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Galmiche M, Monat MA, Lopez DA, Lamboley C, Connolly P, Girel S, Guillarme D, Meister I, Rudaz S. Substantial benefits of an inert biphenyl column for the analysis of steroids and their phase II metabolites in biological samples. J Sep Sci 2024; 47:e2400436. [PMID: 39169650 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202400436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2024] [Revised: 07/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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Steroids can be used as biomarkers in clinical metabolomics and other fields related to human toxicology. This chemical group is known for its complexity, considering its number of isobaric compounds and the wide variety of phases I and II metabolic pathways that parent compounds can undergo. For a successful analysis of steroids in biological samples, liquid chromatography separation must be finely tuned. It is especially challenging for glucuronidated and sulfated steroids derivatives that bear polar heads and can be affected by non-specific adsorption. The benefits of a biphenyl stationary phase chemistry for the selectivity of the separation of steroids and their phase II metabolites and the extent to which nonspecific adsorption phenomena could degrade chromatographic performance were investigated. Replacing a conventional hardware by a passivated hardware allowed to considerably reduce peaks width and asymmetry of sulfated species. The addition of weak ion pairing agents in the mobile phase could also help to reduce non-specific adsorption but are detrimental to mass spectrometry detection. As confirmed by the successful detection of 52 steroids in plasma, the use of a biphenyl stationary phase complemented by a passivated column hardware is of great help for a successful biomedical analysis of steroids and their phase II metabolites.
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- Mathieu Galmiche
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), Basel, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), Basel, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), Basel, Switzerland
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Chen T, Le Bizec B, Dervilly G. Anabolic steroids in livestock production: Background and implications for chemical food safety. Steroids 2024; 206:109420. [PMID: 38580048 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2024.109420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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The use of steroids in livestock animals is a source of concern for consumers because of the risks associated with the presence of their residues in foodstuffs of animal origin. Technological advances such as mass spectrometry have made it possible to play a fundamental role in controlling such practices, firstly for the discovery of marker metabolites but also for the monitoring of these compounds under the regulatory framework. Current control strategies rely on the monitoring of either the parent drug or its metabolites in various matrices of interest. As some of these steroids also have an endogenous status specific strategies have to be applied for control purposes. This review aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of analytical strategies, whether targeted or non-targeted, and whether they focus on markers of exposure or effect in the specific context of chemical food safety regarding the use of anabolic steroids in livestock. The role of new approaches in data acquisition (e.g. ion mobility), processing and analysis, (e.g. molecular networking), is also discussed.
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- Ting Chen
- Oniris, INRAE, LABERCA, Nantes 44300, France
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Shao B, Yu S, Wang S, Li S, Ding L, Li M, Cheng L, Pan Q, Cong L, Ran C. A UDP-glycosyltransferase gene PcUGT202A9 was associated with abamectin resistance in Panonychus citri (McGregor). Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 270:132228. [PMID: 38734355 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Panonychus citri (McGregor) strains have developed a high level of resistance to abamectin, but the underlying molecular mechanism is unknown. Uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) are critical for the removal of a variety of exogenous and endogenous substances. In this study, an enzyme activity assay revealed that UGTs potentially contribute to P. citri abamectin resistance. Spatiotemporal expression profiles showed that only PcUGT202A9 was significantly overexpressed in the abamectin-resistant strain (AbR) at all developmental stages. Moreover, UGT activity decreased significantly, whereas abamectin susceptibility increased significantly, in AbR after PcUGT202A9 was silenced. Three-dimensional modeling and molecular docking analyses revealed that PcUGT202A9 can bind stably to abamectin. Recombinant PcUGT202A9 activity was detected when α-naphthol was used, but the enzymatic activity was inhibited by abamectin (50 % inhibitory concentration: 803.3 ± 14.20 μmol/L). High-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry analyses indicated that recombinant PcUGT202A9 can effectively degrade abamectin and catalyze the conjugation of UDP-glucose to abamectin. These results imply PcUGT202A9 contributes to P. citri abamectin resistance.
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- Binbin Shao
- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, National Engineering Research Center for Citrus, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, National Engineering Research Center for Citrus, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, National Engineering Research Center for Citrus, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, National Engineering Research Center for Citrus, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, National Engineering Research Center for Citrus, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, National Engineering Research Center for Citrus, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Chongqing Institute for Food and Drug Control, Key Laboratory of Condiment Supervision Technology for State Market Regulation, Chongqing 401121, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, National Engineering Research Center for Citrus, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, National Engineering Research Center for Citrus, Chongqing 400712, China.
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, National Engineering Research Center for Citrus, Chongqing 400712, China.
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Lares B, Brio JD, Parra-Morales L, Fernández H, Montagna C. Chlorpyrifos toxicity and detoxifying enzymes activities in three native-aquatic species of macroinvertebrates from an agricultural area. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2023; 95:e20191385. [PMID: 38088699 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202320191385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Non-target species from agricultural areas might be exposed to sublethal pesticide concentrations favoring survival and reproduction of the resistance individuals. The objective of this study was to evaluate chlorpyrifos toxicity and detoxification enzymatic activities on three species (Hyalella curvispina, Heleobia parchappii and Girardia tigrina) from a drain channel with history of insecticide contamination (EF) and the Neuquén river (NR) in Argentina. Chlorpyrifos toxicity on amphipods (H. curvispina) and planarians (G. tigrina) from NR was about six- and two-fold higher than that of their counterparts from EF. Mean carboxylesterases (CarE) activities determined in the three species from NR were significantly different from EF, whereas mean glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activities were no significantly different. Finally, planarians from EF showed significantly higher mean 7-ethoxycoumarine O-deethylase (ECOD) activity than those from NR. Amphipods from both sites displayed similar ECOD activities. The present results suggest that chlorpyrifos resistance in amphipods from EF is not conferred by increased detoxification.
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- Betsabé Lares
- Centro de Investigaciones en Toxicología Ambiental y Agrobiotecnología del Comahue (CITAAC)-CONICET- Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén 8300, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud. Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén 8300, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Toxicología Ambiental y Agrobiotecnología del Comahue (CITAAC)-CONICET- Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén 8300, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud. Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén 8300, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Toxicología Ambiental y Agrobiotecnología del Comahue (CITAAC)-CONICET- Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén 8300, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud. Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén 8300, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, Tucumán 4000, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Toxicología Ambiental y Agrobiotecnología del Comahue (CITAAC)-CONICET- Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén 8300, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud. Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén 8300, Argentina
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Yang F, Sharma SS, Bureik M, Parr MK. Mutual Modulation of the Activities of Human CYP2D6 and Four UGTs during the Metabolism of Propranolol. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023; 45:7130-7146. [PMID: 37754235 PMCID: PMC10527876 DOI: 10.3390/cimb45090451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Cytochromes P450 (CYP) and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGT) are two enzyme families that play an important role in drug metabolism, catalyzing either the functionalization or glucuronidation of xenobiotics. However, their mutual interactions are poorly understood. In this study, the functional interactions of human CYP2D6 with four human UGTs (UGT1A7, UGT1A8, UGT1A9, and UGT2A1) were investigated using our previously established co-expression model system in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The substrate employed was propranolol because it is well metabolized by CYP2D6. Moreover, the CYP2D6 metabolite 4-hydroxypropranolol is a known substrate for the four UGTs included in this study. Co-expression of either UGT1A7, UGT1A8, or UGT1A9 was found to increase the activity of CYP2D6 by a factor of 3.3, 2.1 or 2.8, respectively, for the conversion of propranolol to 4-hydroxypropranolol. In contrast, UGT2A1 co-expression did not change CYP2D6 activity. On the other hand, the activities of all four UGTs were completely suppressed by co-expression of CYP2D6. This data corroborates our previous report that CYP2D6 is involved in functional CYP-UGT interactions and suggest that such interactions can contribute to both adverse drug reactions and changes in drug efficacy.
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- Fan Yang
- Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry (Pharmaceutical Analyses), Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany;
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; (S.S.S.); (M.B.)
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; (S.S.S.); (M.B.)
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- Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry (Pharmaceutical Analyses), Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany;
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Isin EM. Unusual Biotransformation Reactions of Drugs and Drug Candidates. Drug Metab Dispos 2023; 51:413-426. [PMID: 36653118 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.121.000744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Detailed assessment of the fate of drugs in nonclinical test species and humans is essential to ensure the safety and efficacy of medicines in patients. In this context, biotransformation of drugs and drug candidates has been an area of keen interest over many decades in the pharmaceutical industry as well as academia. Although many of the enzymes and biotransformation pathways involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics and more specifically drugs have been well characterized, each drug molecule is unique and constitutes specific challenges for the biotransformation scientist. In this mini-review written for the special issue on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary celebration of Drug Metabolism and Disposition and to celebrate contributions of F. Peter Guengerich, one of the pioneers of the drug metabolism field, recently reported "unusual" biotransformation reactions are presented. Scientific and technological advances in the "toolbox" of the biotransformation scientists are summarized. As the pharmaceutical industry continues to explore therapeutic modalities different from the traditional small molecule drugs, the new challenges confronting the biotransformation scientist as well as future opportunities are discussed. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: For the biotransformation scientists, it is essential to share and be aware of unexpected biotransformation reactions so that they can increase their confidence in predicting metabolites of drugs in humans to ensure the safety and efficacy of these metabolites before the medicines reach large numbers of patients. The purpose of this review is to highlight recent observations of "unusual" metabolites so that the scientists working in the area of drug metabolism can strengthen their readiness in expecting the unexpected.
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- Emre M Isin
- Translational Medicine, Servier, 25/27 Rue Eugène Vignat, 45000, Orléans, France
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Gillam EMJ, Kramlinger VM. Opportunities for Accelerating Drug Discovery and Development by Using Engineered Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes. Drug Metab Dispos 2023; 51:392-402. [PMID: 36460479 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.121.000743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The study of drug metabolism is fundamental to drug discovery and development (DDD) since by mediating the clearance of most drugs, metabolic enzymes influence their bioavailability and duration of action. Biotransformation can also produce pharmacologically active or toxic products, which complicates the evaluation of the therapeutic benefit versus liability of potential drugs but also provides opportunities to explore the chemical space around a lead. The structures and relative abundance of metabolites are determined by the substrate and reaction specificity of biotransformation enzymes and their catalytic efficiency. Preclinical drug biotransformation studies are done to quantify in vitro intrinsic clearance to estimate likely in vivo pharmacokinetic parameters, to predict an appropriate dose, and to anticipate interindividual variability in response, including from drug-drug interactions. Such studies need to be done rapidly and cheaply, but native enzymes, especially in microsomes or hepatocytes, do not always produce the full complement of metabolites seen in extrahepatic tissues or preclinical test species. Furthermore, yields of metabolites are usually limiting. Engineered recombinant enzymes can make DDD more comprehensive and systematic. Additionally, as renewable, sustainable, and scalable resources, they can also be used for elegant chemoenzymatic, synthetic approaches to optimize or synthesize candidates as well as metabolites. Here, we will explore how these new tools can be used to enhance the speed and efficiency of DDD pipelines and provide a perspective on what will be possible in the future. The focus will be on cytochrome P450 enzymes to illustrate paradigms that can be extended in due course to other drug-metabolizing enzymes. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Protein engineering can generate enhanced versions of drug-metabolizing enzymes that are more stable, better suited to industrial conditions, and have altered catalytic activities, including catalyzing non-natural reactions on structurally complex lead candidates. When applied to drugs in development, libraries of engineered cytochrome P450 enzymes can accelerate the identification of active or toxic metabolites, help elucidate structure activity relationships, and, when combined with other synthetic approaches, provide access to novel structures by regio- and stereoselective functionalization of lead compounds.
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- Elizabeth M J Gillam
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia (E.M.J.G.) and Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (V.M.K.)
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia (E.M.J.G.) and Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (V.M.K.)
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Koubová A, Van Nguyen T, Grabicová K, Burkina V, Aydin FG, Grabic R, Nováková P, Švecová H, Lepič P, Fedorova G, Randák T, Žlábek V. Metabolome adaptation and oxidative stress response of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) to altered water pollution levels. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 303:119117. [PMID: 35276249 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Treated wastewater ponds (TWPs) serve as recipients and passive tertiary treatment mediators for recycled water. These nutrient-rich habitats are increasingly utilised in aquaculture, nevertheless multiple loads of various contaminants with adverse effects on aquatic fauna, including fish, have been recorded. In the present study, we investigated the effects of fish transfer in response to altered levels of pollution on liver metabolic profiles and tissue-specific oxidative stress biomarkers during short- and long-term exposure. In a field experiment, common carp (Cyprinus carpio) originating in severely polluted TWP were restocked after one year to a reference pond with a background pollutant concentration typical of the regional river. In contrast, fish that originated in the reference pond were restocked to TWP. Fish were sampled 0, 7, 14, 60, and 180 days after restocking and fish liver, kidney, intestine, and gill tissues were subjected to biomarker analysis. Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) and metabolic profiles were determined in fish liver using liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). Fish transferred from reference to polluted pond increased the antioxidant response and absorbed PhACs into metabolism within seven days. Fish liver metabolic profiles were shifted rapidly, but after 180 days to a lesser extent than profiles in fish already adapted in polluted water. Restocked fish from polluted to reference pond eliminated PhACs during the short phase within 14 days, and the highest antioxidant response accompanied the depuration process. Numerous elevated metabolic compounds persisted in such exposed fish for at least 60 days. The period of two weeks was suggested as sufficient for PhACs depuration, but more than two months after restocking is needed for fish to stabilise their metabolism. This study contributed to determining the safe handling with marketed fish commonly restocked to wastewaters and clarified that water pollution irreversibly altered fish metabolic profile.
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- Anna Koubová
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic.
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic; Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Diskapi, 06110, Altindag, Ankara, Turkey
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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Soltani S, Hallaj-Nezhadi S, Rashidi MR. A comprehensive review of in silico approaches for the prediction and modulation of aldehyde oxidase-mediated drug metabolism: The current features, challenges and future perspectives. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 222:113559. [PMID: 34119831 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The importance of aldehyde oxidase (AOX) in drug metabolism necessitates the development and application of the in silico rational drug design methods as an integral part of drug discovery projects for the early prediction and modulation of AOX-mediated metabolism. The current study represents an up-to-date and thorough review of in silico studies of AOX-mediated metabolism and modulation methods. In addition, the challenges and the knowledge gap that should be covered have been discussed. The importance of aldehyde oxidase (AOX) in drug metabolism is a hot topic in drug discovery. Different strategies are available for the modulation of the AOX-mediated metabolism of drugs. Application of the rational drug design methods as an integral part of drug discovery projects is necessary for the early prediction of AOX-mediated metabolism. The current study represents a comprehensive review of AOX molecular structure, AOX-mediated reactions, AOX substrates, AOX inhibition, approaches to modify AOX-mediated metabolism, prediction of AOX metabolism/substrates/inhibitors, and the AOX related structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies. Furthermore, an up-to-date and thorough review of in silico studies of AOX metabolism has been carried out. In addition, the challenges and the knowledge gap that should be covered in the scientific literature have been discussed in the current review.
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- Somaieh Soltani
- Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center and Pharmacy Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Drug Applied Research Center and Pharmacy Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Institute and Pharmacy faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
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Soares PRS, Birolli WG, Ferreira IM, Porto ALM. Biodegradation pathway of the organophosphate pesticides chlorpyrifos, methyl parathion and profenofos by the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus sydowii CBMAI 935 and its potential for methylation reactions of phenolic compounds. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 166:112185. [PMID: 33640600 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The indiscriminate use of organophosphate pesticides causes serious environmental and human health problems. This study aims the biodegradation of chlorpyrifos, methyl parathion and profenofos with the proposal of new biodegradation pathways employing marine-derived fungi as biocatalysts. Firstly, a growth screening was carried out with seven fungi strains and Aspergillus sydowii CBMAI 935 was selected. For chlorpyrifos, 32% biodegradation was observed and the metabolites tetraethyl dithiodiphosphate, 3,5,6-trichloropyridin-2-ol, 2,3,5-trichloro-6-methoxypyridine, and 3,5,6-trichloro-1-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one were identified. Whereas 80% methyl parathion was biodegraded with the identification of isoparathion, methyl paraoxon, trimethyl phosphate, O,O,O-trimethyl phosphorothioate, O,O,S-trimethyl phosphorothioate, 1-methoxy-4-nitrobenzene, and 4-nitrophenol. For profenofos, 52% biodegradation was determined and the identified metabolites were 4-bromo-2-chlorophenol, 4-bromo-2-chloro-1-methoxybenzene and O,O-diethyl S-propylphosphorothioate. Moreover, A. sydowii CBMAI 935 methylated different phenolic substrates (phenol, 2-chlorophenol, 6-chloropyridin-3-ol, and pentachlorophenol). Therefore, the knowledge about the fate of these compounds in the sea was expanded, and the marine-derived fungus A. sydowii CBMAI 935 showed potential for biotransformation reactions.
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- Paulo Roberto S Soares
- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Ed. Química Ambiental, J. Santa Angelina, 13563-120 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Ed. Química Ambiental, J. Santa Angelina, 13563-120 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; Chemistry Department, Center for Exact Sciences and Technology, Federal University of São Carlos, Via Washington Luiz, km 235, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Federal University of Amapá, Campus Ground Zero of Ecuador, Rod. Juscelino Kubitschek Km 02, Bairro Zerão, 68902-280 Macapá, AP, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Ed. Química Ambiental, J. Santa Angelina, 13563-120 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Erhardt P, Bachmann K, Birkett D, Boberg M, Bodor N, Gibson G, Hawkins D, Hawksworth G, Hinson J, Koehler D, Kress B, Luniwal A, Masumoto H, Novak R, Portoghese P, Sarver J, Serafini MT, Trabbic C, Vermeulen N, Wrighton S. Glossary and tutorial of xenobiotic metabolism terms used during small molecule drug discovery and development (IUPAC Technical Report). PURE APPL CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2018-0208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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This project originated more than 15 years ago with the intent to produce a glossary of drug metabolism terms having definitions especially applicable for use by practicing medicinal chemists. A first-draft version underwent extensive beta-testing that, fortuitously, engaged international audiences in a wide range of disciplines involved in drug discovery and development. It became clear that the inclusion of information to enhance discussions among this mix of participants would be even more valuable. The present version retains a chemical structure theme while expanding tutorial comments that aim to bridge the various perspectives that may arise during interdisciplinary communications about a given term. This glossary is intended to be educational for early stage researchers, as well as useful for investigators at various levels who participate on today’s highly multidisciplinary, collaborative small molecule drug discovery teams.
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- Paul Erhardt
- Center for Drug Design and Development , University of Toledo , Toledo , Ohio , USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology , Flinders University , Adelaide , Australia (now Emeritus), (TGM)
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- Metabolism and Isotope Chemistry , Bayer , AG , Germany (now undetermined), (TGM)
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- Center for Drug Discovery , University of Florida , Belle Glade , FL , USA (now Emeritus Grad Res Prof/CEO Bodor Labs), (TGM)
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- School of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Surrey , Surrey , UK (now deceased), (TGM)
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- Huntingdon Life Sciences , Huntingdon , UK (now retired), (TGM)
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics , University Aberdeen , Aberdeen , UK (now deceased), (TGM)
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- Division of Toxicology , University Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Little Rock , Arkansas , USA (now Emeritus Dist Prof), (TGM)
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- Department of Pharmacology , University of Toledo , Toledo , Ohio , USA, (ST)
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- Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry , University of Toledo , Toledo , Ohio , USA, (ST)
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- Drug Metabolism , Daiichi Pharm. Corp., Ltd. , Chuo , Tokyo , Japan (now retired), (TGM)
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- Institute of Environmental Health Science, Wayne State University , Detroit , Michigan , USA (now undetermined), (TGM)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA (now same), (TGM)
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- Department of Pharmacology , University of Toledo , Toledo , Ohio , USA, (ST)
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism , Laboratories Dr. Esteve, S.A. , Barcelona , Spain (now Head Early ADME), (TGM)
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- Department of Pharmacochemistry , Vrije University , Amsterdam , Netherlands (now Emeritus Section Molecular Toxicology), (TGM)
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- Eli Lilly, Inc. , Indianapolis , Indiana , USA (now retired), (TGM)
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Lim H, Jeon H, Hong S, Kim JH. Catalytic approach to in vivo metabolism of atractylenolide III using biomimetic iron–porphyrin complexes. RSC Adv 2021; 11:33048-33054. [PMID: 35493574 PMCID: PMC9042181 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra05014a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In vivo oxygenation of atractylenolide III during the metabolism and in situ oxidation mechanism by an iron–porphyrin iron(iv)-oxo porphyrin π-cation–radical complex.
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- Hanae Lim
- Department of Chemistry, The Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Sookmyung Women's University, 04310, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, The Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Sookmyung Women's University, 04310, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, The Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Sookmyung Women's University, 04310, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pharmacology, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, 50612, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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Bhoopathy S, Bode C, Naageshwaran V, Weiskircher-Hildebrandt E, Mukkavilli V, Hidalgo IJ. Principles and Experimental Considerations for In Vitro Transporter Interaction Assays. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2342:339-365. [PMID: 34272701 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1554-6_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Drug transporters are universally acknowledged as important determinants of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of both endogenous and exogenous compounds. Altered transporter function, whether due to genetic polymorphism, DDIs, disease, or environmental factors such as dietary constituents, can result in changes in drug efficacy and/or toxicity due to changes in circulating or tissue levels of either drugs or endogenous substrates.Prediction of whether and to what extent the biological fate of a drug is influenced by drug transporters, therefore, requires in vitro test systems that can accurately predict the risk and magnitude of clinical DDIs. While these in vitro assessments appear simple in theory, practitioners recognize that there are multiple factors that can influence experimental outcomes. A better understanding of these variables, including test compound characteristics, test systems, assay formats, and experimental design, will enable clear, actionable steps and translatable outcomes that may avoid unnecessary downstream clinical engagement. This chapter will delineate the role of these variables in improving in vitro assay outcomes.
