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Zhu F, Xia L, Wen J, Zhang L. Recent Advances in the Biosynthesis of Mid- and Long-Chain Dicarboxylic Acids Using Terminally Oxidizing Unconventional Yeasts. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024. [PMID: 39207200 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c05028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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As high-performance monomers for the manufacture of polyamide materials, mid- and long-chain dicarboxylic acids (DCAi, i ≥ 6) have received extensive attention from researchers. Biosynthesis is gradually replacing chemical synthesis due to its outstanding advantages in the industrial production of mid- and long-chain dicarboxylic acids, which is mostly achieved by using the strong terminal oxidation ability of nonmodel microorganisms such as Candida tropicalis to oxidize hydrophobic substrates such as alkanes. Here, we first summarize the metabolic pathways of oxidative alkane conversion into dicarboxylic acid by terminally oxidizing unconventional yeasts and the corresponding metabolic engineering strategies. Then, we summarize the research progress on new dicarboxylic acid production processes. Finally, the future development directions in the biosynthesis of mid- and long-chain dicarboxylic acids are prospected from synthetic biology and bioprocess engineering, which can also provide a reference for the synthesis of other biobased chemicals and biomaterials.
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- Fuzhou Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- SINOPEC Dalian Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals Co., Ltd, Dalian 116045, China
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Li Z, Kwon SM, Li D, Li L, Peng X, Zhang J, Sueyoshi T, Raufman JP, Negishi M, Wang XW, Wang H. Human constitutive androstane receptor represses liver cancer development and hepatoma cell proliferation by inhibiting erythropoietin signaling. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:101885. [PMID: 35367211 PMCID: PMC9052153 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) is a nuclear receptor that plays a crucial role in regulating xenobiotic metabolism and detoxification, energy homeostasis, and cell proliferation by modulating the transcription of numerous target genes. CAR activation has been established as the mode of action by which phenobarbital-like nongenotoxic carcinogens promote liver tumor formation in rodents. This paradigm, however, appears to be unrelated to the function of human CAR (hCAR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which remains poorly understood. Here, we show that hCAR expression is significantly lower in HCC than that in adjacent nontumor tissues and, importantly, reduced hCAR expression is associated with a worse HCC prognosis. We also show overexpression of hCAR in human hepatoma cells (HepG2 and Hep3B) profoundly suppressed cell proliferation, cell cycle progression, soft-agar colony formation, and the growth of xenografts in nude mice. RNA-Seq analysis revealed that the expression of erythropoietin (EPO), a pleiotropic growth factor, was markedly repressed by hCAR in hepatoma cells. Addition of recombinant EPO in HepG2 cells partially rescued hCAR-suppressed cell viability. Mechanistically, we showed that overexpressing hCAR repressed mitogenic EPO-EPO receptor signaling through dephosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, AKT, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2. Furthermore, we found that hCAR downregulates EPO expression by repressing the expression and activity of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha, a key transcription factor regulating EPO expression. Collectively, our results suggest that hCAR plays a tumor suppressive role in HCC development, which differs from that of rodent CAR and offers insight into the hCAR-hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha-EPO axis in human liver tumorigenesis.
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- Zhihui Li
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, and Liver Cancer Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Medicine, Ohio, USA
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- Pharmacogenetics Section, Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Office of Research and Development, Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development, VA Maryland Healthcare System, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Pharmacogenetics Section, Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, and Liver Cancer Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Dau PT, Ishibashi H, Tuyen LH, Sakai H, Hirano M, Kim EY, Iwata H. Assessment of binding potencies of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers with Baikal seal and mouse constitutive androstane receptors: Comparisons across species and congeners. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:150631. [PMID: 34592282 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present study evaluated the binding potencies (equilibrium dissociation constant: KD) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) with the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR)_ligand binding domain (LBD) of the Baikal seal (bsCAR_LBD) and mouse (mCAR_LBD) using a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor. The binding affinities of individual congeners with mCAR_LBD tended to be higher than those with bsCAR_LBD but the differences were within the same order of magnitude. Notably, PBDE congeners showed higher binding affinities for both CAR_LBDs than PCB congeners. In silico docking simulations demonstrated that PBDEs had more non-covalent interactions with specific amino acid residues in both CAR_LBDs than PCBs, supporting the results of their binding affinities. Binding affinity comparisons among congeners revealed the structural requirements for higher binding; mono or di ortho-, tri meta-, and di para‑chlorine substitutions for PCBs, and di or tri ortho-, mono meta-, and di para‑bromine substitutions for PBDEs. The binding potencies of these congeners unlikely accounted for their previously reported CAR-mediated transactivation potencies, implying that their transactivation is regulated in a ligand-dependent, but a distinct manner from ligand binding. Risk assessment analysis showed that the KD values of individual PCB and PBDE congeners were 1-4 orders of magnitude higher than their respective hepatic concentrations in wild Baikal seal population.
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- Pham Thi Dau
- Centre for Life Science Research, Faculty of Biology, VNU University of Science, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8566, Japan
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- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development, VNU University of Science, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Division of Pharmacology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto 862-8652, Japan
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science and Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Hoegi-Dong, Dongdaemun-Gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan.
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Noncanonical Constitutive Androstane Receptor Signaling in Gene Regulation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21186735. [PMID: 32937916 PMCID: PMC7555422 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The constitutive androstane receptor (CAR, NR1I3) is extremely important for the regulation of many physiological processes, especially xenobiotic (drug) metabolism and transporters. CAR differs from steroid hormone receptors in that it can be activated using structurally unrelated chemicals, both through direct ligand-binding and ligand-independent (indirect) mechanisms. By binding to specific responsive elements on DNA, CAR increases the expression of its target genes encoding drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters. Therefore, CAR is mainly characterized as a ligand-dependent or ligand-independent transcription factor, and the induction of gene expression is considered the canonical mode of CAR action. Consistent with its central role in xenobiotic metabolism, CAR signaling includes a collection of mechanisms that are employed alongside the core transcriptional machinery of the receptor. These so-called noncanonical CAR pathways allow the receptor to coordinate the regulation of many aspects of cell biology. In this mini-review, we review noncanonical CAR signaling, paying special attention to the role of CAR in energy homeostasis and cell proliferation.
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Mackowiak B, Li L, Welch MA, Li D, Jones JW, Heyward S, Kane MA, Swaan PW, Wang H. Molecular Basis of Metabolism-Mediated Conversion of PK11195 from an Antagonist to an Agonist of the Constitutive Androstane Receptor. Mol Pharmacol 2017; 92:75-87. [PMID: 28442602 DOI: 10.1124/mol.117.108621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) plays an important role in xenobiotic metabolism, energy homeostasis, and cell proliferation. Antagonism of the CAR represents a key strategy for studying its function and may have potential clinical applications. However, specific human CAR (hCAR) antagonists are limited and conflicting data on the activity of these compounds have been reported. 1-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-methyl-N-(1-methylpropyl)-3-isoquinolinecarboxamide (PK11195), a typical peripheral benzodiazepine receptor ligand, has been established as a potent hCAR deactivator in immortalized cells; whether it inhibits hCAR activity under physiologically relevant conditions remains unclear. Here, we investigated the effects of PK11195 on hCAR in metabolically competent human primary hepatocytes (HPH) and HepaRG cells. We show that although PK11195 antagonizes hCAR in HepG2 cells, it induces the expression of CYP2B6 and CYP3A4, targets of hCAR and the pregnane X receptor (PXR), in HPH, HepaRG, and PXR-knockout HepaRG cells. Utilizing a HPH-HepG2 coculture model, we demonstrate that inclusion of HPH converts PK11195 from an antagonist to an agonist of hCAR, and such conversion was attenuated by potent CYP3A4 inhibitor ketoconazole. Metabolically, we show that the N-desmethyl metabolite is responsible for PK11195-mediated hCAR activation by facilitating hCAR interaction with coactivators and enhancing hCAR nuclear translocation in HPHs. Structure-activity analysis revealed that N-demethylation alters the interaction of PK11195 with the binding pocket of hCAR to favor activation. Together, these results indicate that removal of a methyl group switches PK11195 from a potent antagonist of hCAR to an agonist in HPH and highlights the importance of physiologically relevant metabolism when attempting to define the biologic action of small molecules.
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- Bryan Mackowiak
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland (B.M., L.L., M.A.W., D.L., J.W.J., M.A.K., P.W.S., H.W.); and Bioreclamation In Vitro Technologies, Halethorpe, Maryland (S.H.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland (B.M., L.L., M.A.W., D.L., J.W.J., M.A.K., P.W.S., H.W.); and Bioreclamation In Vitro Technologies, Halethorpe, Maryland (S.H.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland (B.M., L.L., M.A.W., D.L., J.W.J., M.A.K., P.W.S., H.W.); and Bioreclamation In Vitro Technologies, Halethorpe, Maryland (S.H.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland (B.M., L.L., M.A.W., D.L., J.W.J., M.A.K., P.W.S., H.W.); and Bioreclamation In Vitro Technologies, Halethorpe, Maryland (S.H.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland (B.M., L.L., M.A.W., D.L., J.W.J., M.A.K., P.W.S., H.W.); and Bioreclamation In Vitro Technologies, Halethorpe, Maryland (S.H.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland (B.M., L.L., M.A.W., D.L., J.W.J., M.A.K., P.W.S., H.W.); and Bioreclamation In Vitro Technologies, Halethorpe, Maryland (S.H.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland (B.M., L.L., M.A.W., D.L., J.W.J., M.A.K., P.W.S., H.W.); and Bioreclamation In Vitro Technologies, Halethorpe, Maryland (S.H.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland (B.M., L.L., M.A.W., D.L., J.W.J., M.A.K., P.W.S., H.W.); and Bioreclamation In Vitro Technologies, Halethorpe, Maryland (S.H.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland (B.M., L.L., M.A.W., D.L., J.W.J., M.A.K., P.W.S., H.W.); and Bioreclamation In Vitro Technologies, Halethorpe, Maryland (S.H.)
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Desaulniers D, Cooke GM, Leingartner K, Soumano K, Cole J, Yang J, Wade M, Yagminas A. Effects of Postnatal Exposure to a Mixture of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, p,p′-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, and p-p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene in Prepubertal and Adult Female Sprague-Dawley Rats. Int J Toxicol 2016; 24:111-27. [PMID: 16036770 DOI: 10.1080/10915810590936382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The postnatal period is a critical phase of development and a time during which humans are exposed to higher levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), than during subsequent periods of life. There is a paucity of information describing effects of postnatal exposure to environmentally relevant mixtures of POPs, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), p,p′-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and p,p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene (DDE). To provide data useful for the risk assessment of postnatal exposure to POPs, mixtures containing 19 PCBs, DDT, and DDE were prepared according to their concentrations previously measured in the milk of Canadian women, and dose-response effects were tested on the proliferation of MCF7-E3 cells in vitro, and in vivo experiments. Female neonates were exposed by gavage at postnatal days (PNDs) 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 with dosages equivalent to 10, 100, and 1000 times the estimated human exposure level over the first 24 days of life. The MCF7-E3 cells showed a 227% increase in the AlamarBlue proliferation index, suggesting estrogen-like properties of the mixture, but this was not confirmed in vivo, given the absence of uterotrophic effects at PND21. An increase (511%) in hepatic ethoxyresorufin- o-deethylase activity at the dose 100 × was the most sensitive endpoint among those measured at PND21 (organ weight, mammary gland and ovarian morphometry, hepatic enzyme inductions, serum thyroxine and pituitary hormones). In liver samples from older female rats (previously involved in a mammary tumor study [Desaulniers et al., Toxicol. Sci. 75:468–480, 2001]), hepatic metabolism of 14C-estradiol-17 β (E2) at PND55 to PND62 was significantly higher in the 1000 × compared to the control group, but hepatic detoxification enzyme activities had already returned to control values. The production of hepatic 2-hydroxy-E2 decreased, whereas that of estrone increased with age. In conclusion, the smallest dose of the mixture to induce significant effects was 100×, and mixture-induced changes in the hepatic metabolism of estrogens might be a sensitive indicator of persistent effects.
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- Daniel Desaulniers
- Environmental Health Sciences Bureau, Healthy Environment and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Hughes BJ, Thomas J, Lynch AM, Borghoff SJ, Green S, Mensing T, Sarang SS, LeBaron MJ. Methyl isobutyl ketone-induced hepatocellular carcinogenesis in B6C3F 1 mice: A constitutive androstane receptor (CAR)-mediated mode of action. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2016; 81:421-429. [PMID: 27664318 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In a National Toxicology Program (NTP) chronic inhalation study with methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), increases in hepatocellular adenomas and hepatocellular adenomas and carcinomas (combined) were observed in male and female B6C3F1 mice at 1800 ppm. A DNA reactive Mode-of-Action (MOA) for this liver tumor response is not supported by the evidence as MIBK and its major metabolites lack genotoxicity in both in vitro and in vivo studies. Constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) nuclear receptor-mediated activation has been hypothesized as the MOA for MIBK-induced mouse liver tumorigenesis. To further investigate the MOA for MIBK-induced murine liver tumors, male and female B6C3F1, C57BL/6, and CAR/PXR Knockout (KO) mice were exposed to either 0 or 1800 ppm MIBK for 6 h/day, 5 days/week for a total of 10 days. On day 1, mice were implanted with osmotic mini-pumps containing 5-Bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) 1 h following exposure and humanely euthanized 1-3 h following the final exposure. B6C3F1 and C57BL/6 mice had statistically significant increases in liver weights compared to controls that corresponded with hepatocellular hypertrophy and increased mitotic figures. Hepatocellular proliferation data indicated induction of S-phase DNA synthesis in B6C3F1 and C57BL/6 mice exposed to 1800 ppm MIBK compared to control, and no increase was observed in MIBK exposed CAR/PXR KO mice. Liver gene expression changes indicated a maximally-induced Cyp2b10 (CAR-associated) transcript and a slight increase in Cyp3a11(PXR-associated) transcript in B6C3F1 and C57BL/6 mice exposed to 1800 ppm MIBK compared to controls, but not in Cyp1a1 (AhR-associated) or Cyp4a10 (PPAR-α-associated) transcripts. CAR/PXR KO mice exposed to 1800 ppm MIBK showed no evidence of activation of AhR, CAR, PXR or PPAR-α nuclear receptors via their associated transcripts. MIBK induced hepatic effects are consistent with a phenobarbital-like MOA where the initiating events are activation of the CAR and PXR nuclear receptors and resultant hepatocellular proliferation leading to rodent liver tumors.
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- B J Hughes
- The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA.
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- The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA
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- American Chemistry Council, Washington, DC, USA
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- Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, TN, USA
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Fan HC, Lee HS, Chang KP, Lee YY, Lai HC, Hung PL, Lee HF, Chi CS. The Impact of Anti-Epileptic Drugs on Growth and Bone Metabolism. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:E1242. [PMID: 27490534 PMCID: PMC5000640 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17081242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder worldwide and anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) are always the first choice for treatment. However, more than 50% of patients with epilepsy who take AEDs have reported bone abnormalities. Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) isoenzymes are induced by AEDs, especially the classical AEDs, such as benzodiazepines (BZDs), carbamazepine (CBZ), phenytoin (PT), phenobarbital (PB), and valproic acid (VPA). The induction of CYP450 isoenzymes may cause vitamin D deficiency, hypocalcemia, increased fracture risks, and altered bone turnover, leading to impaired bone mineral density (BMD). Newer AEDs, such as levetiracetam (LEV), oxcarbazepine (OXC), lamotrigine (LTG), topiramate (TPM), gabapentin (GP), and vigabatrin (VB) have broader spectra, and are safer and better tolerated than the classical AEDs. The effects of AEDs on bone health are controversial. This review focuses on the impact of AEDs on growth and bone metabolism and emphasizes the need for caution and timely withdrawal of these medications to avoid serious disabilities.
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- Hueng-Chuen Fan
- Department of Pediatrics, Tungs' Taichung Metroharbor Hospital, Wuchi, 435 Taichung, Taiwan.
- Department of Nursing, Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, 356 Miaoli, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 813 Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 112 Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 112 Taipei, Taiwan.
- Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, 112 Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tungs' Taichung Metroharbor Hospital, Wuchi, 435 Taichung, Taiwan.
- Department of Nursing, Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, 356 Miaoli, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Medical Center, 833 Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 407 Taichung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tungs' Taichung Metroharbor Hospital, Wuchi, 435 Taichung, Taiwan.
- Department of Nursing, Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, 356 Miaoli, Taiwan.
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Chubb LS, Andersen ME, Broccardo CJ, Legare ME, Billings RE, Dean CE, Hanneman WH. Regional Induction of CYP1A1 in Rat Liver Following Treatment with Mixtures of PCB 126 and PCB 153. Toxicol Pathol 2016; 32:467-73. [PMID: 15223772 DOI: 10.1080/01926230490483306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Liver enzyme induction has been shown previously to be regional with clear borders between induced and uninduced regions in vivo, and cells either fully induced or not induced in vitro. The current study examined this phenomenon in vivo by evaluating enzyme induction after exposure to PCB 126 and PCB 153 in female Fisher 344 (F344) and male Sprague—Dawley (SD) rats. IHC revealed a regional induction of CYP1A1 after exposure to PCB 126, apparent in the centrilobular region at lower doses and progressing to panlobular with higher doses. PCB 153 exposure induced CYP2B1/2 in the centrilobular region, which spread to the midzonal region as the dose increased, but never became panlobular even at the highest dosage tested. In rats treated with PCB 126 in combination with high doses of PCB 153, induction of CYP1A1 occurred preferentially in the periportal region, a reversal from the pattern seen with PCB 126 alone. This CYP1A1 induction pattern reversal is a unique example of complex biological interactions between coplanar (PCB 126) and noncoplanar (PCB 153) halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons.
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- Laura S Chubb
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1680, USA
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Mackowiak B, Wang H. Mechanisms of xenobiotic receptor activation: Direct vs. indirect. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2016; 1859:1130-1140. [PMID: 26877237 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The so-called xenobiotic receptors (XRs) have functionally evolved into cellular sensors for both endogenous and exogenous stimuli by regulating the transcription of genes encoding drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters, as well as those involving energy homeostasis, cell proliferation, and/or immune responses. Unlike prototypical steroid hormone receptors, XRs are activated through both direct ligand-binding and ligand-independent (indirect) mechanisms by a plethora of structurally unrelated chemicals. This review covers research literature that discusses direct vs. indirect activation of XRs. A particular focus is centered on the signaling control of the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR), the pregnane X receptor (PXR), and the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). We expect that this review will shed light on both the common and distinct mechanisms associated with activation of these three XRs. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Xenobiotic nuclear receptors: New Tricks for An Old Dog, edited by Dr. Wen Xie.
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- Bryan Mackowiak
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States.
