Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Leukotriene E4 is a cysteinyl leukotriene involved in inflammation. It is known to be produced by several types of white blood cells including eosinophils mast cells tissue macrophages and basophils and recently was also found to be produced by platelets adhering to neutrophils. It is formed from the sequential conversion of LTC4 to LTD4 and then to LTE4 which is the final and most stable cysteinyl leukotriene.
