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Ferdouse A, Agrawal RR, Gao MA, Jiang H, Blaner WS, Clugston RD. Alcohol induced hepatic retinoid depletion is associated with the induction of multiple retinoid catabolizing cytochrome P450 enzymes. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0261675. [PMID: 35030193 PMCID: PMC8759667 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Chronic alcohol consumption leads to a spectrum of liver disease that is associated with significant global mortality and morbidity. Alcohol is known to deplete hepatic vitamin A content, which has been linked to the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease. It has been suggested that induction of Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) contributes to alcohol-induced hepatic vitamin A depletion, but the possible contributions of other retinoid-catabolizing CYPs have not been well studied. The main objective of this study was to better understand alcohol-induced hepatic vitamin A depletion and test the hypothesis that alcohol-induced depletion of hepatic vitamin A is due to CYP-mediated oxidative catabolism. This hypothesis was tested in a mouse model of chronic alcohol consumption, including wild type and Cyp2e1 -/- mice. Our results show that chronic alcohol consumption is associated with decreased levels of hepatic retinol, retinyl esters, and retinoic acid. Moreover, the depletion of hepatic retinoid is associated with the induction of multiple retinoid catabolizing CYPs, including CYP26A1, and CYP26B1 in alcohol fed wild type mice. In Cyp2e1 -/- mice, alcohol-induced retinol decline is blunted but retinyl esters undergo a change in their acyl composition and decline upon alcohol exposure like WT mice. In conclusion, the alcohol induced decline in hepatic vitamin A content is associated with increased expression of multiple retinoid-catabolizing CYPs, including the retinoic acid specific hydroxylases CYP26A1 and CYP26B1.
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- Afroza Ferdouse
- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disorders, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Daiker DH, Ward JB, Schoenfeld HA, Witz G, Moslen MT. Characterization of a Dietary Ethanol Protocol for Cyp2e1 Induction in the CD-1 Mouse without Evident Hepatic Toxicity or Genotoxicity. Int J Toxicol 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/109158199225242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Although the CD-1 mouse strain has been used to investigate the toxicity of numerous substrates of Cyp2e1, limited information is available about responses of this strain to ethanol, a potent and clinically relevant inducer of this cytochrome P450 isozyme. Our goal was to characterize a dietary ethanol protocol for greater than threefold induction of hepatic Cyp2e1 in CD-1 mice without confounding alterations to other biotransformation enzymes or injury to known target tissues. Female CD-1 mice were fed the Lieber-DeCarli liquid diet containing 1.4 to 6.4% ethanol (v/v) for time periods of 1 to 12 weeks. A series of range-finding experiments indicated that the stock 6.4% ethanol diet caused rapid weight loss, whereas dietary ethanol concentrations less than or equal to 3.2% produced inadequate (i.e., less than threefold) induction of hepatic Cyp2e1. Suitable responses were observed in mice fed a 4.1% ethanol diet, namely, body weight gain equivalent to both pair-fed or rodent chow control groups plus consistent and stable induction of hepatic Cyp2e1 activities by greater than threefold without evidence of hepatic lipid peroxidation or histopathology. Evaluations of other representative biotransformation activities, including bone marrow quinone reductase and hepatic aldehyde dehydrogenase, showed no alterations with the 4.1% ethanol diet, except for a modest 20% decline in hepatic glutathione peroxidase. Unlike observations in other species, Cyp2e1 induction was not evident in bone marrow or spleen by Western blot. Mice given the 4.1% ethanol diet for 6 and/or 12 weeks showed no changes in cellularity of the spleen or bone marrow, frequency of hprt mutations in splenic lymphocytes, or percentage of DNA-protein crosslinks in bone marrow cells. These parameters were monitored because ethanol at high exposures is known to cause immunosuppression and mild genotoxicity. Female CD-1 mice fed a 4.1% ethanol liquid diet showed substantial (greater than threefold) induction of hepatic Cyp2e1 without confounding detrimental effects on the fiver, spleen, or bone marrow. Thus, this dietary ethanol protocol should be useful for future investigations of the role of Cyp2e1 induction on genotoxicity responses to Cyp2e1 substrates.
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- UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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Clugston RD, Huang LS, Blaner WS. Chronic alcohol consumption has a biphasic effect on hepatic retinoid loss. FASEB J 2015; 29:3654-67. [PMID: 25985802 DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-266296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The alcohol-induced depletion of hepatic retinoid stores correlates with the progression of liver injury; however, the mechanisms underlying alcohol's effects have not been fully elucidated. Our goal was to gain a mechanistic understanding of alcohol-induced hepatic retinoid depletion. Wild-type and mutant mice were continuously fed alcohol through Lieber-DeCarli liquid diets, with matched control animals pair fed an isocaloric alcohol-free diet to ensure equal nutrient and calorie intake between groups. A systematic analysis of tissue retinol and retinyl ester levels was performed with HPLC, complemented by gene and protein expression analyses. Our results delineated 2 phases of alcohol-induced depletion of hepatic retinoid. Initially, ∼15% of hepatic retinoid content was mobilized from the liver, causing extrahepatic tissue retinoid levels to increase. Subsequently, there was a precipitous drop in hepatic retinoid content (>60%), without further retinoid accumulation in the periphery. Follow-up studies in mutant mice revealed roles for RBP, CRBP1, and CD36 in retinoid mobilization and extrahepatic retinoid uptake, as well as a role for CYP2E1 in the catabolism of hepatic retinoid. In summary, alcohol has a biphasic effect on hepatic retinoid stores, characterized by an initial phase of rapid mobilization to extrahepatic tissues followed by extensive catabolism within the liver.
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- Robin D Clugston
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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Gelboin HV, Krausz K. Monoclonal Antibodies and Multifunctional Cytochrome P450: Drug Metabolism as Paradigm. J Clin Pharmacol 2013; 46:353-72. [PMID: 16490812 DOI: 10.1177/0091270005285200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Monoclonal antibodies are reagents par excellence for analyzing the role of individual cytochrome P450 isoforms in multifunctional biological activities catalyzed by cytochrome P450 enzymes. The precision and utility of the monoclonal antibodies have heretofore been applied primarily to studies of human drug metabolism. The unique and precise specificity and high inhibitory activity toward individual cytochrome P450s make the monoclonal antibodies extraordinary tools for identifying and quantifying the role of each P450 isoform in the metabolism of a drug or nondrug xenobiotic. The monoclonal antibodies identify drugs metabolized by individual, several, or polymorphic P450s. A comprehensive collection of monoclonal antibodies has been isolated to human P450s: 1A1, 1A2, 2A6, 2B6, 2C8, 2C9, 2C family, 2C19, 2D6, 2E1, 3A4/5, and 2J2. The monoclonal antibodies can also be used for identifying drugs and/or metabolites useful as markers for in vivo phenotyping. Clinical identification of a patient's phenotype, coupled with precise knowledge of a drug's metabolism, should lead to a reduction of adverse drug reactions and improved drug therapeutics, thereby promoting advances in drug discovery.
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- Harry V Gelboin
- Laboratory of Metabolism, National Institutes of Health, Building 37, Room 3106, Bethesda, MD 20892-0001, USA
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Chatuphonprasert W, Jarukamjorn K. Impact of six fruits--banana, guava, mangosteen, pineapple, ripe mango and ripe papaya--on murine hepatic cytochrome P450 activities. J Appl Toxicol 2012; 32:994-1001. [PMID: 22499231 DOI: 10.1002/jat.2740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 01/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The effects of six Thai fruits, namely banana, guava, mangosteen, pineapple, ripe mango and ripe papaya, on cytochrome P450 (P450) activities were investigated. The median inhibitory concentrations (IC(50) ) of each of the fruit juices on CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP2E1 and CYP3A11 activities were determined. Pineapple juice showed the strongest inhibitory effect against all the evaluated P450 isozyme activities in mouse hepatic microsomes, followed by mangosteen, guava, ripe mango, ripe papaya and banana. The study was further performed in male ICR mice given pineapple juice intragastrically at doses of 10, 20 and 40 mg kg(-1) per day for 7 or 28 days. In a concentration-dependent fashion, the pineapple juice raised ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase, aniline hydroxylase and erythromycin N-demethylase activities, which are marker enzymatic reactions responsible for CYP1A1, CYP2E1 and CYP3A11, respectively. The effect of pineapple juice on the expression of CYP1A1, CYP2E1 and CYP3A11 mRNAs corresponded to their enzymatic activities. However, the pineapple juice significantly decreased methoxyresorufin O-demethylase activity. These observations supported that the six Thai fruits were a feasible cause of food-drug interaction or adverse drug effects owing to their potential to modify several essential P450 activities. Individuals consuming large quantities of pineapple for long periods of time should be cautioned of these potential adverse effects.
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- Waranya Chatuphonprasert
- Research Group for Pharmaceutical Activities of Natural Products using Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Research University-Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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Molet J, Bouaziz E, Hamon M, Lanfumey L. Early exposure to ethanol differentially affects ethanol preference at adult age in two inbred mouse strains. Neuropharmacology 2012; 63:338-48. [PMID: 22521807 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Revised: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Although the acute effects of ethanol exposure on brain development have been extensively studied, the long term consequences of juvenile ethanol intake on behavior at adult age, regarding especially ethanol consumption, are still poorly known. The aim of this study was to analyze the consequences of ethanol ingestion in juvenile C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice on ethanol intake and neurobiological regulations at adulthood. Mice were given intragastric ethanol at 4 weeks of age under different protocols and their spontaneous ethanol consumption was assessed in a free choice paradigm at adulthood. Both serotonin 5-HT(1A) and cannabinoid CB1 receptors were investigated using [(35)S]GTP-γ-S binding assay for the juvenile ethanol regimens which modified adult ethanol consumption. In DBA/2J mice, juvenile ethanol ingestion dose-dependently promoted adult spontaneous ethanol consumption. This early ethanol exposure enhanced 5-HT(1A) autoreceptor-mediated [(35)S]GTP-γ-S binding in the dorsal raphe nucleus and reduced CB1 receptor-mediated G protein coupling in both the striatum and the globus pallidus at adult age. In contrast, early ethanol ingestion by C57BL/6J mice transiently lowered spontaneous ethanol consumption and increased G protein coupling of postsynaptic 5-HT(1A) receptors in the hippocampus but had no effect on CB1 receptors at adulthood. These results show that a brief and early exposure to ethanol can induce strain-dependent long-lasting changes in both behavior toward ethanol and key receptors of central 5-HT and CB systems in mice.
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- Jenny Molet
- INSERM UMR 894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, F-75013 Paris, France
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Anji A, Kumari M. Supplementing the liquid alcohol diet with chow enhances alcohol intake in C57 BL/6 mice. Drug Alcohol Depend 2008; 97:86-93. [PMID: 18479843 PMCID: PMC3242077 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2008] [Revised: 03/14/2008] [Accepted: 03/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Administration of alcohol-containing liquid diet is associated with body weight loss in rodents. AIM The aim of this study was to modify the alcohol-containing liquid diet paradigm to reduce the body weight loss in mice during the alcohol treatment period. METHODS Two sets of animals (Chow and No Chow groups) were exposed to chronic alcohol with a step-wise increase of alcohol in the diet. One set of control and alcohol exposed animals (Chow group) received chow during alcohol treatment. Food intake and body weight was measured every 24 h. Level of intoxication was determined by measuring blood alcohol levels. Alcohol dependence of mice was determined by handling-induced convulsions (HICs) scoring. Chronic alcohol-mediated effects on brain and liver were examined. RESULTS Body weight loss was attenuated in chronic alcohol exposed mice in Chow group as compared to No Chow group. Chow group mice consumed higher amounts of alcohol diet resulting in higher blood alcohol levels. Brain NMDA R1 protein levels and liver Cyp 2E1 levels were significantly enhanced in chronic alcohol exposed mice in Chow and No Chow groups suggesting that known medical consequences of alcohol are not interfered with in our modified alcohol treatment paradigm. HIC in Chow and No Chow group mice peaked between 3 and 5 h after alcohol withdrawal. However, the severity of alcohol withdrawal was greater in Chow group mice. CONCLUSIONS Supplementing alcohol diet with chow not only attenuated body weight loss associated with alcohol intake in mice but also resulted in higher consumption of alcohol diet and higher blood alcohol levels.
