title: Characterization of the induction of cytosolic and microsomal epoxide hydrolases by 2-ethylhexanoic acid in mouse liver.
abstract: When mice were exposed to 1% 2-ethylhexanoic acid in the diet, cytosolic and microsomal epoxide hydrolase (EC 3.3.2.3) activities were increased maximally (2-2.5- and 0.5-1-fold, respectively) after 3 days. Immunochemical quantitation of these enzymes indicated that the process involved was a true induction in both cases. Maximal levels of peroxisome proliferation (as indicated by carnitine acetyltransferase activity) were obtained after 7 days of exposure. All three of these activities returned to control levels within 4 days after termination of the treatment. The liver somatic index was slightly increased after 4 days of administration of 1% 2-ethylhexanoic acid, but the protein contents of the "mitochondrial," microsomal, and cytosolic fractions were unaffected. The activity of peroxisomal palmitoyl-CoA beta-oxidation was increased 2-fold, whereas peroxisomal catalase activity was unaffected. Exposure to 2-ethylhexanoic acid also increased cytochrome oxidase activity, suggesting an effect on mitochondria. Other parameters of detoxication--i.e. total microsomal cytochrome P-450 content, cytosolic glutathione transferase activity toward 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene, and the "cytosolic" epoxide hydrolase activity localized in the "mitochondrial" fraction--were not affected by 4 days of treatment with 1% 2-ethylhexanoic acid.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002208:Caproates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002332:Carnitine O-Acetyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000201:enzymology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002208:Caproates; C040668:2-ethylhexanoic acid; D002332:Carnitine O-Acetyltransferase; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases