Differential modulation of cytochrome P-450 1A and P-glycoprotein expression by aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists and thyroid hormone in Xenopus laevis liver and intestine

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Colombo, A [1 ]
Bonfanti, P [1 ]
Orsi, F [1 ]
Camatini, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Milan, Dipartimento Sci Ambiente & Terr, I-20126 Milan, Italy
关键词
Xenopus laevis; MDR; cytochrome P450 1A; P-glycoprotein; aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) agonists; 3,3 ',5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T-3);
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10.1016/S0166-445X(02)00178-9
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Q17 [水生生物学];
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071004 ;
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Several defence mechanisms, such as cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) enzymes and P-glycoprotein (Pgp), may influence the intracellular concentration and consequently the toxicity of xenobiotics. The parallel expression of CYP1A and Pgp has been investigated in mammals and, to a lesser extent in fish, in search for evidence of co-ordinated responses to xenobiotic exposure. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) agonists are well known CYP1A inducers but some of them resulted not to have a uniquely defined action on Pgp levels in mammalian and fish species. To the best of our knowledge, no detailed studies have been carried out so far on amphibians Xenopus laevis. For this reason, in this work, the time dependent responses of the hepatic CYP1A and Pgp, to the prototypical CYP1A inducers, benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P), 3-methylcholanthrene (3MC) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in X. laevis have been assessed at the protein level and compared. The responsiveness of Xenopus intestinal Pgp to these compounds has also been analysed, as the epithelial cells lining the lumen of intestine represent another preferential site of Pgp expression. In addition, since the thyroid hormone has been demonstrated to down regulate the mdr gene during Xenopus development and in primary culture of Xenopus intestinal epithelial cells, the effects of 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T-3) on CYP1A and Pgp protein levels have been investigated in adult organisms. Western blot evidenced that a single injection of B(a)P (100 mg/kg), 3MC (20 mg/kg), and TCDD (3 mug/kg) elicited a statistically significant induction of hepatic CYP1A at all time points considered (72, 120 and 168 h) which decreased in time. The same trend of liver CYP1A induction was observed in T3 treated Xenopus (15 mug/kg). Unlike CYP1A induction, the modulation of hepatic and intestinal Pgp expression exhibits an heterogeneous pattern. The basal levels of hepatic and intestinal Pgp were not statistically significant affected by treatments. In particular, the hepatic Pgp levels seem not to be induced by TCDD and T3 at all times considered in comparison to control. For the first time the modulation of CYP1A and Pgp levels by B(a)P, 3MC and in particular by TCDD and T3 in Xenopus has been demonstrated and the results herewith indicate that the two target defence mechanisms respond to AHR agonists in a dissimilar way in terms of proteins induction in Xenopus. Moreover, these data suggest additional experiments in order to clarify the complex mechanism, which adjusts the parallel expression of CYP1A and Pgp in Xenopus. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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