title: Activities of hepatic epoxide hydrolase and glutathione S-transferase in rats under the influence of tetramethyl thiuramdisulfide, tetramethyl thiurammonosulfide or dimethyl dithiocarbamate.
abstract: The epoxide hydrolase (EH) activity in the liver of adult female Wistar rats significantly increased 18 h after the administration by gavage of tetramethyl thiuramdisulfide (TMTD, 1 mmol/kg) or tetramethyl thiurammonosulfide (TMTM, 2 mmol/kg). No increase was observed 5 h after administration of Na-dimethyl dithiocarbamate (Na-DMDTC, 4 mmol/kg). The glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity in the cytosol and microsomes of the liver was slightly enhanced after oral (gavage) administration of TMTD, TMTM or Na-DMDTC (doses up to 4 mmol/kg). In vitro, TMTD, TMTM, and Na-DMDTC significantly enhanced the hepatic activity of EH prepared from adult female Wistar rats. Cytosolic and microsomal GST activities from the liver were significantly raised in vitro by Na-DMDTC. The results have a bearing on the evaluation of the risk to health of these chemicals in the workplace.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schreiner
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Freundt
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D004125:Dimethyldithiocarbamate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013859:Thiocarbamates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013893:Thiram / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004125:Dimethyldithiocarbamate; D013859:Thiocarbamates; C034033:tetramethylthiuram monosulfide; D013893:Thiram; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases