Real-time PCR-analysis of the cytochrome P450 1B1 codon 432-polymorphism

The aim of the present study was to develop and validate a rapid assay for genotyping of CYP1B1 codon 432-polymorphism. The described method is a single tube assay and combines both rapid-cycle polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with real-time monitoring by amplification and generation of the melting profiles of an allele-specific fluorescent probe. With this method 300 samples were analysed from healthy, unrelated Germans. Genotype frequency determined for the mutated allele CYP1B1*2 was 0.40. The results show that genotyping of CYP1B1 codon 432-polymorphism with a real-time fluorescence PCR method is a rapid and reliable assay for the analysis of large numbers of samples. Received: 1 July 1999 / Accepted: 18 August 1999     

Potent inhibition of human cytochrome P450 1B1 by tetramethoxystilbene

Human cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) is found mainly in extrahepatic tissues and is overexpressed in a variety of human tumors. Metabolic activation of 17β-estradiol (E2) to 4-hydroxy E2 by CYP1B1 has been postulated to be an important factor in mammary carcinogenesis. The inhibition of recombinant human CYP1B1 by 2,2′,4,6′-tetramethoxystilbene (TMS) was investigated using either the Escherichia coli membranes of recombinant human CYP1B1 coexpressed with human NADPH-P450 reductase or using purified enzyme. 2,2′,4,6′-TMS showed potent and selective inhibition of ethoxyresorufin O-deethylation (EROD) activity of CYP1B1 with IC₅₀ values of 2 nM. 2,2′,4,6′-TMS exhibited 175-fold selectivity for CYP1B1 over CYP1A1 (IC₅₀, 350 nM) and 85-fold selectivity for CYP1B1 over CYP1A2 (IC₅₀, 170 nM). However, inhibition of human NADPH-P450 reductase activity by 2,2′,4,6′-TMS was negligible. The modes of inhibition by 2,2′,4,6′-TMS were noncompetitive for CYP1A1 and CYP1B1. Moreover, 2,2′,4,6′-TMS significantly suppressed EROD activity and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-induced CYP1A1 or CYP1B1 gene expression in human tumor cells such as HepG2 and MCF-10A. Taken together, our results indicate that 2,2′,4,6′-TMS is a potently selective inhibitor of human CYP1B1 as well as a suppressor of CYP1B1 expression and may be a valuable tool for determining enzyme properties of human CYP1B1.     

Induction and inhibition of cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases of rats by fungicide bitertanol

The effects of fungicide bitertanol on cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases were studied using rats treated intraperitoneally with the N-substituted triazole for 4 days. Treatment with 10, 25, and 100 mg/kg bitertanol produced 2-, 4-, and 14-fold increases of 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylation activity in liver microsomes, respectively. Immunoblot analysis of microsomal proteins revealed that 25 mg/kg bitertanol increased CYP1A1 protein in the liver, kidney, and lung by 10-, 13-, and 17-fold, respectively. Bitertanol produced smaller increases of CYP2B and CYP3A catalytic activity and protein than that of CYP1A1 in liver. RT-PCR analysis of total RNA indicated that bitertanol-induced CYP1A1, CYP2B, and CYP3A mRNA. Additions of 0.01–100 μM bitertanol to liver microsomes from rats treated with 25 mg/kg bitertanol or 3-methylcholanthrene inhibited microsomal 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylation activity (IC₅₀ = 0.8 or 0.9 μM). Bitertanol at 100 mg/kg increased liver UDP-glucuronosyltransferase and glutathione S-transferase activities by 2-fold. Bitertanol at 25 mg/kg produced a minor increase in metabolic activation of benzo[a]pyrene by liver S-9 fraction in the Ames mutagenicity test while the increase was blocked by addition of 100 μM bitertanol. These findings show that bitertanol is an inducer of CYP1A1, CYP2B, and CYP3A in vivo and an inhibitor of CYP1A catalytic activity in vitro.     