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Gulyaeva L, Chanyshev M, Kolmykov S, Ushakov D, Nechkin S. Effect of xenobiotics on microrna expression in rat liver. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 62:154-9. [DOI: 10.18097/pbmc20166202154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Using bioinformatics analysis we selected microRNAs which could bind 3'-UTR-region of cytochrome P450 (CYP) genes. Three microRNA miR-21, -221, -222, their potential targets might be mRNA for CYP1A1, and two microRNA miR-143, miR-152 for CYP2B1 accordingly were selected for experimental verification. Expression level of these microRNAs in rat liver upon benzo(a)pyrene (BP), phenobarbital (PB), and DDT induction was determined using RT-qPCR method. In rats treated by both BP, and DDT the hepatic content of miR-21, -221, -222 significantly demonstrated a 2-3-fold decrease. The decrease in miR expression was accompanied by a considerable (5.5-8.7-fold) increase in the CYP1A1-mediated EROD activity. The expression of miR-143 remained unchanged after the PB treatment, while the expression of miR-152 increased by 2 times, however, the (10.5-fold) increase in PROD activity of CYP2B was much higher. In the DDT-treated liver PROD activity increased by 20 times, the expression of miR-152 didn't change, and the expression of miR-143 increased by 2 times. The bioinformatics analysis of interactions between microRNAs and targets showed that the studied miRs can potentially bind 3'-end of AhR, ESR1, GR, CCND1, PTEN mRNA. Thus, the expression profile of miR-21, -221, -222, -143, -152 might change under the xenobiotics exposure. In silico analysis confirmed, that microRNAs target not only cytochrome P450 mRNA but also other genes, including those involved in hormonal carcinogenesis, they also can be regulated with studied miRs
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- L.F. Gulyaeva
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Evans RM, Mangelsdorf DJ. Nuclear Receptors, RXR, and the Big Bang. Cell 2014; 157:255-66. [PMID: 24679540 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 805] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Isolation of genes encoding the receptors for steroids, retinoids, vitamin D, and thyroid hormone and their structural and functional analysis revealed an evolutionarily conserved template for nuclear hormone receptors. This discovery sparked identification of numerous genes encoding related proteins, termed orphan receptors. Characterization of these orphan receptors and, in particular, of the retinoid X receptor (RXR) positioned nuclear receptors at the epicenter of the "Big Bang" of molecular endocrinology. This Review provides a personal perspective on nuclear receptors and explores their integrated and coordinated signaling networks that are essential for multicellular life, highlighting the RXR heterodimer and its associated ligands and transcriptional mechanism.
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- Ronald M Evans
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute; The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute; The Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Belibasakis G, Bao K, Bostanci N. Transcriptional profiling of human gingival fibroblasts in response to multi-speciesin vitrosubgingival biofilms. Mol Oral Microbiol 2014; 29:174-83. [DOI: 10.1111/omi.12053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- G.N. Belibasakis
- Oral Microbiology and Immunology; Institute of Oral Biology; Centre of Dental Medicine; University of Zürich; Zürich Switzerland
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- Oral Translational Research; Institute of Oral Biology; Centre of Dental Medicine; University of Zürich; Zürich Switzerland
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- Oral Translational Research; Institute of Oral Biology; Centre of Dental Medicine; University of Zürich; Zürich Switzerland
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Chen F, Rao XH, Yang JL, Pan MX, Gao Y, Li ZL, Li Y, Zhu YF, Wang Y. Up-regulating CYP3A4 expression in C3A cells by transfection with a novel chimeric regulator of hPXR-p53-AD. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95752. [PMID: 24788541 PMCID: PMC4006776 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Most hepatoma cell lines lack proper expression and induction of CYP3A4 enzyme, which limits their use for predicting drug metabolism and toxicity. Nuclear receptor pregnane X receptor (PXR) has been well recognized for its critical role in regulating expression of CYP3A4 gene. However, its physiological activity of binding to the particular site of promoter is significantly weakened in hepatic cell lines. To address this problem, we created “chimeric PXR” constructs by appending a strong activation domain (AD) from p53 subunit to either N- or C- termini of the human PXR (hPXR), that is, hPXR-p53 and p53-hPXR. C3A, a hepatoma cell line, was used as the cell model to test the regulation effect of chimeric hPXR over wild type (WT) hPXR on CYP3A4 expression at gene, protein, and metabolism levels, respectively. Compared with C3A cells transiently transfected with WT hPXR, the activity of CYP3A4.XREM.luc reporter gene in C3A cells transfected with hPXR-p53 or p53-hPXR increased 5- and 9-fold respectively, and the levels of CYP3A4 mRNA expression increased 3.5- and 2.6-fold, respectively. C3A cells stably transfected with hPXR-p53-AD exhibited an improved expression of CYP3A4 at both gene (2-fold) and protein (1.5-fold) levels compared to WT C3A cells. Testosterone, a CYP3A4-specific substrate, was used for detecting the metabolism activity of CYP3A4. No testosterone metabolite could be detected in microsomes from WT C3A cells and WT C3A cells-based array, while the formation of 6β-hydroxytestosterone metabolite in the transfected cells was 714 and 55 pmol/mg protein/min, respectively. In addition, all the above expression levels in the transfected cell models could be further induced with additional treatment of Rifampicin, a specific inducer for CYP3A4. In conclusion, our study established a proof-of-principle example that genetic modification with chimeric hPXR-p53-AD could improve CYP3A4 metabolism ability in hepatic cell line.
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- Feng Chen
- Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Southern Medical University Zhujiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital, Huizhou, China
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- Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Southern Medical University Zhujiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Southern Medical University Zhujiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southern Medical University Zhujiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Southern Medical University Zhujiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southern Medical University Zhujiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Southern Medical University Zhujiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Southern Medical University Zhujiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southern Medical University Zhujiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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Kamiyama N, Yamamoto M, Saiga H, Ma JS, Ohshima J, Machimura S, Sasai M, Kimura T, Ueda Y, Kayama H, Takeda K. CREBH determines the severity of sulpyrine-induced fatal shock. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55800. [PMID: 23409047 PMCID: PMC3567110 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Although the pyrazolone derivative sulpyrine is widely used as an antipyretic analgesic drug, side effects, including fatal shock, have been reported. However, the molecular mechanism underlying such a severe side effect is largely unclear. Here, we report that the transcription factor CREBH that is highly expressed in the liver plays an important role in fatal shock induced by sulpyrine in mice. CREBH-deficient mice were resistant to experimental fatal sulpyrine shock. We found that sulpyrine-induced expression of cytochrome P450 2B (CYP2B) family genes, which are involved in sulpyrine metabolism, in the liver was severely impaired in CREBH-deficient mice. Moreover, introduction of CYP2B in CREBH-deficient liver restored susceptibility to sulpyrine. Furthermore, ectopic expression of CREBH up-regulated CYP2B10 promoter activity, and in vivo knockdown of CREBH in wild-type mice conferred a significant resistance to fatal sulpyrine shock. These data demonstrate that CREBH is a positive regulator of CYP2B in response to sulpyrine administration, which possibly results in fatal shock.
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- Naganori Kamiyama
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Immunoparasitology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunoparasitology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Immunoparasitology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunoparasitology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
- * E-mail: (MY); (KT)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Immunoparasitology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunoparasitology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Immunoparasitology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunoparasitology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Immunoparasitology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunoparasitology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immunoparasitology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunoparasitology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
- * E-mail: (MY); (KT)
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Saito K, Moore R, Negishi M. Nuclear receptor CAR specifically activates the two-pore K+ channel Kcnk1 gene in male mouse livers, which attenuates phenobarbital-induced hepatic hyperplasia. Toxicol Sci 2013; 132:151-61. [PMID: 23291559 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfs338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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KCNK1, a member of the family of two-pore K(+) ion channels, is specifically induced in the livers of male mice after phenobarbital treatment. Here, we have determined the molecular mechanism of this male-specific activation of the Kcnk1 gene and characterized KCNK1 as a phenobarbital-inducible antihyperplasia factor. Upon activation by phenobarbital, nuclear receptor CAR binds the 97-bp response element (-2441/-2345) within the Kcnk1 promoter. This binding is observed in the livers of male mice, but not in the livers of female mice and requires the pituitary gland, because hypophysectomy abrogates it. Hyperplasia further progressed in the livers of Kcnk1 ( -/- ) male mice compared with those of Kcnk1 ( +/+ ) males after phenobarbital treatment. Thus, KCNK1 suppresses phenobarbital-induced hyperplasia. These results indicate that phenobarbital treatment induces KCNK1 to elicit a male-specific and growth-suppressing signal. Thus, KCNK1 and Kcnk1 ( -/- ) mice provide an experimental tool for further investigation into the molecular mechanism of CAR-mediated promotion of the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in mice.
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- Kosuke Saito
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Wallace BD, Redinbo MR. Xenobiotic-sensing nuclear receptors involved in drug metabolism: a structural perspective. Drug Metab Rev 2012; 45:79-100. [PMID: 23210723 DOI: 10.3109/03602532.2012.740049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Xenobiotic compounds undergo a critical range of biotransformations performed by the phase I, II, and III drug-metabolizing enzymes. The oxidation, conjugation, and transportation of potentially harmful xenobiotic and endobiotic compounds achieved by these catalytic systems are significantly regulated, at the gene expression level, by members of the nuclear receptor (NR) family of ligand-modulated transcription factors. Activation of NRs by a variety of endo- and exogenous chemicals are elemental to induction and repression of drug-metabolism pathways. The master xenobiotic sensing NRs, the promiscuous pregnane X receptor and less-promiscuous constitutive androstane receptor are crucial to initial ligand recognition, jump-starting the metabolic process. Other receptors, including farnesoid X receptor, vitamin D receptor, hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor, glucocorticoid receptor, liver X receptor, and RAR-related orphan receptor, are not directly linked to promiscuous xenobiotic binding, but clearly play important roles in the modulation of metabolic gene expression. Crystallographic studies of the ligand-binding domains of nine NRs involved in drug metabolism provide key insights into ligand-based and constitutive activity, coregulator recruitment, and gene regulation. Structures of other, noncanonical transcription factors also shed light on secondary, but important, pathways of control. Pharmacological targeting of some of these nuclear and atypical receptors has been instituted as a means to treat metabolic and developmental disorders and provides a future avenue to be explored for other members of the xenobiotic-sensing NRs.
