Formation of HETE-EAs and dihydroxy derivatives in mouse kidney tissue and analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Sara K. Dempsey, Ashley M. Gesseck, Ashfaq Ahmad, Zdravka Daneva, Joseph K. Ritter, Justin L. Poklis

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Abstract

The kidneys play an important role in the long-term regulation of blood pressure by control of salt and water balance in the body through various systems including the endocannabinoid system. The endocannabinoid system consists of the two major cannabinoid receptor agonists, anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonylglycerol (2-AG), their hydrolyzing enzymes, fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL), and the cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2. AEA can be converted into 12- and 15(S)-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid ethanolamides by 12-LOX and 15-LOX, respectively and can form epoxyeicosatrienoic acid- (EET-EAs) (5,6-, 8,9-, 11,12-, 14,15-) and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid- (HETE) ethanolamides. Furthermore, the EET-EAs produce a secondary metabolism by microsomal epoxide hydrolase to form the corresponding dihydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid-EAs (DiHETE-EA). Reference material was not available for DiHETE-EA. These metabolites were synthesized by incubation of the corresponding EET-EAs with mouse liver cytosol containing epoxide hydrolases. Presented is a solid phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) for the extraction and quantitation of AEA, 2-AG, their metabolites, oleoylethanolamide (OEA), and palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), and the in vivo formation of the DiHETE-EAs in kidney after a single intravenous bolus administration of 20 mg/kg of anandamide in C57BL/6 J and FAAH KO mice.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number121748
JournalJournal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
Volume1126-1127
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 15 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AEA
  • AEA metabolites
  • Endocannabinoids
  • HPLC-MS/MS
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Solid phase extraction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

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