细胞色素氧化酶P450及其遗传多态性

细胞色素氧化酶P45 0是药物代谢中的一个重要的酶系。近年来 ,对细胞色素P45 0氧化酶与药物氧化代谢多态性的关系进行了研究。CYP2C19与CYP2D6等在表型和基因型水平上均发现存在氧化代谢多态性 ,并对其分子机制有了深入的了解 ,而CYP2C9,CYP1A1等其他酶可能存在多态性 ,但其分子机制尚不清楚。本文综述了这些P45 0酶的底物 ,种族差异 ,遗传多态性 ,以及其对药物代谢和疾病易感性的影响     

大黄素对大鼠肝脏CYP450酶的诱导研究

目的 探讨大黄素对大鼠肝脏细胞色素P450酶(CYP450)及其主要亚型的影响。方法 20只雄性SD大鼠, 随机分成4组, 每组5只, 分别为溶剂对照组, 170、500和1 500 mg/kg大黄素染毒组, 大黄素蒸馏水混悬后连续经口给药16 d, 结束后次日取大鼠肝脏组织制作微粒体, 分别采用CO还原差示光谱法、分光光度法及化学发光法检测大鼠肝脏微粒体总CYP450水平, 红霉素脱甲基酶(CYP3A)、氨基比啉-N-脱甲基酶, CYP1A、CYP2B和CYP2E1酶活性变化。结果 大黄素连续经口给药16 d, 能够引起大鼠肝脏微粒体总CYP450显著升高、可轻度诱导CYP3A、CYP1A、CYP2E1和CYP2B酶, 500 mg/kg剂量组最明显。结论 大黄素对大鼠肝脏中CYP3A、CYP1A、CYP2B和CYP2E1酶均有诱导作用。     

Proteasome-dependent degradation of cytochromes P450 2E1 and 2B1 expressed in tetracycline-regulated HeLa cells

The degradation of ethanol-inducible cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) and phenobarbital-inducible cytochrome P450 2B1 (CYP2B1) expressed in tetracycline (Tc)-inducible HeLa cell lines was characterized. A steady-state pulse-chase analysis was used to determine a half-life of 3.8 h for CYP2E1 while the half-life of CYP2B1 was 2.3-fold greater in the same cell line. In contrast, NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase which is constitutively expressed in Tc-HeLa cells had a half-life of about 30 h. Lactacystin and other selective proteasome inhibitors including N-benzyloxycarbonyl-leucyl-leucyl-leucinal (MG132) and N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucyl-L-leucyl-L-norvalinal (MG115) significantly inhibited both CYP2E1 and CYP2B1 degradation. The turnover of CYP2E1 was slightly inhibited by calpain inhibitors while CYP2B1 turnover was not altered. Inhibitors of lysosomal proteolysis had no effect on the degradation of either protein. Treatment of cells with brefeldin A did not alter the degradation of either P450 which suggested the degradation occurred in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Even in the presence of proteasome inhibitors high molecular weight ubiquitin conjugates were not observed. Mutagenesis of two putative ubiquitination sites (Lys 317 and 324) did not alter the degradation of CYP2E1. The role of ubiquitination in the degradation of CYP2E1 was also examined in a Chinese hamster mutant cell line E36ts20 that contains a thermolabile ubiquitin-activating enzyme (E1). The turnover of CYP2E1 was not significantly different at the nonpermissive temperature in the ts20 when compared to the control E36 cells. Furthermore, the addition of the hsp90 inhibitors geldanamycin, herbimycin, and radicicol had no effect on the turnover of CYP2E1, differentiating the degradation of CYP2E1 from other substrates for proteasome-dependent degradation.     

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and diindolylmethanes differentially induce cytochrome P450 1A1, 1B1, and 19 in H295R human adrenocortical carcinoma cells.

Diindolylmethane (DIM) is an acid-catalyzed condensation product of indole-3-carbinol, a constituent of cruciferous vegetables, and is formed in the stomach. DIM alters estrogen metabolism and inhibits carcinogen-induced mammary tumor growth in rodents. DIM is a weak agonist for the aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor and blocks the effects of estrogens via inhibitory Ah receptor-estrogen receptor cross-talk. DIM and various structural analogs were examined in H295R cells for effects on 3 cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes involved in estrogen synthesis and/or metabolism: CYP1A1, CYP1B1, and CYP19 (aromatase). Aromatase activity was measured by conversion of 1 beta-(3)H-androstenedione to estrone and (3)H(2)O. H295R cells were exposed to the test chemicals dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide for 24 h prior to analyses. 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) (0--30 nM) and DIM (0--10 microM) induced ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity, as a measure of CYP1A1 and possibly 1B1 activity, with EC(50) values of about 0.3 nM and 3 microM, respectively. DIM, but not TCDD, induced aromatase activity with an apparently maximal 2-fold increase at 10 microM; higher concentrations of DIM and many of its analogs were cytotoxic. TCDD (30 nM) significantly increased CYP1A1 and 1B1 mRNA levels, but had no effect on mRNA for CYP19. DIM (3 microM) significantly increased mRNA levels for all three CYPS: DIM analogs with substitutions on the 5 and 5' position (3 microM) induced aromatase and EROD activity, together with mRNA levels of CYP1A1, 1B1, and 19; analogs that were substituted on the central carbon of the methane group showed little or no inductive activity toward the CYPS: In conclusion, DIM and several of its analogs appear to induce CYPs via multiple yet distinct pathways in H295R human adrenocortical carcinoma cells.     