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- Bret D Wallace
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Plasticizers May Activate Human Hepatic Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α Less Than That of a Mouse but May Activate Constitutive Androstane Receptor in Liver. PPAR Res 2012; 2012:201284. [PMID: 22792086 PMCID: PMC3388330 DOI: 10.1155/2012/201284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Revised: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Dibutylphthalate (DBP), di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), and di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate (DEHA) are used as plasticizers. Their metabolites activate peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) α, which may be related to their toxicities. However, species differences in the receptor functions between rodents and human make it difficult to precisely extrapolate their toxicity from animal studies to human. In this paper, we compared the species differences in the activation of mouse and human hepatic PPARα by these plasticizers using wild-type (mPPARα) and humanized PPARα (hPPARα) mice. At 12 weeks old, each genotyped male mouse was classified into three groups, and fed daily for 2 weeks per os with corn oil (vehicle control), 2.5 or 5.0 mmol/kg DBP (696, 1392 mg/kg), DEHP (977, 1953 mg/kg), and DEHA (926, 1853 mg/kg), respectively. Generally, hepatic PPARα of mPPARα mice was more strongly activated than that of hPPARα mice when several target genes involving β-oxidation of fatty acids were evaluated. Interestingly, all plasticizers also activated hepatic constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) more in hPPARα mice than in mPPARα mice. Taken together, these plasticizers activated mouse and human hepatic PPARα as well as CAR. The activation of PPARα was stronger in mPPARα mice than in hPPARα mice, while the opposite was true of CAR.
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Yamazaki Y, Moore R, Negishi M. Nuclear receptor CAR (NR1I3) is essential for DDC-induced liver injury and oval cell proliferation in mouse liver. J Transl Med 2011; 91:1624-33. [PMID: 21826054 PMCID: PMC4077671 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2011.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The liver is endowed with the ability to regenerate hepatocytes in response to injury. When this regeneration ability is impaired during liver injury, oval cells, which are considered to be postnatal hepatic progenitors, proliferate and differentiate into hepatocytes. Here we have demonstrated that 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine (DDC) activates the nuclear receptor constitutive active/androstane receptor (CAR), resulting in proliferation of oval cells in mouse liver. Activation of CAR by DDC was shown by hepatic nuclear CAR accumulation and cytochrome P450 (CYP)2B10 mRNA induction after feeding a 0.1% DDC-containing diet to Car(+/+) mice. After being fed the DDC diet, Car(+/+), but not Car(-/-) mice, developed severe liver injury and an A6 antibody-stained ductular reaction in an area around the portal tract. Oval cell proliferation was confirmed by laser capture microdissection and real-time PCR; mRNAs for the two oval cell markers epithelial cell adhesion molecule and TROP2 were specifically induced in the periportal region of DDC diet-fed Car(+/+), but not Car(-/-) mice. Although rates of both hepatocyte growth and death were initially enhanced only in DDC diet-fed Car(+/+) mice, growth was attenuated when oval cells proliferated, whereas death continued unabated. DDC-induced liver injury, which differs from other CAR activators such as phenobarbital, occurred in the periportal region where cells developed hypertrophy, accumulated porphyrin crystals and inflammation developed, all in association with the proliferation of oval cells. Thus, CAR provides an excellent experimental model for further investigations into its roles in liver regeneration, as well as the development of diseases such as hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Kachaylo EM, Pustylnyak VO, Lyakhovich VV, Gulyaeva LF. Constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) is a xenosensor and target for therapy. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2011; 76:1087-97. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297911100026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Castañeda-Partida L, Heres-Pulido ME, Guzmán-Rincón J, Hernández-Portilla LB, Dueñas-García IE, Durán-Díaz Á, Delfín-Alcalá I. Lead acetate does not inhibit dimethylnitrosamine activation and interacts with phenobarbital which is genotoxic in the ST cross of the Drosophila wing spot test. Food Chem Toxicol 2011; 49:2172-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2010] [Revised: 05/12/2011] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Pustylnyak V, Yarushkin A, Kachaylo E, Slynko N, Lyakhovich V, Gulyaeva L. Effect of several analogs of 2,4,6-triphenyldioxane-1,3 on constitutive androstane receptor activation. Chem Biol Interact 2011; 192:177-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2011.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2011] [Accepted: 03/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Li H, Wang H. Activation of xenobiotic receptors: driving into the nucleus. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2010; 6:409-26. [PMID: 20113149 DOI: 10.1517/17425251003598886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD Xenobiotic receptors (XRs) play pivotal roles in regulating the expression of genes that determine the clearance and detoxification of xenobiotics, such as drugs and environmental chemicals. Recently, it has become increasingly evident that most XRs shuttle between the cytoplasm and nucleus, and activation of such receptors is directly associated with xenobiotic-induced nuclear import. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW The scope of this review covers research literature that discusses nuclear translocation and activation of XRs, as well as unpublished data generated from this laboratory. Specific emphasis is given to the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR), the pregnane X receptor and the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. WHAT THE READERS WILL GAIN A number of molecular chaperons presumably associated with cellular localization of XRs have been identified. Primary hepatocyte cultures have been established as a unique model retaining inactive CAR in the cytoplasm. Moreover, several splicing variants of human CAR exhibit altered cellular localization and chemical activation. TAKE HOME MESSAGE Nuclear accumulation is an essential step in the activation of XRs. Although great strides have been made, much remains to be understood concerning the mechanisms underlying intracellular localization and trafficking of XRs, which involve both direct ligand-binding and indirect pathways.
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- Haishan Li
- University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 20 Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Mukherjee S, Mani S. Orphan nuclear receptors as targets for drug development. Pharm Res 2010; 27:1439-68. [PMID: 20372994 PMCID: PMC3518931 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-010-0117-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 03/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Orphan nuclear receptors regulate diverse biological processes. These important molecules are ligand-activated transcription factors that act as natural sensors for a wide range of steroid hormones and xenobiotic ligands. Because of their importance in regulating various novel signaling pathways, recent research has focused on identifying xenobiotics targeting these receptors for the treatment of multiple human diseases. In this review, we will highlight these receptors in several physiologic and pathophysiologic actions and demonstrate how their functions can be exploited for the successful development of newer drugs.
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- Subhajit Mukherjee
- Departments of Medicine, Genetics and Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Chanin 302-D1, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Genetics and Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Chanin 302-D1, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Küblbeck J, Reinisalo M, Mustonen R, Honkakoski P. Up-regulation of CYP expression in hepatoma cells stably transfected by chimeric nuclear receptors. Eur J Pharm Sci 2010; 40:263-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2010.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Revised: 03/22/2010] [Accepted: 03/30/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Interplay between cholesterol and drug metabolism. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2010; 1814:146-60. [PMID: 20570756 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2010] [Revised: 05/17/2010] [Accepted: 05/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cholesterol biosynthetic and metabolic pathways contain several branching points towards physiologically active molecules, such as coenzyme Q, vitamin D, glucocorticoid and steroid hormones, oxysterols, or bile acids. Sophisticated regulatory mechanisms are involved in maintenance of the homeostasis of not only cholesterol but also other cholesterogenic molecules. In addition to endogenous cues, cholesterol homeostasis needs to accommodate also to exogenous cues that are imported into the body, such as chemicals and medications. Steroid and nuclear receptors together with sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) mediate the fine tuning of biosynthetic and metabolic routes as well as transports of cholesterol and its derivatives. Similarly, drug/xenobiotic metabolism is the subject to the feedback regulation of cytochrome P450 enzymes and transporters. The regulatory mechanisms that maintain the homeostasis of cholesterogenic molecules and are involved in drug metabolism share similarities. Cholesterol and cholesterogenic compounds (bile acids, glucocorticoids, vitamin D, etc.) regulate the xenosensor signaling in drug-mediated induction of the major drug-metabolizing cytochrome P450 enzymes. The key cellular receptors, pregnane X receptor (PXR), constitutive androstane receptor (CAR), vitamin D receptor (VDR), and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) provide a functional cross-talk between the pathways maintaining cholesterol homeostasis and controlling the expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes. These receptors serve as metabolic sensors, resulting in a coordinate regulation of cholesterogenic compounds metabolism and of the defense against xenobiotic and endobiotic toxicity. Herein we present a comprehensive review of functional interactions between cholesterol homeostasis and drug metabolism involving the main nuclear and steroid receptors.
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Takizawa D, Kakizaki S, Horiguchi N, Tojima H, Yamazaki Y, Ichikawa T, Sato K, Mori M. Histone deacetylase inhibitors induce cytochrome P450 2B by activating nuclear receptor constitutive androstane receptor. Drug Metab Dispos 2010; 38:1493-8. [PMID: 20516253 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.110.032854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Valproic acid, a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, induces the cytochrome P450 2B subfamily. However, the effects of HDAC inhibitors on CYP2B induction are still not fully understood. Nuclear receptor constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) is a key regulator of CYP2B induction. In this study, we investigated the effect of HDAC inhibitors on CAR-mediated CYP2B induction. The expression of CYP2B6 mRNA was induced in HepG2 cells stably expressing mouse CAR (Ym17) by HDAC inhibitors including valproic acid, phenylbutyrate, and trichostatin A. HDAC inhibitors activated the phenobarbital-responsive enhancer module of the CYP2B6 promoter in transient transfection reporter assays with Ym17 cells. Furthermore, HDAC inhibitors synergistically augmented the effect of the CAR ligand, 1,4-bis[2-(3,5-dichloropyridyloxy)]benzene, in the transactivation of CYP2B6 mRNA and the promoter assay in Ym17 cells. Intraperitoneal injection of HDAC inhibitors induced Cyp2b10 mRNA in wild-type mice. However, such induction was not observed in CAR(-/-) mice. Immunoprecipitation demonstrated that CAR formed a complex with HDACs. HDAC inhibitors diminished the binding between CAR and HDAC1 and augmented the binding of steroid receptor coactivator-1 (SRC-1) to CAR. Furthermore, small interfering RNA knockdown of HDAC1 increased CYP2B6 mRNA expression. These results provide novel insight into the mechanism by which HDAC inhibitors affect gene expression of CYP2B6. HDAC inhibitors have the potential to up-regulate CYP2B6 through the dissociation of HDAC1 and recruitment of SRC-1 to receptor CAR.
