title: Salicylate enhancement of renal glucuronide conjugation and tubular excretory transfer of phenols.
abstract: Salicylate administration increased glucuronyltransferase activity, with o-aminophenol as the substrate, in chicken kidney homogenates, but did not affect glucuronyltransferase activity in chicken liver homogenates. In addition, salicylate administration increased in vivo renal glucuronidation of catechol and p-nitrophenol without affecting renal sulfate conjugation of these compounds. These results suggest that salicylate administration selectively enhances renal glucuronide conjugation, thereby promoting a more rapid metabolism and elimination of circulating phenols, especially at high plasma phenol concentrations. Isolated human kidney perfusion experiments reveal that glucuronide and sulfate conjugates of phenol, p-nitrophenol, and 1-naphthol are formed in the human kidney, suggesting that the effect of salicylate treatment on renal glucuronidation may apply to humans.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D005260:Female; D005965:Glucuronates / Q000378:metabolism*; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000378:metabolism; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D010636:Phenols / Q000378:metabolism*; D012459:Salicylates / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005965:Glucuronates; D010636:Phenols; D012459:Salicylates; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase