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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2026

15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE)-GPR39 axis: a potential therapeutic target in eosinophilic asthma.

Andrew Engel, Zhenying Nie, Sanjiv Kaul

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Andrew EngelKnight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States.
Zhenying NieDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States.
Sanjiv KaulKnight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States.

Funding

Insulin increases nerve-mediated bronchoconstriction in obesity-related asthmaR01HL163087 · NHLBI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI ALLISON Deborah FRYER, Zhenying Nie · 2023 to 2026
$2.4M
Mechanisms of airway hyperresponsiveness in the offspring of obese mothersR01HL164474 · NHLBI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI MALOYAN, ALINA, NIE, ZHENYING · 2022 to 2025
$2.4M
Adipocyte-Eosinophil Communication and Its Role in Regulation of Airway FunctionR01AI184705 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Sergejs Berdnikovs, Zhenying Nie · 2025 to 2026
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL163087NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL164474NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI184705
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites play key roles in the pathophysiology of asthma. Along with cyclooxygenase and CYP P450, lipoxygenases (LO) produce these metabolites. 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE), a product of 15-LO, has been implicated in severe asthma, particularly eosinophilic asthma. This article reviews the AA-15-HETE axis in eosinophilic asthma. 15-HETE contributes to key features of eosinophilic asthma, including eosinophil recruitment, mucus hypersecretion, and airway remodeling. Despite these observations, the downstream signaling mechanisms through which 15-HETE exerts its effects remain incompletely understood. GPR39 has recently been proposed as a potential receptor for 15-HETE, linking lipid metabolism to intracellular signaling involved in inflammation and tissue remodeling. Although the role of GPR39 in asthma has not been studied, its ability to respond to bioactive lipids suggests it may serve as a critical signaling node in eosinophilic inflammation. Taken together, these findings support a model in which the AA-15-HETE-GPR39 axis contributes to the pathogenesis of eosinophilic asthma. Targeting GPR39 may therefore represent a novel and underexplored therapeutic strategy for modulating airway inflammation and remodeling.

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15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid15-lipoxygenasearachidonic acideosinophilic asthmaGPR39

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PMID42903481
PMCPMC13680872

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