title: Dietary administration of 2(3)-t-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole elevates mouse liver microsome-mediated DNA binding and mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1.
abstract: Administration of the phenolic antioxidant 2(3)-t-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (BHA) to mice resulted in a 2-3-fold increase in the liver microsome catalyzed irreversible binding of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) to calf thymus DNA and up to a 5-fold increase in the ability to induce mutations in Salmonella typhimurium TA98. Maximum induction of AFB1 binding to DNA occurred after 2 days of BHA administration whereas cytosolic glutathione S-transferase was maximally induced (6-fold) only after 10 days of BHA feeding. The induction of a new cytochrome P-450 species was indicated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and an enhanced sensitivity to inhibition by metyrapone and alpha-naphthoflavone. Addition of control cytosol (containing glutathione S-transferase) + glutathione to control microsomes decreased AFB1 binding to DNA by 26%. However, replacement of control cytosol by BHA cytosol which contained 6 times more glutathione S-transferase only marginally enhanced the inhibition to 38%. These data suggest that BHA may exert its effect in the liver primarily through an alteration of the cytochrome P-450 dependent activation process although an increase in the conjugation of reactive metabolite may play a contributory role.
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D000840:Anisoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001711:Biotransformation; D002083:Butylated Hydroxyanisole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009153:Mutagens
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D000840:Anisoles; D009153:Mutagens; D002083:Butylated Hydroxyanisole; D004247:DNA; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D005978:Glutathione