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- Daichi Takizawa
- Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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Aranibar N, Bhaskaran V, Ott KH, Vassallo J, Nelson D, Lecureux L, Gong L, Stryker S, Lehman-McKeeman L. Modulation of ascorbic acid metabolism by cytochrome P450 induction revealed by metabonomics and transcriptional profiling. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2009; 47 Suppl 1:S12-S19. [PMID: 19768707 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.2503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In the present study, NMR-based urinary metabonomic profiles resulting from dosing with widely recognized microsomal enzyme inducers were evaluated in male rats. Wistar or Sprague-Dawley rats were dosed daily by oral gavage with phenobarbital (PB; 100 mg/kg), diallyl sulfide (DAS; 500 mg/kg), the investigational compound DMP-904 (150 mg/kg), or beta-naphthoflavone (BNF; 100 mg/kg) for 4 days, and urine was collected daily for analysis. Compounds known to increase cytochrome P450 2B enzymes, including PB, DAS and DMP-904, increased the urinary excretion of gulonic and ascorbic acid in a time-dependent manner, reaching a maximum following 3-4 days of dosing. In contrast, BNF, an agent that induces primarily Cyp1A enzymes, did not increase gulonic or ascorbic acid excretion, despite inducing Cyp1A1 more than 200-fold. Given the metabonomic results, hepatic transcriptional changes in the regulation of ascorbic acid biosynthesis were determined by RT-PCR. All Cyp2B inducers increased hepatic mRNA levels of aldo-keto reductase 1A1, an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of gulonic acid from glucuronate with concurrent decreased expression of both regucalcin (Rgn), the enzyme responsible for conversion of gulonic acid to gulono-1, 4-lactone and gulonolactone oxidase (Gulo), the rate-limiting enzyme in ascorbate biosynthesis. These effects would be expected to increase levels of gulonic acid. In addition, Cyp2B inducers also increased hepatic expression of enzymes regulating ascorbic acid reutilization including glutaredoxin reductase (Glrx2) and thioredoxin reductase (Txnrd1). In contrast, BNF did not effect hepatic expression of any enzyme regulating gulonic or ascorbic acid biosynthesis. Thus, some microsomal enzyme inducers alter transcriptional regulation of ascorbic acid biosynthesis, and these changes are detected by noninvasive metabonomic profiling. However, not all microsomal enzyme inducers appear to alter ascorbic acid metabolism. Finally, the work illustrates how metabonomic results can direct additional studies to determine the biochemical mechanisms underlying changes in urinary metabolite excretion.
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- Nelly Aranibar
- Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Province Line Road and Route 206, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, USA.
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He J, Xie W. Chapter 3 Nuclear Xenobiotic Receptors. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2009; 87:87-116. [DOI: 10.1016/s1877-1173(09)87003-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Wang H, Tompkins LM. CYP2B6: new insights into a historically overlooked cytochrome P450 isozyme. Curr Drug Metab 2008; 9:598-610. [PMID: 18781911 DOI: 10.2174/138920008785821710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Human CYP2B6 has been thought to account for a minor portion (<1%) of total hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP) content and to have a minor function in human drug metabolism. Recent studies, however, indicate that the average relative contribution of CYP2B6 to total hepatic CYP content ranges from 2% to 10%. An increased interest in CYP2B6 research has been stimulated by the identification of an ever-increasing substrate list for this enzyme, polymorphic and ethnic variations in expression levels, and evidence for cross-regulation with CYP3A4, UGT1A1 and several hepatic drug transporters by the nuclear receptors pregnane X receptor and constitutive androstane receptor. Moreover, 20- to 250-fold interindividual variation in CYP2B6 expression has been demonstrated, presumably due to transcriptional regulation and polymorphisms. These individual differences may result in variable systemic exposure to drugs metabolized by CYP2B6, including the antineoplastics cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide, the antiretrovirals nevirapine and efavirenz, the anesthetics propofol and ketamine, the synthetic opioid methadone, and the anti-Parkinsonian selegiline. The potential clinical significance of CYP2B6 further enforces the need for a comprehensive review of this xenobiotic metabolizing enzyme. This communication summarizes recent advances in our understanding of this traditionally neglected enzyme and provides an overall picture of CYP2B6 with respect to expression, localization, substrate-specificity, inhibition, regulation, polymorphisms and clinical significance. Emphasis is given to nuclear receptor mediated transcriptional regulation, genetic polymorphisms, and their clinical significance.
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- Hongbing Wang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland at Baltimore, 20 Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Pascussi JM, Gerbal-Chaloin S, Drocourt L, Assénat E, Larrey D, Pichard-Garcia L, Vilarem MJ, Maurel P. Cross-talk between xenobiotic detoxication and other signalling pathways: clinical and toxicological consequences. Xenobiotica 2008; 34:633-64. [PMID: 15672753 DOI: 10.1080/00498250412331285454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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1. Recent investigations on nuclear receptors and other transcription factors involved in the regulation of genes encoding xenobiotic metabolizing and transport systems reveal that xenobiotic-dependent signalling pathways are embedded in, and establish functional interactions with, a tangle of regulatory networks involving the glucocorticoid and oestrogen receptors, the hypoxia-inducible factor, the vitamin D receptor and other transcription factors/nuclear receptors controlling cholesterol/bile salt homeostasis and liver differentiation. 2. Such functional interferences provide new insight, first for understanding how xenobiotics might exert adverse effects, and second how physiopathological stimuli affect xenobiotic metabolism.
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- J M Pascussi
- INSERM U632, Hepatic Physiopathology, Montpellier F-34293, France
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Effects of naturally occurring coumarins on hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes in mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2008; 232:337-50. [PMID: 18692084 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2008.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2008] [Revised: 07/03/2008] [Accepted: 07/08/2008] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Cytochromes P450 (P450s) and glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) constitute two important enzyme families involved in carcinogen metabolism. Generally, P450s play activation or detoxifying roles while GSTs act primarily as detoxifying enzymes. We previously demonstrated that oral administration of the linear furanocoumarins, isopimpinellin and imperatorin, modulated P450 and GST activities in various tissues of mice. The purpose of the present study was to compare a broader range of naturally occurring coumarins (simple coumarins, and furanocoumarins of the linear and angular type) for their abilities to modulate hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes when administered orally to mice. We now report that all of the different coumarins tested (coumarin, limettin, auraptene, angelicin, bergamottin, imperatorin and isopimpinellin) induced hepatic GST activities, whereas the linear furanocoumarins possessed the greatest abilities to induce hepatic P450 activities, in particular P450 2B and 3A. In both cases, this corresponded to an increase in protein expression of the enzymes. Induction of P4502B10, 3A11, and 2C9 by xenobiotics often is a result of activation of the pregnane X receptor (PXR) and/or constitutive androstane receptor (CAR). Using a pregnane X receptor reporter system, our results demonstrated that isopimpinellin activated both PXR and its human ortholog SXR by recruiting coactivator SRC-1 in transfected cells. In CAR transfection assays, isopimpinellin counteracted the inhibitory effect of androstanol on full-length mCAR, a Gal4-mCAR ligand-binding domain fusion, and restored coactivator binding. Orally administered isopimpinellin induced hepatic mRNA expression of Cyp2b10, Cyp3a11, and GSTain CAR(+/+) wild-type mice. In contrast, the induction of Cyp2b10 mRNA by isopimpinellin was attenuated in the CAR(-/-) mice, suggesting that isopimpinellin induces Cyp2b10 via the CAR receptor. Overall, the current data indicate that naturally occurring coumarins have diverse activities in terms of inducing various xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes based on their chemical structure.
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Stemm DN, Tharappel JC, Lehmler HJ, Srinivasan C, Morris JS, Spate VL, Robertson LW, Spear BT, Glauert HP. Effect of dietary selenium on the promotion of hepatocarcinogenesis by 3,3', 4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl and 2,2', 4,4', 5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2008; 233:366-76. [PMID: 18296742 DOI: 10.3181/0708-rm-211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants that have promoting activity in the liver. PCBs induce oxidative stress, which may influence carcinogenesis. Epidemiological studies strongly suggest an inverse relationship between dietary selenium (Se) and cancer. Despite evidence linking Se deficiency to hepatocellular carcinoma and liver necrosis, the underlying mechanisms for Se cancer protection in the liver remain to be determined. We examined the effect of dietary Se on the tumor promoting activities of two PCBs congeners, 3,3', 4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB-77) and 2,2', 4,4', 5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-153) using a 2-stage carcinogenesis model. An AIN-93 torula yeast-based purified diet containing 0.02 (deficient), 0.2 (adequate), or 2.0 mg (supplemental) selenium/kg diet was fed to Sprague-Dawley female rats starting ten days after administering a single dose of diethylnitrosamine (150 mg/kg). After being fed the selenium diets for 3 weeks, rats received four i.p. injections of either PCB-77 or PCB-153 (150 micromol/kg) administered every 14 days. The number of placental glutathione S-transferase (PGST)-positive foci per cm(3) and per liver among the PCB-77-treated rats was increased as the Se dietary level increased. Unlike PCB-77, rats receiving PCB-153 did not show the same Se dose-response effect; nevertheless, Se supplementation did not confer protection against foci development. However, the 2.0 ppm Se diet reduced the mean focal volume, indicating a possible protective effect by inhibiting progression of preneoplastic lesions into larger foci. Cell proliferation was not inhibited by Se in the liver of the PCB-treated groups. Se did not prevent the PCB-77-induced decrease of hepatic Se and associated reduction in glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity. In contrast, thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) activity was not affected by the PCBs treatment or by Se supplementation. These findings indicate that Se does not inhibit the number of PGST-positive foci induced during promotion by PCBs, but that the size of the lesions may be inhibited. The effects of Se on altered hepatic foci do not correlate with its effects on GPx and TrxR.
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- Divinia N Stemm
- Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, 222 Funkhouser Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0054, USA
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Pustylnyak VO, Gulyaeva LF, Lyakhovich VV. Induction of cytochrome P4502B: Role of regulatory elements and nuclear receptors. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2007; 72:608-17. [PMID: 17630905 DOI: 10.1134/s000629790706003x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 of the 2B subfamily is easily induced by many xenobiotics. In spite of intensive investigations, the molecular mechanisms of regulation of the CYP2B genes are not clear. The nuclear receptor CAR is shown to play a crucial role in the activation of CYP2B genes by xenobiotics, but many problems of CAR activation in different animal species and humans remain unsolved. This review focuses on signaling pathways involved in the control of CYP2B gene expression in mammals.
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- V O Pustylnyak
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk 630117, Russia.
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Fang XK, Huang DF, Wang ZX, Wan CL, Sun T, Xu WJ, Liu CY, Zhou P, Qiao ZD. Identification of the proteins related to cytochrome P450 induced by fenvalerate in a Trichoplusia ni cell line. Cell Biol Toxicol 2007; 23:445-57. [PMID: 17484068 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-007-9006-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/07/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In order to reveal the metabolic reaction to the presence of fenvalerate mediated by P450 in insects, we used the trypan blue exclusion technique and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol)-2,5-diphenyltrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction assay to assess the vitality of Trichoplusia ni (Tn) cells treated with fenvalerate, and observed dose- and time-dependent changes in total cellular P450s. In addition, two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) were used to identify the proteins involved in the fenvalerate reaction process. Finally, the cDNA of P450 fragments was cloned and real-time RT-PCR was performed. Our data showed that at the 0-15 mumol/L challenge concentration of fenvalerate, at which the vitality of Tn cells was not affected (p > 0.05), there was a tendency toward a dose- and time-response of total cellular P450s, which peaked at the 9 h (p < 0.05) and 12 h (p < 0.01) time points following 12.5 mumol/L stimulation with fenvalerate. The 2-DE assay detected more than 1300 protein spots in each two-dimensional gel, of which 33 spots displayed significant differences. Among the changed spots, three isoforms of P450 were identified. One of the three P450 cDNA fragments (CYP4L4) was cloned and sequenced, and its expression in treated Tn cells increased significantly (p < 0.01). It was found that fenvalerate induced the expression of P450s in insect cells. This suggests that fenvalerate could be metabolized by CYP4L4 through a hydroxylation reaction in insect cells.
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- Xin-Kui Fang
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240 Shanghai, PR China
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Faucette SR, Zhang TC, Moore R, Sueyoshi T, Omiecinski CJ, LeCluyse EL, Negishi M, Wang H. Relative activation of human pregnane X receptor versus constitutive androstane receptor defines distinct classes of CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 inducers. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2006; 320:72-80. [PMID: 17041008 PMCID: PMC4091905 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.106.112136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Both the human pregnane X receptor (hPXR) and constitutive androstane receptor (hCAR) are capable of regulating CYP3A4 and CYP2B6 gene expression. However, the majority of currently identified CYP3A4 and CYP2B6 inducers are confirmed activators of hPXR but not hCAR. To compare these receptors with respect to their chemical selectivities, 16 drugs known to induce CYP3A4 and/or CYP2B expression were evaluated for relative activation of hPXR versus hCAR. Because of the high basal but low chemical-induced activation of hCAR in immortalized cells, alternative methods were used to evaluate hCAR activation potential. Thirteen of the 16 compounds were classified as moderate to strong hPXR activators. In contrast, carbamazepine (CMZ), efavirenz (EFV), and nevirapine (NVP) were classified as negligible or weak hPXR activators at concentrations associated with efficacious CYP2B6 reporter or endogenous gene induction in primary human hepatocytes, suggesting potential activation of hCAR. Subsequent experiments demonstrated that these three drugs efficiently induced nuclear accumulation of in vivo-transfected enhanced yellow fluorescent protein-hCAR and significantly increased expression of a CYP2B6 reporter gene when hCAR was expressed in CAR-/- mice. In addition, using a recently identified, chemically responsive splice variant of hCAR (hCAR3), the hCAR activation profiles of the 16 compounds were evaluated. By combining results from the hPXR- and hCAR3-based reporter gene assays, these inducers were classified as hPXR, hCAR, or hPXR/hCAR dual activators. Our results demonstrate that CMZ, EFV, and NVP induce CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 preferentially through hCAR and that hCAR3 represents a sensitive tool for in vitro prediction of chemical-mediated human CAR activation.
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- Stephanie R Faucette
- Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Bell AW, Michalopoulos GK. Phenobarbital regulates nuclear expression of HNF-4alpha in mouse and rat hepatocytes independent of CAR and PXR. Hepatology 2006; 44:186-94. [PMID: 16799975 PMCID: PMC1769339 DOI: 10.1002/hep.21234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Phenobarbital is a lipophilic molecule used as a sedative and antiepileptic drug that elicits a multitude of effects in the liver, including gross liver enlargement, hepatocyte hypertrophy, and induced expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes and other liver-specific genes. The constitutive androstane receptor (CAR; NR1I3) and to a lesser extent the pregnane X receptor (PXR; NR1I2) are responsible for mediating induction of many phenobarbital-responsive genes. However, CAR-mediated transcriptional control of some genes is critically dependent on hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF-4alpha; NR2A1), which itself regulates multiple liver-specific genes involved in hepatic growth, metabolism, and differentiation. We studied the effects of phenobarbital on HNF-4alpha expression in hepatocytes and provide evidence that HNF-4alpha nuclear expression is regulated in response to phenobarbital. Real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses revealed that HNF-4alpha mRNA is modestly up-regulated by phenobarbital. In addition, nuclear expression of HNF-4alpha protein is significantly elevated 3 hours after the administration of phenobarbital in wild-type, CAR-/-, and CAR-/-/PXR-/- mice. In vitro analysis revealed that phenobarbital-induced HNF-4alpha expression is both time- and dose dependent. In addition, the phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid and the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II inhibitor KN62 block nuclear induction of HNF-4alpha by phenobarbital. Furthermore, HNF-4alpha nuclear expression is enhanced by inhibition of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase A. In conclusion, induced nuclear expression of HNF-4alpha and CAR is an integral part of the phenobarbital response, aimed at coordinated regulation of genes involved in drug metabolism and detoxification as well as maintenance of liver function.
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- Aaron W. Bell
- From the Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
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- From the Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
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King-Jones K, Horner MA, Lam G, Thummel CS. The DHR96 nuclear receptor regulates xenobiotic responses in Drosophila. Cell Metab 2006; 4:37-48. [PMID: 16814731 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2006.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2005] [Revised: 04/27/2006] [Accepted: 06/08/2006] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Exposure to xenobiotics such as plant toxins, pollutants, or prescription drugs triggers a defense response, inducing genes that encode key detoxification enzymes. Although xenobiotic responses have been studied in vertebrates, little effort has been made to exploit a simple genetic system for characterizing the molecular basis of this coordinated transcriptional response. We show here that approximately 1000 transcripts are significantly affected by phenobarbital treatment in Drosophila. We also demonstrate that the Drosophila ortholog of the human SXR and CAR xenobiotic receptors, DHR96, plays a role in this response. A DHR96 null mutant displays increased sensitivity to the sedative effects of phenobarbital and the pesticide DDT as well as defects in the expression of many phenobarbital-regulated genes. Metabolic and stress-response genes are also controlled by DHR96, implicating its role in coordinating multiple response pathways. This work establishes a new model system for defining the genetic control of xenobiotic stress responses.
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- Kirst King-Jones
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, 15 N 2030 E 5100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Schwartz RE, Linehan JL, Painschab MS, Hu WS, Verfaillie CM, Kaufman DS. Defined Conditions for Development of Functional Hepatic Cells from Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells Dev 2005; 14:643-55. [PMID: 16433619 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2005.14.643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Human embryonic stem (hES) cells provide an important means to evaluate specific soluble and cell-bound stimuli that regulate development of specific cell lineages. Here, we examined specific cytokines and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins that support differentiation of hES cells to hepatocytes. Tests of several different conditions determined that addition of fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-4 and hepatocyte growth factor in completely serum-free cultures of hES cell-derived embryoid bodies subsequently allowed to attach to type I collagen-coated dishes led to maximal differentiation into cells, not only with the morphologic and phenotypic characteristics of hepatocytes but also the functional characteristics. Expression of common hepatic transcription factors including HNF-3beta, HNF-1, and GATA-4 were all significantly induced under these conditions. Hepatocyte function was demonstrated by multiple complementary criteria: production of urea and albumin, phenobarbital-induced cytochrome P450 expression, and uptake of indocyanine green. These hES cell-derived hepatocytes will serve as a resource to understand normal human hepatocyte development and for applications such as cell replacement therapies and screening of pharmacologic drugs.
