Supplementary Table1 | A list of the described eicosanoids and their receptors
Eicosanoid / Specific receptors
PGE21,2 / EP13; EP24; EP35; EP46,7
PGI28 / IP7,9
PGF2α1 / FP7,150(preferable)
PGD211,1 / DP112;PTGDR2 (also known as CRTH2)7,13
TXA214 / TP7,15
15-deoxyΔ12,14-PGJ216,17 / * but ligand for PPARγ11
LXA418,19 / ALX20
5-HETE21 / *
15-HETE22 / *
LTB4,18,23 / BLT1; BLT224,25
LTC4,LTD4.LTE418,21,26 / CysLTR1; CysLTR227,28
Eoxin C4,D4,E429 / *
*Undefined. Abbreviations: Abbreviations: ALX, lipoxin A4 receptor; BLT, leukotriene B4 receptor; CysLTR, cysteinyl leukotriene receptor; DP1, prostaglandin D2 receptor; EP, prostaglandin E2 receptor; HETE, hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid; IP, prostacyclin receptor; LT, leukotriene; PG, prostaglandin; PTGDR2prostaglandin D2 receptor 2;TP, thromboxane receptor; TX, thromboxane.

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