Effect of a Novel Leukotriene D4 Antagonist with 5-Lipoxygenase and Cyclooxygenase Inhibitory Activity, Wy-45,911, on Leukotriene-D4- and Antigen-Induced Bronchoconstriction in the Guinea Pig

Wy-45,911 (4-∣hydroxy-[3-(2-quinolinylmethoxy)phenyl]amino∣-4-oxabutanoic acid, methyl ester) was found to inhibit competitively leukotriene D4 (LTD4)-induced contractions of the isolated guinea pig trachea but not those of leukotriene C4 (LTC4), even in the presence of a γ-glutamyltranspeptidase inhibitor, reduced glutathione (GSH). Tracheal contractions induced by histamine or pilocarpine were also not significantly altered by Wy-45,911. The drug inhibited the tracheal contractions induced by antigen, even in the presence of GSH. This latter effect resulted from inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase(5-LO), as the synthesis of 5-LO products by rat polymorphonuclear leukocytes and by mouse macrophages was markedly reduced by Wy-45,911. The drug inhibited both LTD4-induced and antigen-induced bronchoconstriction when injected intraduodenally or intragastrically into intact guinea pigs though it was more potent against LTD4-induced bronchoconstriction. We conclude that Wy-45,911 is a novel, orally active LTD4 antagonist in the guinea pig, with some 5-LO inhibitory activity.