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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-7-2
pubmed:abstractText
Benzo(a)pyrene, a well-known procarcinogen, is believed to be activated by microsomal cytochrome P-450 1A1 (CYP 1A1). We recently reported that rat CYP 1A1 induced by 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC) catalyzed the conversion of retinal to retinoic acid. In this study, we investigated retinoid inhibition of the metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene and 7-ethoxyresorufin, another specific substrate of CYP 1A1, using liver microsomes prepared from control and 3-MC-pretreated rats as the enzyme source. In 3-MC-treated rats, retinal and retinol, but not retinoic acid, inhibited benzo(a)pyrene metabolism. The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of retinal was about 11.5 micromol/L and the inhibition was competitive, with a Ki value of 5.8 micromol/L. Retinol is a more potent inhibitor than retinal. The IC50 was about 5 micromol/L and the inhibition was mixed, with a Ki value of 19.2 micromol/L and a Ki' value of 4.2 micromol/L. Almost the same results were obtained for the reaction of 7-ethoxyresorufin deethylation. In contrast, the metabolic activity of both benzo(a)pyrene and 7-ethoxyresorufin was much lower in untreated versus 3-MC-treated rats, and only weak inhibition by the retinoids was observed. The results suggest that retinoids inhibit the activation of benzo(a)pyrene and that the substrate specificity of cytochrome P-450 isozymes associated with retinoid metabolism should be taken into account when studying the anticarcinogenic action of retinoids.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0026-0495
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
689-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibition by retinoids of benzo(A)pyrene metabolism catalyzed by 3-methylcholanthrene-induced rat cytochrome P-450 1A1.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't