ 3H]arachidonate-labeled platelets and unlabeled neutrophils stimulated with ionophore A23187. Several radioactive arachidonate metabolites, not produced by platelets alone, were detected, including [ 3H]-labeled leukotriene B 4 (LTB 4), dihydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (DHETE) and 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE). When [ 3H]12-HETE, a platelet product, was added to stimulated neutrophils, DHETE was formed. Similarly, when [ 3H]5-HETE, a neutrophil product, was added to stimulated platelets, DHETE was the major product. These results suggest that upon stimulation: 1) platelet-derived arachidonate may serve as precursor for the neutrophil-derived eicosanoids LTB 4 and 5-HETE, and 2) that platelet-derived 12-HETE can be converted to DHETE by human neutrophils. The present investigation documents cell-cell interactions via the lipoxygenase pathway, which may be important in hemostasis, thrombosis and inflammation.
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