简介:Arachidonicacid-metabolizingenzyme5-lipoxygenase(5-LOX)producespro-inflammatorymediators:leukotrienes(includingcysteinylleukotrienes,CysLTs).5-LOXandCysLTsareinvolvedinthepathophysiologicalprocessafterbraininjury,andtheactionsofCysLTsaremediatedviaactivationoftheirreceptors,CysLT1andCysLT2.Wehaverecentlyreportedtheexpressionsof5-LOX,CysLT1andCysLT2inhumanbrainswithtraumaticinjuryandtumors,andshort-termneuroprotectiveeffectsofCys-LT1antagonistsinstrokemodelsofratsandmice.