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- Antje Anji
- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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Sánchez-Catalán MJ, Hipólito L, Guerri C, Granero L, Polache A. Distribution and differential induction of CYP2E1 by ethanol and acetone in the mesocorticolimbic system of rat. Alcohol Alcohol 2008; 43:401-7. [PMID: 18326880 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIMS The expression of cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) in the brain has been demonstrated in several regions, nevertheless there is a lack of specific studies on the constitutive expression and induction at the mesocorticolimbic system, the most relevant brain pathway in the context of drug addiction and alcoholism. Hence, we have performed a detailed study of the CYP2E1 expression and induction in three key areas of the mesocorticolimbic system of the rat brain: prefrontal cortex (PFC), nucleus accumbens (NAc), and ventral tegmental area (VTA). METHODS Expression levels of CYP2E1 were analyzed by Western blot. The induction of the enzyme in the selected brain areas by chronic acetone (1% v/v acetone in drinking water for 11 days) and ethanol (3 g/kg by gavage for 7 days) was also assessed. RESULTS (i) CYP2E1 was expressed in PFC, Nac, and VTA, with the order of magnitude of the levels being VTA approximately PFC > Nac, and approximately 3-13% of it was encountered in liver; (ii) acetone treatment significantly increased CYP2E1 expression in Nac, up to 212% of the control levels, whereas not significant changes were observed in VTA and PFC; (iii) chronic ethanol treatment only resulted in a significant induction of enzyme levels in VTA (124%). A similar enhancement, though not significant, was found to occur in NAc. CONCLUSIONS CYP2E1 was present in the mesocorticolimbic system at different levels of expression. Chronic acetone and ethanol treatments are able to increase enzyme levels in specific areas of this system with the pattern of induction of the two agents being different.
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- M José Sánchez-Catalán
- Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Universidad de Valencia, Avda Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
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Moreira RK. Hepatic stellate cells and liver fibrosis. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2007; 131:1728-34. [PMID: 17979495 DOI: 10.5858/2007-131-1728-hscalf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 316] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Substantial evidence now exists to recognize hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) as the main matrix-producing cells in the process of liver fibrosis. Liver injury of any etiology will ultimately lead to activation of HSCs, which undergo transdifferentiation to fibrogenic myofibroblast-like cells. Quantitative analysis of HSC activation by immunohistochemistry has been shown to be useful in predicting the rate of progression of liver fibrosis in some clinical situations. In the activation process, transforming growth factor beta is thought to be the main mediator of fibrogenesis and platelet-derived growth factor is the major inducer of HSC proliferation. Different platelet-derived growth factor and transforming growth factor beta inhibitors have been shown to effectively prevent liver fibrosis in animal models and represent promising therapeutic agents for humans.
