title: Liver microsomal drug metabolism in ethanol-treated hamsters.
abstract: Administration of ethanol in drinking water to Syrian golden hamsters for 1-3 weeks caused alterations of microsomal cytochrome P-450-dependent monooxygenase activities in the liver accompanied by a slight elevation in cytochrome P-450 content. Ethanol treatment resulted in an increase in the activities for ethanol oxidation, aniline p-hydroxylation and dimethylnitrosamine N-demethylation. In particular, when dimethylnitrosamine was used as a substrate, the rate of formaldehyde formation was enhanced by 2- to 2.7-fold, while ethanol oxidation and aniline p-hydroxylation were increased by 1.5- to 2- and 1.2- to 1.3-fold, respectively. On the other hand, the activities of 7-ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase, benzphetamine N-demethylase and benzo[a]pyrene 3-hydroxylase were apparently decreased after ethanol treatment. These results for hamsters were significantly different from those reported for rats.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000032:analysis; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D000431:Ethanol; D010105:Oxygenases