Modulation of cytochrome P450 by 5,5′-bis-trifluoromethyl-2,2′-dichlorobiphenyl, a unique environmental contaminant

5,5′-Bis-trifluoromethyl-2,2′-dichlorobiphenyl (5,5′CF₃-2,2′PCB) is representative of a unique class of trifluoromethyl polychlorinated biphenyls (CF₃-PCBs) found in sediments and fish of Lake Ontario, the Niagara river, and their tributaries. The potential hazard of 5,5′CF₃-2,2′PCB was assessed by exposing male Wistar rats to this agent in corn oil at a dose of 1 mg/kg/day or 75 mg/kg/day or corn oil alone (control) by oral intubation for 7 consecutive days. No lethality occurred during the course of exposure. A significant increase in liver weight and liver/body weight ratio and significant decrease in body weight gain were observed following exposure to the high dose of CF₃-PCB, relative to control. Exposure to the CF₃-PCB also resulted in a dose-related increase in the total hepatic cytochrome P450 content. This was associated with a dose-related increase in the O-deethylation of ethoxycoumarin, an activity which is mediated by several cytochrome P450s and thus provides a general representation of cytochrome P450 status. Specifically, a dose-dependent induction of the cytochrome P450s 1A1 and 1A2 (CYP1A1 and CYP1A2) proteins and their respective activities was observed, with significant induction occurring in both the low and high dose CF₃-PCB groups, compared to control. Additionally, CYP2B1 and CYP2B2 proteins and activities were induced following treatment with the high dose of 5,5′CF₃-2,2′PCB. Since, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and related compounds selectively induce CYP1A1 and CYP1A2, the results suggest that 5,5′CF₃-2,2′PCB has significant dioxin-like activity. Furthermore, 5,5′CF₃-2,2′PCB appears to be acting as a mixed-type inducer since phenobarbitallike induction of CYP2B1 and 2B2 was also associated with exposure.     

细胞色素P450(CYP450)遗传多态性研究进展

近年来对CYP450基因型和表型相关性的研究越来越受到重视,从临床合理用药方面来说,人们希望利用基因型分析来了解个体中药物代谢酶的活性,期望既能提高药物治疗水平同时又降低不良反应的发生;从新药研发角度来说,研究药物的代谢酶CYP450的功能能够指导新药的设计、筛选及优化。该文通过查阅国内外相关文献综述了近年来关于CYP450遗传多态性研究的进展,分别介绍了CYP2C19、CYP2C9、CYP3A4、CYP2D6、CYP1A2和CYP2E1这6种主要的药物代谢酶。研究CYP450对新药设计、筛选、评价及优化有重要意义。     

Effects of Guanxinning injection on rat cytochrome P450 isoforms activities in vivo and in vitro

Abstract

1. We aimed to investigate the regulatory effects of Guanxinning injection (GXNI) on activities of cytochrome P1A2 (CYP1A2), CYP2C11, CYP2D1 and CYP3A1/2 by probe drugs in rats in vivo and in vitro.

2. GXNI-treated and blank control groups were administered GXNI and physiological saline by caudal vein for 14 days consecutively, then they were given the probe drugs of caffeine (10?mg/kg), tolbutamide (10?mg/kg), metoprolol (20?mg/kg) and dapsone (10?mg/kg) by intraperitoneal injection. The blood samples were collected at different times for ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) analysis. Changes of the pharmacokinetics parameters between the GXNI-treated and the blank control groups were used to evaluate the effects of GXNI on the four CYP450 isoforms in rats in vivo. After blood collection, the livers of rats were taken and made microsomes for in vitro tests. The relevant metabolites of phenacetin, tolbutamide, dextromethorphan and testosterone were analyzed quantitatively by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) after microsome incubation. The statistical differences between the two groups were observed to detect the effects of GXNI on the four CYP450 isoforms in rats in vitro.

3. The in vivo and in vitro results demonstrated that GXNI could induce CYP1A2 activity in rats, but had no significant effects on CYP2C11, CYP2D1 and CYP3A1/2.     

肿瘤组织中的CYP1B1及其抑制剂的抗肿瘤活性

综述细胞色素P450酶（CYP）1B1在肿瘤组织中的表达、在肿瘤的发生发展和诊断与干预中的作用以及其抑制剂的研发和抗肿瘤活性。CYP1B1在正常组织中低表达,而在许多肿瘤组织中则特异性高表达,可激活和代谢产生致癌物质,并可致多种抗癌药物代谢失活而使肿瘤耐药,因此它既可用于早期癌症的诊断,又可作为理想的抗肿瘤作用靶点而用于药物研发。     

MPTP-induced model of Parkinson's disease in cytochrome P450 2E1knockout mice

Evidence for involvement of cytochrome P450 2E1 in the MPTP-induced mouse model of PD has been reported [Vaglini, F., Pardini, C., Viaggi, C., Bartoli, C., Dinucci, D., Corsini, G.U., 2004. Involvement of cytochrome P450 2E1 in the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced mouse model of Parkinson's disease. J. Neurochem. 91, 285–298]. We studied the sensitivity of Cyp2e1(−/−) mice to the acute administration of MPTP in comparison with their wild-type counterparts. In Cyp2e1(−/−) mice, the reduction of striatal DA content was less pronounced 7 days after MPTP treatment compared to treated wild-type mice. Similarly, TH immunoreactivity analysis of the substantia nigra of Cyp2e1(−/−) mice did not show any neuronal lesions after MPTP treatment. In contrast to this, wild-type animals showed a minimal but significant lesioning by the toxin as evaluated also by means of non-stereologic computerized assisted analysis of this brain area. Striatal levels of DA metabolites after 7 days were variably affected by the toxin, but consistent differences between the two animal strains were not observed.We evaluated short-term changes in the levels of striatal DA and its metabolites, and we monitored striatal MPP⁺ levels. Striatal MPP⁺ was cleared more rapidly in Cyp2e1(−/−) mice than in wild-type animals and, consistently, striatal DA content decreased faster in Cyp2e1(−/−) mice than in wild-type animals, and 3-methoxytyramine and HVA levels showed an early and sharp rise. Our findings suggest that Cyp2e1(−/−) mice are weakly sensitive to MPTP-induced brain lesions, markedly in contrast with a protective role of the enzyme as suggested previously. The differences observed between the knockout mice and their wild-type counterparts are modest and may be due to an efficient compensatory mechanism or genetic drift in the colonies.     

Characterization of cytochrome P450s mediating ipriflavone metabolism in human liver microsomes

Ipriflavone, a synthetic flavonoid for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, has been reported to be extensively metabolized in man to seven metabolites (M1–M7). This study was performed to characterize the human liver cytochrome P450s (CYP) responsible for the metabolism of ipriflavone. Hydroxylation at the β-ring to M3, O-dealkylation to M1 and oxidation at isopropyl group to M4 and M5 are major pathways for ipriflavone metabolism in three different human liver microsome preparations. The specific CYPs responsible for ipriflavone oxidation to the active metabolites, M1, M3, M4 and M5 were identified using a combination of correlation analysis, immuno-inhibition, chemical inhibition in human liver microsomes and metabolism by expressed recombinant CYP enzymes. The inhibitory potencies of ipriflavone and its five metabolites, M1–M5 on seven clinically important CYPs were investigated in human liver microsomes. Our results demonstrate that CYP3A4 plays the major role in O-dealkylation of ipriflavone to M1 and CYP1A2 plays a dominant role in the formation of M3, M4 and M5. Ipriflavone and/or its five metabolites were found to inhibit potently the metabolism of CYPs 1A2, 2C8, 2C9 and 2C19 substrates.     

Dose-response relationship of cytochrome P4501b1 mRNA induction by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in livers of C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice

 The dose-response relationship of cytochrome P4501b1 (Cyp1b1) and Cyp1a1 induction in livers of TCDD-treated female C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice are described. The animals were treated i.p. with 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 50 μg TCDD/kg for 24 h, and Cyp1b1 and Cyp1a1 mRNA expression was analyzed by RT-PCR. In the livers of both mouse strains, the Cyp1b1 and Cyp1a1 mRNA content was increased after TCDD exposure in a dose-dependent manner. These effects were more pronounced in TCDD-responsive C57BL/6J mice than in the less responsive DBA/2J mice, although Cyp1a1 was more responsive to TCDD than Cyp1b1 in both strains. The calculated ED₅₀ values for Cyp1b1 and Cyp1a1 induction in livers of TCDD-treated C57BL/6J mice were 1.3 and 0.08 μg TCDD/kg, respectively. The corresponding values for half-maximal induction response in livers of DBA/2J mice were 3.4 μg TCDD/kg for Cyp1b1 and 1.5 μg TCDD/kg for Cyp1a1. These results show that Cyp1b1 mRNA expression is less inducible by TCDD than Cyp1a1. Both genes are highly inducible in TCDD-responsive C57BL/6J mice expressing the high affinity arylhydrocarbon receptor (Ah receptor), suggesting that Cyp1b1, like Cyp1a1, is a potential Ah receptor-regulated gene. Received: 8 December 1995/Accepted: 6 February 1996     

