Therapeutic potential of omega-3 fatty acid-derived epoxyeicosanoids in cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases

WH Schunck, A Konkel, R Fischer… - Pharmacology & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Numerous benefits have been attributed to dietary long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty
acids (n-3 LC-PUFAs), including protection against cardiac arrhythmia, triglyceride-lowering …

Soluble epoxide hydrolase as a therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases

JD Imig, BD Hammock - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2009 - nature.com
The cardiovascular effects of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) include vasodilation,
antimigratory actions on vascular smooth muscle cells and anti-inflammatory actions. These …

Epoxides and soluble epoxide hydrolase in cardiovascular physiology

JD Imig - Physiological reviews, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are arachidonic acid metabolites that importantly
contribute to vascular and cardiac physiology. The contribution of EETs to vascular and …

Inflammatory lipid mediators in adipocyte function and obesity

A Iyer, DP Fairlie, JB Prins, BD Hammock… - Nature Reviews …, 2010 - nature.com
Survival of multicellular organisms depends on their ability to fight infection, metabolize
nutrients, and store energy for times of need. Unsurprisingly, therefore, immunoregulatory …

Soluble epoxide hydrolase: gene structure, expression and deletion

TR Harris, BD Hammock - Gene, 2013 - Elsevier
Mammalian soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) converts epoxides to their corresponding diols
through the addition of a water molecule. sEH readily hydrolyzes lipid signaling molecules …

Scavenger receptor-targeted plaque delivery of microRNA-coated nanoparticles for alleviating atherosclerosis

Q Bai, Y Xiao, H Hong, X Cao… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Atherosclerosis treatments by gene regulation are garnering attention, yet delivery of gene
cargoes to atherosclerotic plaques remains inefficient. Here, we demonstrate that assembly …

Oxidative DNA damage impairs global sperm DNA methylation in infertile men

O Tunc, K Tremellen - Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2009 - Springer
Purpose Methylation of sperm DNA is impaired in many infertile men potentially adversely
effecting reproductive outcomes. In somatic cells oxidative damage to DNA and …

Role of oxylipins in cardiovascular diseases

MA Nayeem - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2018 - nature.com
Globally, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of mortality.
Approximately 18 million people died from CVDs in 2015, representing more than 30% of all …

Stabilized epoxygenated fatty acids regulate inflammation, pain, angiogenesis and cancer

G Zhang, S Kodani, BD Hammock - Progress in lipid research, 2014 - Elsevier
Epoxygenated fatty acids (EpFAs), which are lipid mediators produced by cytochrome P450
epoxygenases from polyunsaturated fatty acids, are important signaling molecules known to …

Mammalian epoxide hydrolases in xenobiotic metabolism and signalling

M Decker, M Arand, A Cronin - Archives of toxicology, 2009 - Springer
Epoxide hydrolases catalyse the hydrolysis of electrophilic—and therefore potentially
genotoxic—epoxides to the corresponding less reactive vicinal diols, which explains the …