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- Roger Klein Moreira
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Lima CF, Fernandes-Ferreira M, Pereira-Wilson C. Drinking of Salvia officinalis tea increases CCl(4)-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Food Chem Toxicol 2006; 45:456-64. [PMID: 17084954 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2006.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2006] [Revised: 09/12/2006] [Accepted: 09/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In a previous study, the drinking of a Salvia officinalis tea (prepared as an infusion) for 14 days improved liver antioxidant status in mice and rats where, among other factors, an enhancement of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity was observed. Taking in consideration these effects, in the present study the potential protective effects of sage tea drinking against a situation of hepatotoxicity due to free radical formation, such as that caused by carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)), were evaluated in mice of both genders. Contrary to what was expected, sage tea drinking significantly increased the CCl(4)-induced liver injury, as seen by increased plasma transaminase levels and histology liver damage. In accordance with the previous study, sage tea drinking enhanced significantly GST activity. Additionally, glutathione peroxidase was also significantly increased by sage tea drinking. Since CCl(4) toxicity results from its bioactivation mainly by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2E1, the expression level of this protein was measured by Western Blot. An increase in CYP 2E1 protein was observed which may explain, at least in part, the potentiation of CCl(4)-induced hepatotoxicity conferred by sage tea drinking. The CCl(4)-induced hepatotoxicity was higher in females than males. In conclusion, our results indicate that, although sage tea did not have toxic effects of its own, herb-drug interactions are possible and may affect the efficacy and safety of concurrent medical therapy with drugs that are metabolized by phase I enzymes.
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- Cristovao F Lima
- Department/Centre of Biology, School of Sciences, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Beland FA, Benson RW, Mellick PW, Kovatch RM, Roberts DW, Fang JL, Doerge DR. Effect of ethanol on the tumorigenicity of urethane (ethyl carbamate) in B6C3F1 mice. Food Chem Toxicol 2005; 43:1-19. [PMID: 15582191 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2004] [Accepted: 07/27/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Urethane is a carcinogen to which there is widespread exposure through the consumption of fermented foods and alcoholic beverages. In this study, we have assessed the carcinogenicity of urethane in combination with ethanol. Male and female B6C3F(1) mice (48 mice per sex per group) were exposed to 0, 10, 30, or 90 ppm urethane in the presence of 0%, 2.5%, or 5% ethanol in drinking water ad libitum for two years, at which time the extent of tumorigenesis was assessed. Additional mice (four per sex per group) received the same doses for four weeks to assess serum levels of urethane and ethanol, DNA adduct formation, and the induction of microsomal cytochromes P450, cell proliferation, and apoptosis. Urethane decreased cell replication in the livers of female, but not male, mice, decreased cell replication in the lungs of both sexes, and induced cytochrome P450 2E1 in the livers of female mice. Hepatic levels of the DNA adduct 1,N(6)-ethenodeoxyadenosine were increased by exposure to urethane and decreased by treatment with ethanol. Animal weights and survival were not affected by ethanol; in contrast, urethane administration decreased body weights and survival. Urethane caused dose-dependent increases in liver, lung, and harderian gland adenoma or carcinoma and hemangiosarcoma of the liver and heart in both sexes, mammary gland and ovarian tumors in females, and squamous cell papilloma or carcinoma of the skin and forestomach in males. The increase in hepatocellular tumors occurred in a relatively linear manner and was attributed to the formation of 1,N(6)-ethenodeoxyadenosine in hepatic DNA coupled with an increase in cell replication. Hemangiosarcomas were observed only at the 90 ppm urethane dose and were probably a result of high-dose urethane-induced toxicity. Lung alveolar/bronchiolar and harderian gland adenoma or carcinoma increased in a relatively linear manner, suggestive of a genotoxic mechanism for tumor induction. Ethanol induced a dose-dependent trend in hepatocellular adenoma or carcinoma in male mice, with the incidence being marginally increased at the highest dose. In female mice administered 10 ppm and 90 ppm urethane, ethanol caused dose-related increases in alveolar/bronchiolar adenoma or carcinoma and hemangiosarcoma of the heart, respectively. This may be due to ethanol decreasing the first-pass clearance of urethane, thus, increasing systemic distribution. In male mice a different relationship was observed: ethanol caused a dose-related decrease in alveolar/bronchiolar and harderian gland adenoma or carcinoma in mice administered 30 ppm urethane.
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- Frederick A Beland
- Division of Biochemical Toxicology, HFT-110, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR 72079, United States.
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Wen F, Abdalla MY, Aloman C, Xiang J, Ahmad IM, Walewski J, McCormick ML, Brown KE, Branch AD, Spitz DR, Britigan BE, Schmidt WN. Increased prooxidant production and enhanced susceptibility to glutathione depletion in HepG2 cells co-expressing HCV core protein and CYP2E1. J Med Virol 2004; 72:230-40. [PMID: 14695664 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HCV core protein are hypothesized to induce hepatic oxidative stress and exacerbate injury caused by other toxins such as ethanol that induce the cytochrome P450 enzyme, CYP2E1. In the current study, the effects of HCV core protein [sequence genotype 1b, (nt 342-915)] on parameters indicative of oxidative stress were evaluated in HepG2 cells stably over expressing CYP2E1 (E47), or vector controls (C34). Stable (>10 passages) expression of HCV core protein and CYP2E1 was confirmed in clonal cell lines at the level of mRNA and immunoreactive protein. Prooxidant production, as determined by cellular oxidation of dichlorodihydrofluorescin and dihydroethidium (HE), was increased by expression of HCV core protein in the presence or absence of CYP2E1. Depletion of glutathione (GSH) with buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) enhanced prooxidant production in both C34 and E47 cells. In addition, prooxidant production was greater in BSO-treated cells expressing HCV core protein, and this effect was further enhanced in cells expressing both HCV core and CYP2E1. The CYP2E1 inhibitor, 4-methylpyrazole, could suppress increased prooxidant production in E47 cells. Finally, cells co-expressing both CYP2E1 and HCV core protein showed significantly decreased viability following GSH depletion. These studies show simultaneous expression of HCV core protein and CYP2E1 increases parameters indicative of oxidative stress as well as sensitization to cell injury induced by GSH depletion. These results support the hypothesis that enhanced injury in hepatocytes over expressing both HCV core protein and CYP2E1 is mediated by increases in oxidative stress.
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- Feng Wen
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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DuTeaux SB, Hengel MJ, DeGroot DE, Jelks KA, Miller MG. Evidence for trichloroethylene bioactivation and adduct formation in the rat epididymis and efferent ducts. Biol Reprod 2003; 69:771-9. [PMID: 12724279 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.014845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Recent studies indicate that trichloroethylene (TCE) may be a male reproductive toxicant. It is metabolized by conjugation with glutathione and cytochrome p450-dependent oxidation. Reactive metabolites produced along both pathways are capable of forming protein adducts and are thought to be involved in TCE-induced liver and kidney damage. Similarly, in situ bioactivation of TCE and subsequent binding of metabolites may be one mechanism by which TCE acts as a reproductive toxicant. Cysteine-conjugate beta-lyase (beta-lyase) bioactivates the TCE metabolite dichlorovinyl cysteine (DCVC) to a reactive intermediate that is capable of binding cellular macromolecules. In the present study, Western blot analysis indicated that the soluble form of beta-lyase, but not the mitochondrial form, was present in the epididymis and efferent ducts. Both forms of beta-lyase were detected in the kidney. When rats were dosed with DCVC, no protein adducts were detected in the epididymis or efferent ducts, although adducts were present in the proximal tubule of the kidney. Trichloroethylene can also be metabolized and form protein adducts through a cytochrome p450-mediated pathway. Western blot analysis detected the presence of cytochrome p450 2E1 (CYP2E1) in the efferent ducts. Immunoreactive proteins were localized to efferent duct and corpus epididymis epithelia. Metabolism of TCE was demonstrated in vitro using microsomes prepared from untreated rats. Metabolism was inhibited 77% when efferent duct microsomes were preincubated with an antibody to CYP2E1. Dichloroacetyl adducts were detected in epididymal and efferent duct microsomes exposed in vitro to TCE. Results from the present study indicate that the cytochrome p450-dependent formation of reactive intermediates and the subsequent covalent binding of cellular proteins may be involved in the male reproductive toxicity of TCE.