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- Robert E Schwartz
- Stem Cell Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Kretschmer XC, Baldwin WS. CAR and PXR: xenosensors of endocrine disrupters? Chem Biol Interact 2005; 155:111-28. [PMID: 16054614 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2005.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2005] [Revised: 06/14/2005] [Accepted: 06/20/2005] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The pregnane X-receptor (PXR) and the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) are orphan nuclear receptors activated by a variety of ligands. Currently it remains uncertain whether these receptors have a high-affinity ligand or instead function as more generalized steroid/xenobiotic sensors. Both receptors are important regulators of several steroid and xenobiotic detoxification enzymes and transporters (phases I-III) in the liver and intestine and thus are important regulators of adaptation to chemical stress. The detoxification proteins induced are responsible for the metabolism, deactivation and transport of bile acids, thyroid and steroid hormones, numerous environmental chemicals, and several drugs. PXR and CAR received their names because of steroid ligands that activate and inhibit their transcriptional activity, respectively. Interestingly, some steroids and steroid mimics activate one or both receptors, including several endocrine disrupting chemicals. Environmental estrogens, such as the pesticides methoxychlor, endosulfan, dieldrin, DDT, and the plasticizer nonylphenol activate either PXR or both PXR and CAR. Because PXR and CAR are activated by numerous steroids and endocrine disrupters, it appears that these receptors protect the integrity of the endocrine system. They recognize an increase in steroid-like chemicals and, in turn, induce detoxification. Furthermore, PXR and CAR induce enzymes, such as the CYP2B and CYP3A family members, responsible for the metabolism of steroid and thyroid hormones and this may alter their normal physiological function. This review summarizes the available data on the activity of endocrine disrupters and endocrine active chemicals on PXR and CAR, examines the role of PXR and CAR in protection from these chemicals, and evaluates potential adverse physiological consequences of PXR and CAR activation.
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- Xiomara C Kretschmer
- University of Texas at El Paso, Biological Sciences, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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Aninat C, Piton A, Glaise D, Le Charpentier T, Langouët S, Morel F, Guguen-Guillouzo C, Guillouzo A. Expression of cytochromes P450, conjugating enzymes and nuclear receptors in human hepatoma HepaRG cells. Drug Metab Dispos 2005; 34:75-83. [PMID: 16204462 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.105.006759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 488] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Most human hepatocyte cell lines lack a substantial set of liver-specific functions, especially major cytochrome P450 (P450)-related enzyme activities, making them unrepresentative of in vivo hepatocytes. We have used the HepaRG cells, derived from a human hepatocellular carcinoma, which exhibit a high differentiation pattern after 2 weeks at confluency to determine whether they could mimic human hepatocytes for drug metabolism and toxicity studies. We show that when passaged at low density, these cells reversed to an undifferentiated morphology, actively divided, and, after having reached confluency, formed typical hepatocyte-like colonies surrounded by biliary epithelial-like cells. By contrast, when seeded at high density, hepatocyte-like clusters retained their typical differentiated morphology. Transcripts of various nuclear receptors (aryl hydrocarbon receptor, pregnane X receptor, constitutive androstane receptor, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha), P450s (CYP1A2, 2C9, 2D6, 2E1, 3A4), phase 2 enzymes (UGT1A1, GSTA1, GSTA4, GSTM1), and other liver-specific functions were estimated by reverse transcriptase-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and were found to be expressed, for most of them, at comparable levels in both confluent differentiated and high-density differentiated HepaRG cells and in cultured primary human hepatocytes. For several transcripts, the levels were strongly increased in the presence of 2% dimethyl sulfoxide. Measurement of basal activities of several P450s and their response to prototypical inducers as well as analysis of metabolic profiles and cytotoxicity of several compounds confirmed the functional resemblance of HepaRG cells to primary cultured human hepatocytes. In conclusion, HepaRG cells constitute the first human hepatoma cell line expressing high levels of the major P450s involved in xenobiotic metabolism and represent a reliable surrogate to human hepatocytes for drug metabolism and toxicity studies.
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- Caroline Aninat
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U620, Université de Rennes 1, France
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Pustylnyak VO, Gulyaeva LF, Lyakhovich VV. CAR expression and inducibility of CYP2B genes in liver of rats treated with PB-like inducers. Toxicology 2005; 216:147-53. [PMID: 16153763 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2005] [Revised: 08/02/2005] [Accepted: 08/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The expression of the CAR gene and inducibility of CYP2B protein in the liver of male Wistar rats treated with phenobarbital (PB) and triphenyldioxane (TPD) were investigated. To clarify the role of phosphorylation/dephosphorylation in these processes, rats were treated with inhibitors of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (W7) or protein phosphatases PP1 and PP2A (OA) before induction. Constitutive expression of the CAR gene in livers of untreated rats was detected by multiplex RT-PCR. Treatment with W7 resulted in a 2.8-fold induction of CAR gene expression, whereas OA led to a 2.4-fold decrease of the mRNA level. The same results were obtained for CYP2B genes expression, which were increased by W7 treatment (two-fold) and decreased by OA (2.3-fold). PB-induction did not lead to significant alteration in the level of CAR gene expression, although CYP2B genes expression was enhanced two-fold over control values. TPD caused a two-fold increase of both CAR and CYP2B mRNA levels. Both inducers reduced the effects of inhibitors on CAR gene expression. Results of EMSA showed that PB, TPD or W7 alone induced formation of complexes of NR1 with nuclear proteins. Appearance of the complexes correlated with an increase in CYP2B expression, and their intensities were modulated by the protein kinase inhibitors. Thus, our results demonstrate that constitutive expressions of CAR as well as CYP2B during induction are regulated by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation processes.
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- Vladimir O Pustylnyak
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Timakova str. 2, Novosibirsk 630117, Russia.
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Auerbach SS, Stoner MA, Su S, Omiecinski CJ. Retinoid X receptor-alpha-dependent transactivation by a naturally occurring structural variant of human constitutive androstane receptor (NR1I3). Mol Pharmacol 2005; 68:1239-53. [PMID: 16099843 PMCID: PMC4064472 DOI: 10.1124/mol.105.013417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) mediates the hepatic induction of various xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes and transporters after specific chemical exposures. Recent reports have established the existence of several human CAR mRNA splice variants, including a prominently expressed form termed CAR3, a receptor that possesses a 5 amino acid insertion within its ligand binding domain. In this study, we demonstrate that, in contrast to the constitutively active reference form of the receptor, CAR3 is ligand-activated, transactivating an optimized DR-4 x 3 reporter in response to the human CAR ligand 6-(4-chlorophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-5-carbaldehyde O-(3, 4-dichlorobenzyl)oxime (CITCO). The transactivation response requires the DNA binding domain and AF-2 motif of CAR3 and is markedly enhanced by retinoid X receptor-alpha (RXR) cotransfection. The stimulatory effects of RXR involve a unique mechanism, because they were completely dependent on the RXR AF-2 function but independent of both the RXR A/B domain and its C domain/heterodimerization region. Mammalian two-hybrid results demonstrated that RXR enhanced CITCO-dependent interaction of CAR3 with the receptor interaction domain of SRC-1, indicating that RXR augments CAR3 activity by facilitating coactivator recruitment. It is noteworthy that clotrimazole also functions as a ligand activator of CAR3, in contrast to the inverse agonist activity exhibited by this agent on the reference form of the receptor. Furthermore, results of transfection assays reveal that CAR3 is capable of transactivating the natural CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 gene enhancers, exhibiting both ligand- and RXR-dependence. These results demonstrate that CAR3, unlike CAR1, is a ligand-activated receptor and that CAR3 may regulate gene expression in vivo in a manner distinct from the reference form of the receptor.
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- Scott S Auerbach
- Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, The Pennsylvania State University, 201 Life Sciences Bldg., University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Lemaire G, de Sousa G, Rahmani R. A PXR reporter gene assay in a stable cell culture system: CYP3A4 and CYP2B6 induction by pesticides. Biochem Pharmacol 2005; 68:2347-58. [PMID: 15548381 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2004.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2004] [Accepted: 07/16/2004] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A stable hepatoma cell line expressing the human pregnane X receptor (hPXR) and the cytochrome P4503A4 (CYP3A4) distal and proximal promoters plus the luciferase reporter gene was developed to assess the ability of several xenobiotic agents to induce CYP3A4 and CYP2B6. After selection for neomycin resistance, one clone, displaying high luciferase activity in response to rifampicin (RIF), was isolated and the stable expression of hPXR was confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Dose-response curves were generated by treating these cells with increasing concentrations of RIF, phenobarbital (PB), clotrimazole (CLOT) or 5beta-pregnane-3,20-dione (5beta-PREGN). The effective concentrations for half maximal response (EC50) were determined for each of these compounds. RIF was the most effective compound, with maximal luciferase activity induced at 10 microM. The agonist activities of PXR-specific inducers measured using our stable model were consistent with those measured in transient transfectants. The abilities of organochlorine (OC), organophosphate (OP) and pyrethroid pesticides (PY) to activate hPXR were also assessed and found to be consistent with the abilities of these compounds to induce CYP3A4 and CYP2B6 in primary culture of human hepatocytes. These results suggest that CYP3A4 and CYP2B6 regulation through PXR activation by persistent pesticides may have an impact on the metabolism of xenobiotic agents and endogenous steroid hormones. Our model provides a useful tool for studying hPXR activation and for identifying agents capable of inducing CYP3A4 and CYP2B6.
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- Géraldine Lemaire
- Laboratoire de Toxicologie Cellulaire, Moléculaire et Génomique INRA, UMR 1112 ROSE, 400 route des chappes, B.P. 167, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France.
