title: Effects of insecticide synergists on microsomal oxidation of estradiol and ethynylestradiol and on microsomal drug metabolism.
abstract: 1. Oxidation of estradiol and ethynylestradiol at ring A and ring B by rat liver microsomes and NADPH-regenerating system in vitro is inhibited by the two arylimidazole insecticide synergists, 3-bromophenyl-4(5)-imidazole and 1-naphthyl-4(5)-imidazole, but not by the benzothiadiazole insectide synergists 6-nitro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole and 5,6-dimethyl-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole. The Ki of the most potent inhibitor, 1-naphthyl-4(5)-imidazole, was 3 X 10(-6) M. 2. 6-Nitro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole (10(-6) M), which did not inhibit hydroxylation of the estrogens, inhibited oxidation of aniline and demethylation of ethylmorphine, p-nitroanisole, and aminopyrine by 30-70%. 5,6-Dimethyl-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole inhibited only demethylation of p-nitroanisole and aminopyrine. From these results the presence of different hepatic microsomal mixed function oxidases may be inferred. 3. 1-Naphthyl-4(5)-imidazole, the most potent inhibitor of hydroxylation of drugs and estrogen rings A and B, also inhibited microsomal estrogen-16alpha-hydroxylation. 4. These data show that insecticide synergists may effect the breakdown of estrogenic hormones in the organism.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D004958:Estradiol / Q000378:metabolism*; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000378:metabolism*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010574:Pesticide Synergists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D010574:Pesticide Synergists; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D004958:Estradiol