Description
An oxylipin, inhibitor of 5-LO (IC50 = 29 µM for the rat enzyme), and active metabolite of γ-linolenic acid; vitreous levels are decreased in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy; amniotic fluid levels are decreased in patients with clinical chorioamnionitis at term following spontaneous labor; plasma levels are decreased in patients with pulmonary hypertension