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Vrba J, Papoušková B, Lněničková K, Kosina P, Křen V, Ulrichová J. Identification of UDP-glucuronosyltransferases involved in the metabolism of silymarin flavonolignans. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 178:112972. [PMID: 31727359 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.112972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Silybum marianum (milk thistle) is a medicinal plant used for producing the hepatoprotective remedy silymarin. Its main bioactive constituents, including silybin and related flavonolignans, can be metabolized directly by phase II conjugation reactions. This study was designed to identify UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) involved in the glucuronidation of six silymarin flavonolignans, namely silybin A, silybin B, isosilybin A, isosilybin B, silychristin, and silydianin. UHPLC-MS analyses showed that all of the tested compounds, both individually and in silymarin, were glucuronidated by human liver microsomes, and that glucuronidation was the main metabolic transformation in human hepatocytes. Further, each compound was glucuronidated by multiple recombinant human UGT enzymes. UGTs 1A1, 1A3, 1A8 and 1A9 were able to conjugate all of the tested flavonolignans, and some of them were also metabolized by UGTs 1A6, 1A7, 1A10, 2B7 and 2B15. In contrast, no glucuronides were produced by UGTs 1A4, 2B4, 2B10 and 2B17. With silymarin, we found that UGT1A1 and, to a lesser extent UGT1A9, were primarily responsible for the glucuronidation of the flavonolignan constituents. It is concluded that the metabolism of silymarin flavonolignans may involve multiple UGT enzymes, of which UGT1A1 appears to play the major role in the glucuronidation. These results may be relevant for future research on the metabolism of flavonolignans in humans.
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- Jiří Vrba
- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hněvotínská 3, Olomouc 77515, Czech Republic.
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 17. Listopadu 12, Olomouc 77146, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hněvotínská 3, Olomouc 77515, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hněvotínská 3, Olomouc 77515, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Biotransformation, Vídeňská 1083, Prague 14220, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hněvotínská 3, Olomouc 77515, Czech Republic
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Schiffer L, Barnard L, Baranowski ES, Gilligan LC, Taylor AE, Arlt W, Shackleton CHL, Storbeck KH. Human steroid biosynthesis, metabolism and excretion are differentially reflected by serum and urine steroid metabolomes: A comprehensive review. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 194:105439. [PMID: 31362062 PMCID: PMC6857441 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.105439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Advances in technology have allowed for the sensitive, specific, and simultaneous quantitative profiling of steroid precursors, bioactive steroids and inactive metabolites, facilitating comprehensive characterization of the serum and urine steroid metabolomes. The quantification of steroid panels is therefore gaining favor over quantification of single marker metabolites in the clinical and research laboratories. However, although the biochemical pathways for the biosynthesis and metabolism of steroid hormones are now well defined, a gulf still exists between this knowledge and its application to the measured steroid profiles. In this review, we present an overview of steroid hormone biosynthesis and metabolism by the liver and peripheral tissues, specifically highlighting the pathways linking and differentiating the serum and urine steroid metabolomes. A brief overview of the methodology used in steroid profiling is also provided.
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- Lina Schiffer
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK; NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust & University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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Del Brio J, Lares BA, Parra-Morales LB, Sanchez VG, Montagna CM, Venturino A. Differential detoxifying responses to crude oil water-accommodated fraction in Hyallela curvispina individuals from unpolluted and contaminated sites. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 70:103191. [PMID: 31108396 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2019.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sublethal effects of water-accommodated fraction (WAF) from crude oil of Neuquén basin, Northern Patagonia-Argentina, were examined on both antioxidant and detoxification system of Hyalella curvispina adults collected in Los Barreales (LB) lake and in an oil-polluted stream (DS). The effects of WAF exposure during 6, 24 and 48 h were evaluated in the glutathione content (GSH) and glutathione S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT) and cytochrome P450 (CYP450) activities. Populations from DS and LB showed not only different basal GSH content and enzyme activities but also different behavior to WAF exposure. LB population exposed to WAF showed a significant increase in GSH content, CAT and CYP450 activities, compared to control group. DS population presented high basal levels in CAT and CYP activity compared with LB population, but their response to WAF exposure was minor. Amphipods from DS, chronically exposed to hydrocarbons, were adapted to their environment.
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- J Del Brio
- Centro de Investigaciones en Toxicología Ambiental y Agrobiotecnología del Comahue (CITAAC), CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires, 1400, Neuquén, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires, 1400, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Toxicología Ambiental y Agrobiotecnología del Comahue (CITAAC), CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires, 1400, Neuquén, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires, 1400, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Toxicología Ambiental y Agrobiotecnología del Comahue (CITAAC), CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires, 1400, Neuquén, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires, 1400, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Toxicología Ambiental y Agrobiotecnología del Comahue (CITAAC), CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires, 1400, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Toxicología Ambiental y Agrobiotecnología del Comahue (CITAAC), CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires, 1400, Neuquén, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires, 1400, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Toxicología Ambiental y Agrobiotecnología del Comahue (CITAAC), CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires, 1400, Neuquén, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Ruta Nacional 151 12.5 km, Cinco Saltos, Argentina.
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Diaz GJ, Murcia HW. An unusually high production of hepatic aflatoxin B 1-dihydrodiol, the possible explanation for the high susceptibility of ducks to aflatoxin B 1. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8010. [PMID: 31142777 PMCID: PMC6541588 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44515-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A study was conducted to determine the enzymatic kinetic parameters Vmax, KM, and intrinsic clearance (CLint) for the hepatic in vitro production of aflatoxin B1-dihydrodiol (AFB1-dhd) from aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in four commercial poultry species, ranging in sensitivity to AFB1 from highest (ducks) to lowest (chickens). Significant but small differences were seen for Vmax, while large significant differences were observed for KM. However, the largest inter-species differences were observed for the CLint parameter, with ducks being extraordinarily efficient in converting AFB1 into AFB1-dhd. Since AFB1-dhd is considered the metabolite responsible for the acute toxic effects of AFB1, the high hepatic production of AFB1-dhd from AFB1 in ducks is the possible biochemical explanation for the extraordinary high sensitivity of this poultry species to the adverse effects of AFB1.
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- Gonzalo J Diaz
- Laboratorio de Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C., 111321, Colombia
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C., 111321, Colombia.