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Pustylnyak VO, Zakharova LY, Mikhailova ON, Rice RH, Gulyaeva LF, Lyakhovich VV. In vivo effects of protein kinase and phosphatase inhibitors on CYP2B induction in rat liver. Toxicology 2005; 207:315-22. [PMID: 15596261 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2004] [Revised: 10/13/2004] [Accepted: 10/13/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Effects of inhibiting protein kinases and phosphatases on induction of CYP2B by triphenyldioxane (TPD) and phenobarbital (PB) were investigated. Male Wistar rats were treated with test inhibitors before TPD or PB administration. Inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (Wortmannin) and protein kinase C (bisindolylmaleimide I) did not have appreciable effects on TPD- or PB-induced pentoxyresorufin O-dealkylase (PROD) activity specific for CYP2B, although bisindolylmaleimide I did give substantial induction alone. W-7, an inhibitor of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II, produced a 6-fold increase in the TPD-induced PROD activity and did not lead to a significant increase in basal PROD activity. Treatment of rats with okadaic acid (OA), an inhibitor of protein phosphatases PP1 and PP2A, caused considerable decreases in PROD activity during the induction by TPD and PB (8- and 2.5-fold, respectively). Results of multiplex RT-PCR showed that the increase in enzymatic activity from W7 and OA treatment reflected at least in part increased mRNA levels. CYP2B mRNA level in the liver of rats treated with W-7 and TPD was 1.5 times higher than in the liver of TPD-treated rats. This effect was not observed for PB-induction. OA treatment caused a decrease of the CYP2B mRNA levels of 44% and 33% respectively, for TPD- and PB-induction. Thus, our results are consistent with the hypothesis that phosphorylation/dephosphorylation signaling pathways are involved in regulation of CYP2B induction in rat liver.
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- Vladimir O Pustylnyak
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Timakova str. 2, Novosibirsk 630117, Russia.
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Yamaguchi M, Yamauchi A, Nishimura M, Ueda N, Naito S. Soybean Oil Fat Emulsion Prevents Cytochrome P450 mRNA Down-Regulation Induced by Fat-Free Overdose Total Parenteral Nutrition in Infant Rats. Biol Pharm Bull 2005; 28:143-7. [PMID: 15635179 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.28.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Changes in the mRNA expression of hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoenzymes associated with overdose of fat-free or fat-containing total parenteral nutrition (TPN) were investigated in infant rats. Three-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: group 1 received an oral diet, group 2 received TPN without fat, and group 3 received TPN with 20% of calories from fat (soybean oil emulsion). After TPN administration for 4 d, serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in group 2 were significantly increased (p<0.01) compared with the other groups. The mRNA expression of hepatic CYP isoenzymes in group 2 decreased to 0.76 to 31% of that in group 1 (p<0.01), but that in group 3 was maintained at 32 to 84% of that in group 1. These results indicate the importance of including fat in TPN regimens to prevent not only hepatic dysfunction but also mRNA down-regulation of liver CYP isoenzymes.
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- Mari Yamaguchi
- Division of Pharmacology, Drug Safety and Metabolism, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc., Naruto, Tokushima, Japan
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Sugatani J, Sueyoshi T, Negishi M, Miwa M. Regulation of the Human UGT1A1 Gene by Nuclear Receptors Constitutive Active/Androstane Receptor, Pregnane X Receptor, and Glucocorticoid Receptor. Methods Enzymol 2005; 400:92-104. [PMID: 16399345 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(05)00006-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1 is the enzyme that detoxifies neurotoxic bilirubin by conjugating it with glucuronic acid. In addition to bilirubin, UGT1A1 conjugates various endogenous and exogenous lipophilic compounds such as estrogens and the active metabolite of the anticancer drug irinotecan SN-38. Thus, activation by specific inducers of the UGT1A1 gene is critical in treating patients with unconjugated hyperbili-rubinemia and in preventing side effects of drug treatment such as SN-38-induced toxicity. This chapter describes the experimental processes used to identify the 290-bp distal enhancer module at -3499/-3210 of the UGT1A1 gene and to characterize its regulation by nuclear receptors: constitutive active/androstane receptor, pregnane X receptor, and glucocorticoid receptor.
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MESH Headings
- Binding Sites
- Constitutive Androstane Receptor
- Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
- Enhancer Elements, Genetic
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Glucuronosyltransferase/genetics
- Glucuronosyltransferase/metabolism
- Humans
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Pregnane X Receptor
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid/genetics
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid/metabolism
- Receptors, Steroid/genetics
- Receptors, Steroid/metabolism
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
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- Junko Sugatani
- Department of Pharmaco-Biochemistry and 21 COE, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan
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Handschin C, Blättler S, Roth A, Looser R, Oscarson M, Kaufmann MR, Podvinec M, Gnerre C, Meyer UA. The evolution of drug-activated nuclear receptors: one ancestral gene diverged into two xenosensor genes in mammals. NUCLEAR RECEPTOR 2004; 2:7. [PMID: 15479477 PMCID: PMC524364 DOI: 10.1186/1478-1336-2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2004] [Accepted: 10/12/2004] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND: Drugs and other xenobiotics alter gene expression of cytochromes P450 (CYP) by activating the pregnane X receptor (PXR) and constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) in mammals. In non-mammalian species, only one xenosensor gene has been found. Using chicken as a model organism, the aim of our study was to elucidate whether non-mammalian species only have one or two xenosensors like mammals. RESULTS: To explore the evolutionary aspect of this divergence, we tried to identify additional xenobiotic sensing nuclear receptors in chicken using various experimental approaches. However, none of those revealed novel candidates. Ablation of chicken xenobiotic receptor (CXR) function by RNAi or dominant-negative alleles drastically reduced drug-induction in a chicken hepatoma cell line. Subsequently, we functionally and structurally characterized CXR and compared our results to PXR and CAR. Despite the high similarity in their amino acid sequence, PXR and CAR have very distinct modes of activation. Some aspects of CXR function, e.g. direct ligand activation and high promiscuity are very reminiscent of PXR. On the other hand, cellular localization studies revealed common characteristics of CXR and CAR in terms of cytoplasmic-nuclear distribution. Finally, CXR has unique properties regarding its regulation in comparison to PXR and CAR. CONCLUSION: Our finding thus strongly suggest that CXR constitutes an ancestral gene which has evolved into PXR and CAR in mammals. Future studies should elucidate the reason for this divergence in mammalian versus non-mammalian species.
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- Christoph Handschin
- Division of Pharmacology/Neurobiology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
- (Present Address) Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Pharmacology/Neurobiology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Pharmacology/Neurobiology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Pharmacology/Neurobiology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Pharmacology/Neurobiology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Pharmacology/Neurobiology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Pharmacology/Neurobiology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Pharmacology/Neurobiology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
- (Present Address) Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., CH-4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
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- Division of Pharmacology/Neurobiology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Assenat E, Gerbal-Chaloin S, Larrey D, Saric J, Fabre JM, Maurel P, Vilarem MJ, Pascussi JM. Interleukin 1beta inhibits CAR-induced expression of hepatic genes involved in drug and bilirubin clearance. Hepatology 2004; 40:951-60. [PMID: 15382119 DOI: 10.1002/hep.20387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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During the inflammatory response, intrahepatic cholestasis and decreased drug metabolism are frequently observed. At the hepatic level, the orphan nuclear constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) (NR1I3) controls phase I (cytochrome P450 [CYP] 2B and CYP3A), phase II (UGT1A1), and transporter (SLC21A6, MRP2) genes involved in drug metabolism and bilirubin clearance in response to xenobiotics such as phenobarbital or endobiotics such as bilirubin. We investigated the negative regulation of CAR, a glucocorticoid-responsive gene, via proinflammatory cytokine interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta) and lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) in human hepatocytes. We show that IL-1beta decreases CAR expression and decreases phenobarbital- or bilirubin-mediated induction of CYP2B6, CYP2C9, CYP3A4, UGT1A1, GSTA1, GSTA2, and SLC21A6 messenger RNA. This occurs via nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) p65 activation, which interferes with the enhancer function of the distal glucocorticoid response element that we have identified recently in the CAR promoter. We demonstrate that: (1) LPSs, IL-1beta, or overexpression of p65RelA inhibit glucocorticoid receptor (GR)-mediated CAR transactivation; (2) these suppressive effects can be blocked both by pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate, an inhibitor of NF-kappaB activation, or by overexpression of SRIkBalpha, a NF-kappaB repressor; and (3) the GR agonist dexamethasone induces histone H4 acetylation at the proximal CAR promoter region, whereas LPSs and IL-1beta inhibit this acetylation as assessed via chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. In conclusion, GR/NF-kappaB interaction affects CAR gene transcription through chromatin remodeling and provide a mechanistic explanation for the long-standing observation that inflammation and sepsis inhibit drug metabolism while inducing intrahepatic cholestasis or hyperbilirubinemia.
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- Eric Assenat
- Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Hôpital Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France
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SUMMARY Phenobarbital (PB) is the most widely used antiepileptic drug (AED) in the developing world and remains a popular choice in many industrialized countries. Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials suggest that few differences in efficacy exist between PB and other established AEDs, but its possible deleterious cognitive and behavioral side effects remain a concern in the developed world. In contrast, high degrees of efficacy and tolerability in everyday clinical use have been demonstrated consistently in observational studies in developing countries. We propose that a pragmatic, comprehensive outcomes program be carried out, perhaps under the aegis of the Global Campaign Against Epilepsy, to optimize the conditions of the use of PB, so that more people around the world can benefit from this cost-effective medication and live more fulfilling lives.
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- Patrick Kwan
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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