title: Comparison of the drug metabolizing enzymes in the liver and kidneys from homozygous nude swiss, heterozygous normal swiss, homozygous normal Swiss and DBA/2 mice.
abstract: The hepatic and renal microsomal drug metabolizing enzyme systems were isolated from homozygous nude Swiss (nu/nu), heterozygous normal Swiss (nu/+), homozygous normal Swiss (+/+) and DBA/2 mice. Microsomal protein and cytochrome P-450 concentrations were measured and the activity of ethylmorphine demethylase, aniline hydroxylase, aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase and UDP-glucuronyl transferase were determined. Hepatic microsomes from both experimental groups carrying the nude gene were able to metabolize aniline and ethylmorphine more rapidly (20% and 36%, respectively) than the DBA/2 or Swiss homozygous normal mice. No difference between test groups was observed for hepatic aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase or UDP-glucuronyl transferase activity. Kidney microsomes from mice carrying the nude gene had approximately twice the aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity of the other two experimental groups. Renal mixed-function oxidase pathways measured for the homozygous nude mouse showed a higher overall rate of activity than the other three experimental groups. No significant difference in renal UDP-glucuronyl transferase was observed between mouse groups.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D051379:Mice; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D008819:Mice, Nude; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D010088:Oxidoreductases