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Smith RL, Cohen SM, Fukushima S, Gooderham NJ, Hecht SS, Guengerich FP, Rietjens IMCM, Bastaki M, Harman CL, McGowen MM, Taylor SV. The safety evaluation of food flavouring substances: the role of metabolic studies. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2018; 7:618-646. [PMID: 30090611 PMCID: PMC6062396 DOI: 10.1039/c7tx00254h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The safety assessment of a flavour substance examines several factors, including metabolic and physiological disposition data. The present article provides an overview of the metabolism and disposition of flavour substances by identifying general applicable principles of metabolism to illustrate how information on metabolic fate is taken into account in their safety evaluation. The metabolism of the majority of flavour substances involves a series both of enzymatic and non-enzymatic biotransformation that often results in products that are more hydrophilic and more readily excretable than their precursors. Flavours can undergo metabolic reactions, such as oxidation, reduction, or hydrolysis that alter a functional group relative to the parent compound. The altered functional group may serve as a reaction site for a subsequent metabolic transformation. Metabolic intermediates undergo conjugation with an endogenous agent such as glucuronic acid, sulphate, glutathione, amino acids, or acetate. Such conjugates are typically readily excreted through the kidneys and liver. This paper summarizes the types of metabolic reactions that have been documented for flavour substances that are added to the human food chain, the methodologies available for metabolic studies, and the factors that affect the metabolic fate of a flavour substance.
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- Robert L Smith
- Molecular Toxicology , Imperial College School of Medicine , London SW7 2AZ , UK
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- Dept. of Pathology and Microbiology , University of Nebraska Medical Centre , 983135 Nebraska Medical Centre , Omaha , NE 68198-3135 , USA
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- Japan Bioassay Research Centre , 2445 Hirasawa , Hadano , Kanagawa 257-0015 , Japan
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- Dept. of Surgery and Cancer , Imperial College of Science , Sir Alexander Fleming Building , London SW7 2AZ , UK
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- Masonic Cancer Centre and Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology , University of Minnesota , Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building , 2231 6th St , SE , Minneapolis , MN 55455 , USA
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- Department of Biochemistry , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , 638B Robinson Research Building , 2200 Pierce Avenue , Nashville , Tennessee 37232-0146 , USA
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- Division of Toxicology , Wageningen University , Tuinlaan 5 , 6703 HE Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association , 1101 17th Street , NW Suite 700 , Washington , DC 20036 , USA . ; ; Tel: +1 (202)293-5800
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- Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association , 1101 17th Street , NW Suite 700 , Washington , DC 20036 , USA . ; ; Tel: +1 (202)293-5800
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- Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association , 1101 17th Street , NW Suite 700 , Washington , DC 20036 , USA . ; ; Tel: +1 (202)293-5800
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- Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association , 1101 17th Street , NW Suite 700 , Washington , DC 20036 , USA . ; ; Tel: +1 (202)293-5800
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Sun J, Pan L, Zhu L. Formation of hydroxylated and methoxylated polychlorinated biphenyls by Bacillus subtilis: New insights into microbial metabolism. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 613-614:54-61. [PMID: 28898812 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The detoxification and degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been studied. However, little information is available about the biological mechanisms involved in the metabolism of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) and methoxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (MeO-PCBs) by specific microorganism. In this study, the simultaneous formation of OH-PCB (major metabolite) and MeO-PCB (minor metabolite) was found in Bacillus subtilis after exposure to PCB. Interconversion between MeO-PCB and OH-PCB was also observed and the demethylation ratio of MeO-PCB was higher than the methylation ratio of OH-PCB. The high-throughput RNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq) was conducted to analyze the genes involved in the metabolism processes. The potential metabolism pathways of PCB by Bacillus subtilis were proposed. PCB can be transformed to OH-PCB by Cytochrome P450 encoded by the genes bioI and cypA. The genes ycgJ and ycgI that are related with methyltransferase are potentially involved in the subsequent biotransformation from OH-PCB to MeO-PCB. MeO-PCB was prone to be transformed to OH-PCB by a group of hydrolases. This is the first study considering the mechanism involved in the interconversion between OH-PCBs and MeO-PCBs by microorganism. These findings broaden our insights into the biotransformation mechanism of PCBs in the environment.
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- Jianteng Sun
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
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Many potentially toxic electrophilic xenobiotics and some endogenous compounds are detoxified by conversion to the corresponding glutathione S-conjugate, which is metabolized to the N-acetylcysteine S-conjugate (mercapturate) and excreted. Some mercapturate pathway components, however, are toxic. Bioactivation (toxification) may occur when the glutathione S-conjugate (or mercapturate) is converted to a cysteine S-conjugate that undergoes a β-lyase reaction. If the sulfhydryl-containing fragment produced in this reaction is reactive, toxicity may ensue. Some drugs and halogenated workplace/environmental contaminants are bioactivated by this mechanism. On the other hand, cysteine S-conjugate β-lyases occur in nature as a means of generating some biologically useful sulfhydryl-containing compounds.
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Sarkar J, Kumari J, Tonello JM, Kamihira M, Kumar A. Enhanced Hepatic Functions of Genetically Modified Mouse Hepatoma Cells by Spheroid Culture for Drug Toxicity Screening. Biotechnol J 2017; 12. [PMID: 28834334 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201700274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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While hepatic cell lines are mainly used for in vitro drug induced toxicity studies, they exhibit limited functionalities. To overcome this, the authors have employed genetically engineered mouse hepatoma cells, Hepa/8F5, wherein expression of liver enriched transcription factors is induced by doxycycline leading to increased functionality. Further enhancement in functionality is achieved by spheroid culture in a previously developed 3D cell culture platform. Cells are seeded in presence of temperature-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide--co-gelatin) cryogel scaffold based high throughput platform. Cells seeded in presence of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and induced with doxycycline exhibited highest functionalities. There is an increase of ≈26, 36, and 39% in albumin secretion, ammonia removal, and CYP3A4 activity, respectively. Morphological analysis showed arrest in cell proliferation and enlarged nucleus in presence of doxycyline and spheroid formation in presence of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide). Drug induced liver toxicity studies revealed that cells induced with doxycycline are resistive to tamoxifen but sensitive to acetaminophen whereas, cultures initiated in presence of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) are resistive to both the drugs which is indicative of diffusional barrier of the spheroids. The authors conclude that Hepa/8F5 cells show enhanced functionality in cryogel based spheroid culture platform which can be successfully used for high throughput screening of hepatic toxicity in vitro.
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- Joyita Sarkar
- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering & Centre for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering & Centre for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering & Centre for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India
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Knights KM, Stresser DM, Miners JO, Crespi CL. In Vitro Drug Metabolism Using Liver Microsomes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 74:7.8.1-7.8.24. [DOI: 10.1002/cpph.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Kathleen M. Knights
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Flinders University Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- Corning Gentest Contract Research, Corning Incorporated Life Sciences Woburn Massachusetts
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, School of Medicine, Flinders University Adelaide South Australia Australia
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Sarkar J, Kumar A. Thermo-responsive polymer aided spheroid culture in cryogel based platform for high throughput drug screening. Analyst 2016; 141:2553-67. [DOI: 10.1039/c6an00356g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A versatile and widely applicable cryogel-based high throughput platform for spheroid culture in the presence of a thermo-responsive polymer and drug screening.
