title: Effect of a Prudhoe Bay crude oil on hepatic and renal peroxisomal beta-oxidation and mixed-function oxidase activities in rats.
abstract: The effect of oral administration of a Prudhoe Bay crude oil (PBCO) to male rats (PBCO, 2.6 g/kg body weight, daily) for 5-12 days on hepatic and renal microsomal monooxygenase activities and peroxisomal beta-oxidation has been investigated. PBCO administration leads to liver enlargement. This is associated with induction of microsomal cytochrome P-450 levels (1.6- to 2.0-fold) and dependent mixed-function oxidase activities (7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase and 7-pentoxyresorufin-O-depentylase, representing cytochrome P-450I and cytochrome P-450IIB isoenzymes respectively, 9- to 15-fold; omega-oxidation of lauric acid representing the cytochrome P-450IVA1 isoenzyme, 1.4- to 1.5-fold) along with peroxisomal beta-oxidation (palmitoyl CoA oxidation, 2- to 5-fold). It was observed that rats exposed to PBCO showed an increase in renal microsomal cytochrome P-450 content (1.6- to 2.3-fold), cytochrome P-450I activity (5- to 8-fold) and omega-oxidation activity (1.3- to 1.4-fold). However, renal peroxisomal beta-oxidation was unaltered. Serum total triglycerides were lowered by 41-46% after PBCO exposure. These results suggest that induction of peroxisomal beta-oxidation and possibly mono-oxygenases may be related to the carcinogenic/tumorigenic potential of crude oil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Codner
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Rahimtula
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008830:Microbodies / Q000378:metabolism; D008861:Microsomes / Q000378:metabolism; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010578:Petroleum / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum; D014280:Triglycerides; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D002784:Cholesterol; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases