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. 2020 Sep 2;11:1290. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01290

Table 4.

Bioactions of SPMs on epithelial repair and oxidative stress, demonstrated in non-CF models.

Epithelial repair/Oxidative stress
Conditions SPMs Models Bioactions References
In vitro studies
Corneal injury LXA4 Rabbit corneal epithelial cells Increases cell proliferation and migration Kenchegowda et al., 2011
RvE1 Human corneal epithelial cell line Stimulates migration Zhang et al., 2010
Acute lung injury LXA4 Human bronchial epithelial 16HBE cell line Protects airway epithelial through inhibition of LPS-induced ROS production.
Preserves E-cadherin expression
Cheng et al., 2016
RvD1 Human primary alveolar type II epithelial cell Human primary lung fibroblast Enhances cell wound repair and proliferation, differentiation. Reduces apoptosis.
Inhibits TGF-Beta-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
Inhibits fibroproliferation and myofibroblast differentiation of human lung fibroblasts
Zheng et al., 2018
TNF-α treatment RvD1 Rat parotid Par-C10 cell line Inhibits tight junction and cytoskeletal disruption
Stimulates cell migration and polarity
Odusanwo et al., 2012
Cigarette smoke RvD1, RvD2 Human primary peripheral blood monocytes and macrophages, and alveolar macrophages Decrease levels of protein carbonylation after 24h Croasdell et al., 2015
RvD1 Human bronchial epithelial 16HBE cell line Reduces the production of extracellular H2O2 Jiajia et al., 2014
AT-RvD1 Male C57BL/6 mice (lung) Reduces oxidative stress markers and ROS in BAL
Restores elastic fibers
Reduces alveolar enlargement
Posso et al., 2018
Microbial sepsis RvD2 analog Primary human PMNs; primary human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) Inhibits extracellular superoxide generation Spite et al., 2009
Other LXA4 Human bronchial epithelial 16HBE14o- cell line Stimulates formation of tight junction through ZO-1, occludin, claudin-1 expression Grumbach et al., 2009
RvD1 Murine macrophages RAW264.7 cell line Inactivates NADPH oxidase (NOX).
Increases anti-apoptotic proteins
Lee and Surh, 2013
In vivo studies
Corneal injury LXA4 C57BL/6 mice Reduces surface area of injury Kakazu et al., 2012
RvD1 Diabetic C57BL/6 mice Stimulates regeneration of the corneal epithelium
Diminishes ROS accumulation by increasing
GSH synthesis and decreasing NOX expression
Zhang et al., 2018
Acute lung injury LXA4 BALB/c mice Protects airway epithelial through inhibition of LPS-induced ROS production.
Preserves E-cadherin expression
Cheng et al., 2016
RvD1 Reduces production of lipid peroxidation malondialdehyde.
Increases expression of SOD and HO-1 mRNA
Wang Q. et al., 2014