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- J. Sarkar
- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering and Centre for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Kanpur-208016
- India
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering and Centre for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Kanpur-208016
- India
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This article pays homage to the life and work of a veritable pioneer in toxicology and drug metabolism, namely a Welshman, Richard Tecwyn Williams, FRS. Professor Williams, or RT as he was known, made major contributions to knowledge about the metabolism and toxicology of drugs and xenobiotics during a scientific career spanning nearly 50 years. Author or coauthor of close to 400 research articles and reviews, including a classic book, entitled Detoxication Mechanisms, Williams and his research school investigated virtually all aspects of drug metabolism, especially conjugations. In particular, the concepts of phase 1 and phase II metabolic pathways were introduced by Williams; the biliary excretion of drugs was extensively studied as were species differences in drug metabolism and detoxication. Besides investigating the metabolism of many pharmaceutical drugs, such as sulfonamides and thalidomide, Williams and his group investigated the disposition and fate in the body of organic pesticides and recreational drugs of abuse, such as amphetamine, methamphetamine and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
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- Alan Wayne Jones
- a Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Linköping , Linköping , Sweden
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The UDP-glucuronosyltransferases: Their role in drug metabolism and detoxification. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 45:1121-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 449] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Revised: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Kulanthaivel L, Srinivasan P, Shanmugam V, Periyasamy BM. Therapeutic efficacy of kaempferol against AFB1 induced experimental hepatocarcinogenesis with reference to lipid peroxidation, antioxidants and biotransformation enzymes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bionut.2012.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Saghir SA, Khan SA, McCoy AT. Ontogeny of mammalian metabolizing enzymes in humans and animals used in toxicological studies. Crit Rev Toxicol 2012; 42:323-57. [PMID: 22512665 DOI: 10.3109/10408444.2012.674100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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It is well recognized that expression of enzymes varies during development and growth. However, an in-depth review of this acquired knowledge is needed to translate the understanding of enzyme expression and activity into the prediction of change in effects (e.g. kinetics and toxicity) of xenobiotics with age. Age-related changes in metabolic capacity are critical for understanding and predicting the potential differences resulting from exposure. Such information may be especially useful in the evaluation of the risk of exposure to very low (µg/kg/day or ng/kg/day) levels of environmental chemicals. This review is to better understand the ontogeny of metabolizing enzymes in converting chemicals to either less-toxic metabolite(s) or more toxic products (e.g. reactive intermediate[s]) during stages before birth and during early development (neonate/infant/child). In this review, we evaluated the ontogeny of major "phase I" and "phase II" metabolizing enzymes in humans and commonly used experimental animals (e.g. mouse, rat, and others) in order to fill the information gap.
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- Shakil Ahmed Saghir
- Toxicology & Environmental Research & Consulting, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, USA.
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Jahn S, Faber H, Zazzeroni R, Karst U. Electrochemistry/mass spectrometry as a tool in the investigation of the potent skin sensitizer p-phenylenediamine and its reactivity toward nucleophiles. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2012; 26:1453-1464. [PMID: 22592989 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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RATIONALE Although para-phenylenediamine (PPD) is known to cause severe allergic contact dermatitis in consequence of autoxidation and/or skin metabolism pathways, it is commonly utilized as an ingredient in permanent hair dyes. The aim of this work was to simultaneously accelerate the autoxidation process and to simulate the metabolic activation of PPD using a purely instrumental system. METHODS Electrochemistry (EC) in combination with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) was used in this study to assess the skin-sensitizing potential of PPD. Online and offline coupled EC/ESI-MS experiments were carried out and the emerging oxidation products were investigated. In a second approach, these primary species were allowed to react with the nucleophiles glutathione (GSH), cysteine (Cys), potassium cyanide (KCN) and lysine (Lys) in order to evaluate their reactivity. RESULTS The reactive p-phenylene quinone diimine (PPQD), which can form upon autoxidation and/or skin metabolism of PPD, was effectively generated in a simple EC cell next to further oxidation products, including the trimeric product Bandrowski's Base (BB). Conjugation with GSH and Cys was successfully proven, but no adducts with KCN or Lys were observed. Furthermore, the application of different concentration ratios between PPD and nucleophile was shown to play a crucial role concerning the type of oxidation products and adducts being formed. CONCLUSIONS It was found that EC/MS is a well-suited approach for the targeted generation of reactive haptens such as PPQD while avoiding detection problems due to the complexity of matrices encountered when conducting conventional in vitro or in vivo experiments.
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- Sandra Jahn
- University of Münster, Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry and NRW Graduate School of Chemistry, Corrensstr. 30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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A ferrocene-based reagent for the conjugation and quantification of reactive metabolites. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 402:461-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5388-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2011] [Revised: 08/10/2011] [Accepted: 09/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Jančová P, Siller M, Anzenbacherová E, Křen V, Anzenbacher P, Simánek V. Evidence for differences in regioselective and stereoselective glucuronidation of silybin diastereomers from milk thistle (Silybum marianum) by human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases. Xenobiotica 2011; 41:743-51. [PMID: 21524189 DOI: 10.3109/00498254.2011.573017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The flavonolignan silybin, the main component of silymarin, extract from the seeds of Silybum marianum, is used mostly as a hepatoprotectant. Silybin is almost 1:1 mixture of two diastereomers A and B. The individual UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) contributing to the metabolism of silybin diastereomers have not been identified yet. In this study, the contribution of UGTs to silybin metabolism was examined. The potential silybin metabolites were formed in vitro by incubating silybin (i) with the human liver microsomal fraction, (ii) with human hepatocytes and finally (iii) with 12 recombinant UGTs (UGT1A1, 1A3, 1A4, 1A6, 1A7, 1A8, 1A9, 1A10, 2B4, 2B7, 2B15 and 2B17). High-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) techniques with UV detection and additionally MS detection were used for metabolite identification. Hepatocytes and microsomes formed silybin A-7-O-β-D-glucuronides, B-7-O-β-D-glucuronides, A-20-O-β-D-glucuronides and B-20-O-β-D-glucuronides. With recombinant UGTs, the major role of the UGT1A1, 1A3, 1A8 and 1A10 enzymes but also of the UGT1A6, 1A7, 1A9, 2B7 and 2B15 in the stereoselective reactions leading to the respective silybin glucuronides was confirmed. UGT1A4, UGT2B4 and UGT2B17 did not participate in silybin glucuronidation. The predominant formation of 7-O-β-D-glucuronides and the preferential glucuronidation of silybin B diastereomer in vitro by human UGTs were confirmed.
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- Petra Jančová
- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Itoh K, Mimura J, Yamamoto M. Discovery of the negative regulator of Nrf2, Keap1: a historical overview. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 13:1665-78. [PMID: 20446768 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 398] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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An antioxidant response element (ARE) or an electrophile responsive element (EpRE) regulate the transcriptional induction of a battery of drug-detoxifying enzymes that are protective against electrophiles. Based on the high similarity of the ARE consensus sequence to an erythroid gene regulatory element NF-E2 binding site, we have found that the transcription factor Nrf2 is indispensable for the ARE-mediated induction of drug-metabolizing enzymes. Recent genome-wide analysis demonstrated that Nrf2 regulates hundreds of genes that are involved in the cytoprotective response against oxidative stress. In-depth analysis of Nrf2 regulatory mechanisms has led us to the discovery of a novel protein, which we have named Keap1. Keap1 suppresses Nrf2 activity by specifically binding to its evolutionarily conserved N-terminal Neh2 regulatory domain. In this review article, we summarize the findings and observations that have lead to the discovery of the Nrf2-Keap1 system. Furthermore, we briefly discuss the function of the Nrf2-Keap1 system under the regulation of the endogenous electrophilic compound 15-deoxy-Δ¹²(,)¹⁴-prostaglandin J₂. We propose that Nrf2-Keap1 plays a significant physiological role in the response to endogenous, environmental, and pharmacological electrophiles.
