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The cutaneous antiinflammatory action of Dead-Sea brine is thought to be due to magnesium ions. To elucidate their mode of action, we studied the influence of isotonic solutions containing high concentrations of Mg2+ (up to 115mM) on the formation of 5-lipoxygenase-derived eicosanoids in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. The cells were stimulated by either ionophore A23187 or the chemotactic peptide N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine. We observed a pronounced inhibition of the formation of leukotriene B4 and 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid from either added [1-14C] or endogenously liberated arachidonic acid. In the latter case, the sum of arachidonic acid and its oxygenation products was also markedly diminished. The inhibitory effects of Mg2+ depended in a reciprocal manner on the concentration of Ca2+ in the incubation medium. An unspecific damage to cells as reason for the inhibitory effects was excluded. Human recombinant 5-lipoxygenase was also inhibited by Mg2+ in the same concentration range (IC50 16 mM). These data suggest that high concentrations of Mg2+ inhibit the eicosanoid metabolism both at the level of the liberation of arachidonic acid and by direct inhibition of the 5-lipoxygenase enzyme.

Inhibition of Eicosanoid Formation in Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes by High Concentrations of Magnesium Ions