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Effects of various inducers on diethylstilbestrol metabolism, drug-metabolizing enzyme activities and the aromatic hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor in male Syrian golden hamster liver.
Journal of Steroid Biochemistry 1990 Februrary
In order to elucidate the role of metabolic activation of the synthetic estrogen, diethylstilbestrol (DES), in the mechanism of liver tumor formation in male Syrian golden hamsters observed after combined treatment with DES and 7,8-benzoflavone (7,8-BF), the metabolism of DES and the concentrations and activities of various drug-metabolizing enzymes were studied in hamster liver microsomes after various pretreatments. The levels of the hepatic aromatic hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor were also determined. Pretreatment with 7,8-BF increased both P450 and cytochrome b5 levels, whereas phenobarbital (PB) and 3-methylcholanthrene (MC) induced P450 but not cytochrome b5. 7,8-BF pretreatment increased 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) 3-fold and 7-pentoxyresorufin-O-dealkylase (PROD) 2.5-fold, whereas aromatic hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) and 7-ethoxycoumarin-O-deethylase (ECOD) activities were only slightly induced by 7,8-BF. MC pretreatment increased EROD 8-fold and PROD activity 7-fold, whereas PB pretreatment enhanced AHH 4.5-fold and PROD activity 4-fold. In contrast to PB, pretreatment with 7,8-BF and MC reduced the oxidative metabolism of DES in hepatic microsomes, but the pattern of metabolites was identical with that in untreated controls. Treatment of hamsters with the inducers changed the hepatic Ah receptor level. PB and MC-pretreatment resulted in an increase of the receptor level 1.5-fold and 1.3-fold, respectively, whereas 7,8-BF-pretreatment leads to a 1.5-fold decrease. The dissociation constant Kd is 170 nM for the reaction of 7,8-BF with the hamster Ah receptor compared to 70 nM for 5,6-BF and 38 nM for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran (TCDF). The Kd-value is 3.6 nM for TCDF with the rat receptor protein. It is concluded from these data that metabolic activation of DES is not involved in the mechanism of hepatocarcinogenesis in this animal tumor model.
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