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- Ken Itoh
- Department of Stress Response Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
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Many potentially toxic electrophiles react with glutathione to form glutathione S-conjugates in reactions catalyzed or enhanced by glutathione S-transferases. The glutathione S-conjugate is sequentially converted to the cysteinylglycine-, cysteine- and N-acetyl-cysteine S-conjugate (mercapturate). The mercapturate is generally more polar and water soluble than the parent electrophile and is readily excreted. Excretion of the mercapturate represents a detoxication mechanism. Some endogenous compounds, such as leukotrienes, prostaglandin (PG) A2, 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-PGJ2, and hydroxynonenal can also be metabolized to mercapturates and excreted. On occasion, however, formation of glutathione S- and cysteine S-conjugates are bioactivation events as the metabolites are mutagenic and/or cytotoxic. When the cysteine S-conjugate contains a strong electron-withdrawing group attached at the sulfur, it may be converted by cysteine S-conjugate β-lyases to pyruvate, ammonium and the original electrophile modified to contain an –SH group. If this modified electrophile is highly reactive then the enzymes of the mercapturate pathway together with the cysteine S-conjugate β-lyases constitute a bioactivation pathway. Some endogenous halogenated environmental contaminants and drugs are bioactivated by this mechanism. Recent studies suggest that coupling of enzymes of the mercapturate pathway to cysteine S-conjugate β-lyases may be more common in nature and more widespread in the metabolism of electrophilic xenobiotics than previously realized.
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Wiechec E, Hansen LL. The effect of genetic variability on drug response in conventional breast cancer treatment. Eur J Pharmacol 2009; 625:122-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2009] [Revised: 08/20/2009] [Accepted: 08/26/2009] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hodek P, Krízková J, Burdová K, Sulc M, Kizek R, Hudecek J, Stiborová M. Chemopreventive compounds--view from the other side. Chem Biol Interact 2009; 180:1-9. [PMID: 19428340 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2008] [Revised: 12/16/2008] [Accepted: 01/12/2009] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Increasing attention is being paid to the possibility of applying chemopreventive agents for the protection of individuals from cancer risk. The beneficial potential of chemoprotective compounds is usually well documented by extensive experimental data. To assure the desired effect, these compounds are frequently concentrated to produce dietary supplements for human use. The additive and synergistic effects of other food constituents are, however, frequently ignored. Even natural chemopreventive compounds have to be considered as xenobiotics. Thus, as much attention has to be paid to their testing prior to their wide application as is usual in drug development for human treatment. Unfortunately, much of the research in this area is solely based on simplified in vitro systems that cannot take into account the complexity of biotransformation processes, e.g. chemopreventive compound-drug interaction, effect on metabolism of endogenic compounds. Hence, the predicted chemopreventive potential is not attained in respect of cancer prevention; moreover, the administration of high doses of chemopreventive compounds might be even detrimental for the human health.
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- P Hodek
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Lohmann W, Karst U. Electrochemistry meets enzymes: instrumental on-line simulation of oxidative and conjugative metabolism reactions of toremifene. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009; 394:1341-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2586-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2008] [Revised: 12/11/2008] [Accepted: 12/15/2008] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Zimniak P. Detoxification reactions: relevance to aging. Ageing Res Rev 2008; 7:281-300. [PMID: 18547875 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2008.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2008] [Accepted: 04/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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It is widely (although not universally) accepted that organismal aging is the result of two opposing forces: (i) processes that destabilize the organism and increase the probability of death, and (ii) longevity assurance mechanisms that prevent, repair, or contain damage. Processes of the first group are often chemical and physico-chemical in nature, and are either inevitable or only under marginal biological control. In contrast, protective mechanisms are genetically determined and are subject to natural selection. Life span is therefore largely dependent on the investment into protective mechanisms which evolve to optimize reproductive fitness. Recent data indicate that toxicants, both environmental and generated endogenously by metabolism, are major contributors to macromolecular damage and physiological dysregulation that contribute to aging; electrophilic carbonyl compounds derived from lipid peroxidation appear to be particularly important. As a consequence, detoxification mechanisms, including the removal of electrophiles by glutathione transferase-catalyzed conjugation, are major longevity assurance mechanisms. The expression of multiple detoxification enzymes, each with a significant but relatively modest effect on longevity, is coordinately regulated by signaling pathways such as insulin/insulin-like signaling, explaining the large effect of such pathways on life span. The major aging-related toxicants and their cognate detoxification systems are discussed in this review.
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- Piotr Zimniak
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR 72205, United States.
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Smith J, Stein V. SPORCalc: A development of a database analysis that provides putative metabolic enzyme reactions for ligand-based drug design. Comput Biol Chem 2008; 33:149-59. [PMID: 19157988 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2008.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2008] [Accepted: 11/12/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Understanding both the enzyme reactions that contribute to intermediate metabolism and the biochemical fate of candidate therapeutic and toxic agents are essential for drug design. Traditional metabolic databases indicate whether reactions have been observed but do not provide the likelihoods of reactions occurring, for example those of mixed function oxygenases and oxidases, during phase I metabolism. The desire for more quantitative predictions motivated the development of the recently introduced Substrate Product Occurrence Ratio Calculator (SPORCalc) that identifies metabolically labile atom positions in candidate compounds. This paper describes a further development and provides a clearer explanation of SPORCalc for the computational pharmacology, medicinal chemistry and drug design communities interested in metabolic prediction of xenobiotics using chemical databases of biotransformations. Examples of reaction centre detection in Metabolite are described followed by a demonstration of almokalant, an anti-arrhythmic agent, undergoing phase I metabolism. In general, occurrence ratio (OR) values are calculated throughout a compound and its transformed metabolites to give propensity (p) values at each atom position. The OR values from substrates and products in the database are essential for addition and elimination reactions. For almokalant, the resulting p values ranged from 10(-1) to 10(-5) and their order of magnitude reflected the known and experimentally observed metabolites. SPORCalc depends entirely on the level of detail from isoform- or species-specific reaction classes in Metabolite. Labile atom positions (sites of metabolism) are identified in both the candidate compound and its metabolites. In general, the likelihood of one enzyme isoform-dependent reaction occurring relative to another and the putative metabolic routes from different isoforms can be investigated. SPORCalc can be developed further to include suitable three-dimensional, structure-activity and physiochemical information.