毛冬青胶囊对大鼠体内细胞色素P450 代谢活性的影响*

目的：采用Cocktail探针药物法研究毛冬青胶囊对大鼠CYP1A2、CYP3A2、CYP2C6、CYP2D1、CYP2D2和CYP2E1体内代谢活性的影响。方法：分别以茶碱、咪达唑仑、甲苯磺丁脲、奥美拉唑、右美沙芬和氯唑沙宗作为探针底物,将大鼠随机分为3组：空白对照组、毛冬青的低剂量组和高剂量组。低、高剂量组每日分别灌胃给予毛冬青胶囊1.8、3.6 g·kg-1,空白对照组每日给予与低剂量组等体积的生理盐水,各组均为1次/天,连续14 d。各组分别于第15天给予Cocktail探针药物,于给药前、后不同时间点取血,用LC-MS/MS检测各探针药物的血药浓度,计算药代动力学参数。结果：茶碱低剂量组cmax、AUC0-t有极显著差异（P≤0.01）;甲苯磺丁脲高剂量组和氯唑沙宗低剂量组AUC0-t有显著差异（P≤0.05）;其他无统计学差异。结论：毛冬青胶囊对大鼠体内CYP2C6和CYP1A2有强诱导作用,对CYP2E1有中强诱导作用,其他亚型基本无影响。     

Site-specific oxidation of flavanone and flavone by cytochrome P450 2A6 in human liver microsomes

1. The roles of human cytochrome P450 (P450 or CYP) 2A6 in the oxidation of flavanone [(2R)- and (2S)-enantiomers] and flavone were studied in human liver microsomes and recombinant human P450 enzymes.

2. CYP2A6 was highly active in oxidizing flavanone to form flavone, 2′-hydroxy-, 4′-, and 6-hydroxyflavanones and in oxidizing flavone to form mono- and di-hydroxylated products, such as mono-hydroxy flavones M6, M7, and M11 and di-hydroxy flavones M3, M4, and M5.

3. Liver microsomes prepared from human sample HH2, defective in coumarin 7-hydroxylation activity, were very inefficient in forming 2′-hydroxyflavanone from flavanone and a mono-hydroxylated product, M6, from flavone. Coumarin and anti-CYP2A6 antibodies strongly inhibited the formation of these metabolites in microsomes prepared from liver samples HH47 and 54, which were active in coumarin oxidation activities.

4. Molecular docking analysis showed that the C2′-position of (2R)-flavanone (3.8 Å) was closer to the iron center of CYP2A6 than the C6-position (10 Å), while distances from C2′ and C6 of (2S)-flavanone to the CYP2A6 were 6.91 Å and 5.42 Å, respectively.

5. These results suggest that CYP2A6 catalyzes site-specific oxidation of (racemic) flavanone and also flavone in human liver microsomes. CYP1A2 and CYP2B6 were also found to play significant roles in some of the oxidations of these flavonoids by human liver microsomes.

     

Expression and inducibility of cytochrome P450s in human hepatocytes isolated from chimeric mice with humanised livers

1. The evaluation of drug-mediated cytochrome P450 (P450) induction using human hepatocytes is important for predicting drug interactions. In this study, we prepared hepatocytes from chimeric mice with humanised livers (Hu-Liver mice) and evaluated the expression and inducibility of P450s in these hepatocytes.

2. Up to 95% of the Hu-Liver cells stained positive for human leukocyte antigen and the mean viability exceeded 85% (n?=?10). Monolayer-cultured Hu-Liver cells displayed a similar morphology to cultures of the corresponding human hepatocytes used as transplantation donors.

3. The mRNA expression levels in Hu-Liver cells of 16 P450 forms belonging to P450 subfamilies 1–4 correlated well with the expression levels of the same enzymes in human hepatocytes. The variations in individual P450 mRNA levels between Hu-Liver cells and the corresponding human hepatocytes were within five-fold for 13 P450 forms.

4. The production of 6β-hydroxytestosterone in Hu-Liver cells was significantly increased (p?<?.05) following treatment with the CYP3A inducer, rifampicin.

5. Hu-Liver cells have characteristics similar to those of human hepatocytes in terms of mRNA expression levels and the inducibility of the various P450 forms. Thus, Hu-Liver cells can potentially be used for in vitro drug-mediated induction assays of human hepatic P450s.