title: Aging modifies the expression of hepatic microsomal cytochromes P-450 after pretreatment of rats with beta-naphthoflavone or phenobarbital.
abstract: The various forms of hepatic cytochrome P-450 respond differentially to aging and induction. We examined the levels of six forms of cytochrome P-450, designated as Forms 1 through 5 and Form b, as a function of age and induction. Radial immunodiffusion analysis of rat liver microsomes indicate that cytochrome P-450 Forms 1 and 2 respond to induction by beta-naphthoflavone or phenobarbital less well in aging rats than in young rats. beta-naphthoflavone is less effective in inducing Forms 3, 4, and 5 in aging rats than in young rats. Phenobarbital, however, is more effective in inducing Forms 3 and 4 in aging rats than in young rats but does not induce Form 5 in either young or aging rats. Although Form b is induced predominantly by phenobarbital, beta-naphthoflavone induces Form b moderately in aging rats. Phenobarbital induces Form b to approximately the same extent in aging rats and in young rats. In untreated rats Form 2 is the predominant form, while Forms 1 and 3 are present in moderate amounts. The results of the immunodiffusion analysis were confirmed by the resolution and partial purification of cytochromes P-450 from microsomes of aging and young rats pretreated with beta-naphthoflavone or phenobarbital. These results identify changes with age in specific forms of cytochrome P-450 as a function of the aging process in rats.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001571:Benzoflavones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001711:Biotransformation; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000032:analysis*; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D019324:beta-Naphthoflavone
chemical_list: D001571:Benzoflavones; D005419:Flavonoids; D007527:Isoenzymes; D019324:beta-Naphthoflavone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010634:Phenobarbital