Abstract
In mammals, formation and detoxification of oxidized lipids are catalysed, among other enzymatic systems, by lipoxygenases and peroxidases, respectively. Some human lipoxygenases, including 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) and 15-lipoxygenases (15-LOX-1 and 15-LOX-2), participate in the biosynthesis of pro-inflammatory and pro-resolution lipid mediators and play important roles as modulators of inf…