Detection of hypertension using glucuronidated metabolic products

摘要

A method to assess arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites-dependent hypertension by measuring glucuronidated dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids (DHETs) and DHET metabolites in a biological sample which contains the epitopes unique to DHET (using any methods including GC/MS, LC/MS or ELISA) is disclosed. An example of the glucuronidated DHET metabolite is DHET-alcohols such as omega or omega-1 oxidated DHET and DHET esterified glycerol. The method further includes determining the amount of glucuronidated molecules containing a DHET-specific epitope which is immunoreactive with antibodies produced against DHETs. The present invention measuring glucuronidated DHET levels in a biological sample is useful for drug development and monitoring efficiency of drug treatment of a mammal who has AA epoxygenase-, epoxide hydrolase-and/or UDP-glucuronosyl transferase-dependent hypertension.