1 To obtain direct evidence of abnormal eicosanoid biosynthesis in rats injected with anti-glomerularbasement-membrane antibodies (a-GBM), products derived from thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and prostacyclin (PGO2) were measured in 24 h urine collections before and after a-GBM. 2 Administration of a-GBM (9.5 mg) caused albuminuria, decreased creatinine clearance, increased numbers of intra-glomerular neutrophils and increased excretion of TXB2, 2,3-dinor-TXB2 (products of TXA2) and 6-oxo-PGF1a and 2,3-dinor-6-oxo-PGF1. (products of PGO2) at 24 h. 3 Interleukin-1 (IL-I,,; 5ug) alone caused an increase in PGO2 metabolite excretion but had no effect on TXA2 metabolites. It had no effect on creatinine clearance but increased numbers of glomerular neutrophils by approximately 4-5 fold compared to a-GBM. 4 Pretreatment of rats with IL-1 before a-GBM synergistically increased albumin excretion but only additively increased eicosanoid excretion. Numbers of intra-glomerular neutrophils and creatinine clearance were unchanged compared to IL-1p alone.5 The cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, ibuprofen (10mgkg-i.p., twice daily for 4 days) inhibited both serum TXB2 production and urinary prostaglandin excretion. It also caused an almost complete attenuation of albumin excretion. Creatinine clearance and glomerular neutrophils remained unchanged after a-GBM/ IL-1 . 6 We conclude that the 50% inhibition of thromboxane production induced by ibuprofen does not modify the fall in creatinine clearance of accumulation of neutrophils in the glomerulus caused by the a-GBM. This degree of inhibition of eicosanoid production was associated with a striking decrease in proteinuria, but this may reflect a haemodynamic rather than a disease modifying action.