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. 2017 Aug 29;7:9565. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09869-9

Figure 7.

Figure 7

13-S-HODE mediates steroid resistance via NF-κB and GR-α. Dietary lipids, absorbed through intestine are converted to long chain fatty acids which serve as a precursor for the formation of phospholipids. While, ω-6 fatty acids (red color phospholipid) are oxidized into pro-inflammatory lipid mediators, ω-3 is (green color phospholipid) oxidized to anti-inflammatory. 13-S-HODE is a lipid metabolite of linoleic acid (ω-6 fatty acid), oxidized by 15-lipoxygenase. 13-S-HODE, causes airway remodeling and goblet cell metaplasia by mitochondrial dysfunction via TRPV1 channels. In another independent pathway, it increases p-NFκB and reduces GR-α leading to steroid resistant asthma.