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- James Smith
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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Villarini M, Caldini G, Moretti M, Trotta F, Pasquini R, Cenci G. Modulatory activity of a Lactobacillus casei strain on 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced genotoxicity in rats. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2008; 49:192-199. [PMID: 18213654 DOI: 10.1002/em.20367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The present study was designed to investigate the putative antigenotoxic effects of supplementing the diet of rats treated with the colon carcinogen 1,2-dimethylhydrazine hydrochloride (DMH) with a Lactobacillus casei strain using an in vivo approach. The antigenotoxic response was evaluated in colon and liver cells using the alkaline comet assay. Since the balance between the bioactivation and detoxification metabolic pathways is crucial for the formation of toxic and genotoxic metabolites, alterations in the level of some xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes (XME) were studied in liver preparations. In the challenge group (L. casei + DMH), lactobacilli-supplemented diet, there was a decrease in the extent of DMH-induced DNA damage, especially in colon cells. Compared with control rats, there was less basal DNA damage in colon cells of rats fed on a lactobacilli-supplemented diet. These findings are the first to give clear evidence of DNA-protective effects of lactobacilli against basal DNA damage. Moreover, the chemopreventive effects were accompanied by changes in the activities of several XME. The observed decrease in the concentration of nonenzymatic antioxidants (i.e. GSH) and the reduced activity of enzymatic antioxidants (i.e., GST, GPx, and SOD) in liver could reflect an overall reduction in the level of oxidative stress in rats on a diet supplemented with the L. casei suspension compared with control rats (basal state). Thus, the concentrations of GSH and the activities of GST, GPx, and SOD could be downregulated by supplementing the diet with L. casei as a response to an improved antioxidant status.
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- Milena Villarini
- Dipartimento di Specialità Medico-Chirurgiche e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via del Giochetto, Perugia, Italy
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Dunlap T, Chandrasena REP, Wang Z, Sinha V, Wang Z, Thatcher GRJ. Quinone Formation as a Chemoprevention Strategy for Hybrid Drugs: Balancing Cytotoxicity and Cytoprotection. Chem Res Toxicol 2007; 20:1903-12. [DOI: 10.1021/tx7002257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Tareisha Dunlap
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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Yu B, Dietz BM, Dunlap T, Kastrati I, Lantvit DD, Overk CR, Yao P, Qin Z, Bolton JL, Thatcher GRJ. Structural modulation of reactivity/activity in design of improved benzothiophene selective estrogen receptor modulators: induction of chemopreventive mechanisms. Mol Cancer Ther 2007; 6:2418-28. [PMID: 17876041 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-07-0268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The benzothiophene selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM) raloxifene and arzoxifene are in clinical use and clinical trials for chemoprevention of breast cancer and other indications. These SERMs are "oxidatively labile" and therefore have potential to activate antioxidant responsive element (ARE) transcription of genes for cytoprotective phase II enzymes such as NAD(P)H-dependent quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1). To study this possible mechanism of cancer chemoprevention, a family of benzothiophene SERMs was developed with modulated redox activity, including arzoxifene and its metabolite desmethylarzoxifene (DMA). The relative antioxidant activity of these SERMs was assayed and correlated with induction of NQO1 in murine and human liver cells. DMA was found to induce NQO1 and to activate ARE more strongly than other SERMs, including raloxifene and 4-hydroxytamoxifen. Livers from female, juvenile rats treated for 3 days with estradiol and/or with the benzothiophene SERMs arzoxifene, DMA, and F-DMA showed substantial induction of NQO1 by the benzothiophene SERMs. No persuasive evidence in this assay or in MCF-7 breast cancer cells was obtained of a major role for the estrogen receptor in induction of NQO1 by the benzothiophene SERMs. These results suggest that arzoxifene might provide chemopreventive benefits over raloxifene and other SERMs via metabolism to DMA and stimulation of ARE-mediated induction of phase II enzymes. The correlation of SERM structure with antioxidant activity and NQO1 induction also suggests that oxidative bioactivation of SERMs may be modulated to enhance chemopreventive activity.
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- Bolan Yu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Yengi LG, Leung L, Kao J. The Evolving Role of Drug Metabolism in Drug Discovery and Development. Pharm Res 2007; 24:842-58. [PMID: 17333392 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-006-9217-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2006] [Accepted: 12/13/2006] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Drug metabolism in pharmaceutical research has traditionally focused on the well-defined aspects of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion, commonly-referred to ADME properties of a compound, particularly in the areas of metabolite identification, identification of drug metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) and associated metabolic pathways, and reaction mechanisms. This traditional emphasis was in part due to the limited scope of understanding and the unavailability of in vitro and in vivo tools with which to evaluate more complex properties and processes. However, advances over the past decade in separate but related fields such as pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics and drug transporters, have dramatically shifted the drug metabolism paradigm. For example, knowledge of the genetics and genomics of DMEs allows us to better understand and predict enzyme regulation and its effects on exogenous (pharmacokinetics) and endogenous pathways as well as biochemical processes (pharmacology). Advances in the transporter area have provided unprecedented insights into the role of transporter proteins in absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs and their consequences with respect to clinical drug-drug and drug-endogenous substance interactions, toxicity and interindividual variability in pharmacokinetics. It is therefore essential that individuals involved in modern pharmaceutical research embrace a fully integrated approach and understanding of drug metabolism as is currently practiced. The intent of this review is to reexamine drug metabolism with respect to the traditional as well as current practices, with particular emphasis on the critical aspects of integrating chemistry and biology in the interpretation and application of metabolism data in pharmaceutical research.
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- Lilian G Yengi
- Drug Metabolism Division, Drug Safety and Metabolism, Wyeth Research, 500 Arcola Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, USA.
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Köhle C, Bock KW. Activation of coupled Ah receptor and Nrf2 gene batteries by dietary phytochemicals in relation to chemoprevention. Biochem Pharmacol 2006; 72:795-805. [PMID: 16780804 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2006.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2006] [Revised: 04/07/2006] [Accepted: 04/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Ah receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor and member of the bHLH/PAS (basic helix-loop-helix/Per-Arnt-Sim) family of chemosensors and developmental regulators. It represents a multifunctional molecular switch involved in regulation of endo- and xenobiotic metabolism, in vascular development and in dioxin-mediated toxicities. Recently, the oxidative stress-protecting Nrf2 has been shown to be a downstream target of the AhR [Miao W, Hu L, Scrivens PJ, Batist G. Transcriptional regulation of NF-E2 p45-regulated factor (NRF2) expression by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-xenobiotic response element signaling pathway. J Biol Chem 2005;280:20340-8]. This finding offers the possibility that distinct but partially overlapping AhR and Nrf2 gene batteries of Phase II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes can be synergistically activated by a number of phytochemicals, acting as selective or mixed activators of target genes. In addition, it is conceivable that AhR-mediated oxidative/electrophile stress may be attenuated by coupled Nrf2 activation. The commentary discusses potentials and limitations of (i) selective Nrf2 and of (ii) synergistic AhR plus Nrf2 activation by phytochemicals in efforts towards chemoprevention of cancer and degenerative diseases, and describes clinical trials providing the expectation that chemopreventive measures may favorably modulate unavoidable endo- and exogenous toxin exposures in high risk populations.
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- Christoph Köhle
- Department of Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Tübingen, Germany
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The cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes are the major catalysts involved in the metabolism of drugs. Bioavailability and toxicity are 2 of the most common barriers in drug development today, and P450 and the conjugation enzymes can influence these effects. The toxicity of drugs can be considered in 5 contexts: on-target toxicity, hypersensitivity and immunological reactions, off-target pharmacology, bioactivation to reactive intermediates, and idiosyncratic drug reactions. The chemistry of bioactivation is reasonably well understood, but the mechanisms underlying biological responses are not. In the article we consider what fraction of drug toxicity actually involves metabolism, and we examine how species and human interindividual variations affect pharmacokinetics and toxicity.
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- F Peter Guengerich
- Department of Biochemistry and Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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