Description
Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) is a ω-
3 fatty acid found in fish oils. 17-
oxo-
7(Z),10(Z),13(Z),15(E),19(Z)-
docosapentaenoic acid is a metabolite of lipoxygenase-
mediated oxidation of DPA that is produced endogenously by aspirin-
enhanced COX-
2 activity.
1,2 It has been shown to activate Nrf2-
dependent antioxidant gene expression, to act as a PPARγ agonist (EC
50 = ~200 nM), and to inhibit pro-
inflammatory cytokine and nitric oxide production at biological concentration ranges (5-
25 μM).
2
References
1. Jie, M.S.F.L.K., and Pasha, M.K.
Fatty acids, fatty acid analogues and their derivatives Nat. Prod. Rep. ,607-629(1998).
2. Groeger, A.L., Cipollina, C., Cole, M.P., et al.
Cyclooxygenase-2 generates anti-inflammatory mediators from omega-3 fatty acids Nat. Chem. Biol. ,(2010).