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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Chest Med. 2012 Jul 25;33(3):559–570. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.06.006

Table 1.

Cellular actions of pro-resolving mediators

Pro-resolving
mediator
Cell type Action Reference
Lipoxin A4 Eosinophils Inhibits of eosinophil migration 10
T cells Inhibits of TNF release 4
Neutrophils Inhibits PMN chemotaxis 102
Inhibits trans-endothelial migration 34,76
Inhibits trans-epithelial migration 34
Inhibits of superoxide anion generation 64
Inhibits of azurophilic granule release 108
NK cells Inhibits NK cell cytotoxicity 80
Monocytes Increases adhesion and transmigration 67
Inhibits IL-8 released induce by TNF 20
Macrophages Increases engulfment of apoptotic PMN 46
Smooth muscle Inhibits LTC4-initiated migration 77
Endothelium Stimulates prostacyclin release 22
Epithelial cells Increases proliferation after acid injury 18
Inhibits cytokine release 18
Increases intracellular Ca2+ 19

Resolvin E1 T cells Increases CCR5 expression 5
Neutrophils Inhibits of trans-endothelial migration 25

Protectin D1 T cells Increases CCR5 expression 5
Neutrophils Inhibits TNFα and IFNγ release 6
Inhibits PMN trans-migration 12