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- Shelley Brown DuTeaux
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Kovalovich K, DeAngelis RA, Li W, Furth EE, Ciliberto G, Taub R. Increased toxin-induced liver injury and fibrosis in interleukin-6-deficient mice. Hepatology 2000; 31:149-59. [PMID: 10613740 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510310123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Interleukin-6 null (IL-6-/-) mice have impaired liver regeneration and increased liver necrosis following partial hepatectomy that is corrected with IL-6 treatment. Following acute carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) treatment, we found that IL-6-/- mice developed increased hepatocellular injury and defective regeneration with significant blunting of signal transducer-and-activator of transcription protein 3 (STAT3) and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation and reduced hepatocyte DNA synthetic and mitotic responses. After CCl(4) treatment, unlike partial hepatectomy, increased hepatocyte apoptosis was noted in IL-6-/- livers. Pretreatment with IL-6 before CCl(4) reduced acute CCl(4) injury and apoptosis and accelerated regeneration in both IL-6+/+ and -/- livers. Repetitive doses of CCl(4) in the presence or absence of phenobarbital resulted in increased injury and fibrosis in IL-6 -/- compared with +/+ livers. After acute and chronic injury, IL-6-/- livers showed the protracted presence of alpha-smooth muscle actin associated with activated stellate cells, indicating a disturbed response in wound healing that progressed to fibrosis. These data provide evidence for an important role for IL-6 in reducing CCl(4)-induced acute and chronic liver injury and fibrosis.
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- K Kovalovich
- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Andersen ME, Eklund CR, Mills JJ, Barton HA, Birnbaum LS. A multicompartment geometric model of the liver in relation to regional induction of cytochrome P450s. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1997; 144:135-44. [PMID: 9169077 DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.8066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A geometric, multicompartment model of the liver was developed to examine regional protein induction and to provide model output suitable for predicting the degree of induction in both the whole liver and in specific regions. The model was based on functional hexagonal arrays within the liver. A geometric representation was used to divide these functional units into five zones: a concentric periportal zone, a fenestrated periportal region that interconnects among multiple functional units, and three concentric centrilobular areas, referred to, respectively, as zones 1 through 5. The surface areas (and volumes for hexagonal cylinders) of these live zones were, respectively, 13.5, 25.2, 33.9, 20.3, and 6.8% of the total liver. The pharmacokinetic model for induction had dissociation constants (Kd) and Hill constants (n) for interactions of transcriptional activator-ligand complexes with response elements on DNA. Estimates of regional induction were converted to color intensities to "paint" the two-dimensional liver for a visual comparison with immunohistochemical observations. To obtain sharp moving boundaries of induced areas with increasing dose (as noted in various experiments), n values in each subcompartment must be large. To create realistic total induction curves that are relatively smooth, the differences in Kd values between adjacent subcompartments must be less than fivefold. Because of the high n values, the low-dose induction characteristics predicted with the multicompartment liver model differ significantly from those predicted with a model that considers the liver as a single homogeneous compartment.
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- M E Andersen
- ICF Kaiser Engineers, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
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Chhabra SK, Perella C, Anderson LM. Induction of hepatic and renal P4502E1 of neonatal rats exposed translactationally to ethanol. Food Chem Toxicol 1996; 34:469-76. [PMID: 8655096 DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(96)87357-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The effect of maternal ethanol intake during lactation on neonatal cytochrome P4502E1 was investigated in Sprague-Dawley rats. Dams were exposed to 15% (v/v) ethanol in drinking water from day 1 of lactation to 4, 7 or 14 days postpartum. Significant (P < 0.01) enhancement of both hepatic and renal N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) demethylase, an activity of P4502E1, was observed in lactating mothers given ethanol in drinking water. Demethylase activity also significantly increased (P < 0.01) in the 7- and 14-day livers of both female and male pups and in the 7- and 14-day female and 14-day male kidneys exposed to ethanol through the transmammary route. Cytochrome P4502E1 protein content, assayed by immunoblotting, increased in the maternal liver and kidney of all groups consuming ethanol. Neonatal P4502E1 protein content increased in the 7- and 14-day livers of both sexes and 14-day female kidneys exposed translactationally to ethanol. No effect of ethanol on enzyme activity or protein content of P4502E1 was observed in the liver or kidney of 4-day-old neonates. These results demonstrate the translactational effect of ethanol on neonatal P4502E1 enzyme, which is involved in the metabolism of many low molecular weight xenobiotics, and indicate the possibility of alterations occurring in the kinetics of neonatal drug and xenobiotic metabolism and also in processes connected with perinatal carcinogenesis.
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- S K Chhabra
- Perinatal Carcinogenesis Section, National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, MD, USA
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Eriksson C, Brittebo EB. Metabolic activation of the olfactory toxicant, dichlobenil, in rat olfactory microsomes: comparative studies with p-nitrophenol. Chem Biol Interact 1995; 94:183-96. [PMID: 7820883 DOI: 10.1016/0009-2797(94)03333-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The tissue-specific toxicity of the herbicide, dichlobenil (2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile), in the olfactory mucosa is related to a cytochrome P450 (P450)-dependent metabolism, depletion of glutathione and covalent binding of metabolites. Pretreatment of mice with diethyldithiocarbamate (DEDTC) protected against the dichlobenil-induced necrosis. Addition of DEDTC abolished the covalent binding of [14C]-dichlobenil to rat olfactory microsomes, whereas P4502E1-substrates such as ethanol, acetone or p-nitrophenol (NP) had no effect. The NP-hydroxylation in olfactory microsomes was > 6 times higher than that in liver microsomes and was markedly decreased following addition of dichlobenil, DEDTC or metyrapone. In liver microsomes of acetone-treated rats the NP-hydroxylation was markedly decreased following addition of DEDTC, whereas metyrapone and dichlobenil had no effect. In acetone-treated rats, the NP-hydroxylation and the metabolic activation of [14C]-dichlobenil in olfactory microsomes were decreased to 50 and 73% of untreated controls, respectively, whereas in liver microsomes these activities increased > 6 and 3.5-fold, respectively. An antibody to P4502E1 had no effect on the NP-hydroxylation or metabolic activation of [14C]-dichlobenil in olfactory microsomes, whereas the NP-hydroxylation in liver microsomes of acetone-treated rats was markedly decreased. In conclusion, the results do not support a major role for P4502E1 in the metabolic activation of dichlobenil or hydroxylation of NP in rat olfactory microsomes and suggest that these catalytic activities in the olfactory mucosa may represent a common form of P450.
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- C Eriksson
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Uppsala Biomedical Center, Sweden
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Anderson LM, Chhabra SK, Nerurkar PV, Souliotis VL, Kyrtopoulos SA. Alcohol-related cancer risk: a toxicokinetic hypothesis. Alcohol 1995; 12:97-104. [PMID: 7772272 DOI: 10.1016/0741-8329(94)00089-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Consumption of alcoholic beverages is an accepted social custom world-wide. This makes its involvement in events contributing to human cancer risk very important. Although it is neither tumorigenic nor genotoxic in animals, ethanol can potentiate the carcinogenic risk associated with certain environmentally present agents. The reasons for such a synergistic action are speculative, but among theories postulated may be ethanol's ability to modify the toxicokinetics/dynamics of carcinogen metabolism. Experiments conducted with rodents and primates support this hypothesis, demonstrating increased exposure of posthepatic organs to nitrosamines when given in combination with ethanol, followed by enhancement of DNA adduct formation and, at least in rodents, of tumor development. In addition, ethanol may induce enzymes responsible for carcinogen activation, including hepatic cytochrome P450 2E1 in rodents and humans, and in lung, kidney, and brain in rodents. Studies have also shown that these effects can extend to the next generation via maternal and in utero fetal exposure. What impact such ethanol-induced modulations have on tumorigenesis during childhood and later stages of life needs to be investigated further.
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- L M Anderson
- Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, MD 21702, USA
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