Formation of sulphidopeptide-leukotrienes in brain tissue of spontaneously convulsing gerbils.

Five minutes after the onset of seizures high amounts of immunoreactive prostaglandin (PG) F2 alpha and smaller amounts of sulphidopeptide (SP)-leukotriene (LT)-like immunoreactivity could be detected in gerbil brain tissue. Bilateral carotid artery ligation followed by 15 min of reperfusion even more enhanced brain tissue contents of PGF2 alpha and SP-LT-like material. Analysis of the immunoreactive SP-LT-like material by reversed phase high pressure liquid chromatography (h.p.l.c.) revealed immunoreactivity co-eluting with authentic LTC4 and LTD4.