title: Induction of heme oxygenase and inhibition of delta-aminolevulinic acid synthetase of rat liver by thioacetamide and thioacetamide-S-oxide.
abstract: Thioacetamide and one of its metabolite, thioacetamide-S-oxide, were shown to increase heme oxygenase and to inhibit delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) synthetase when administered in vivo to male rats. Concomitant with the increase of heme oxygenase and the decrease of ALA synthetase, concentration of cytochrome P-450 and drug metabolizing enzyme activities were decreased by in vivo administration of thioacetamide and thioacetamide-S-oxide to rats. The results of these studies indicate that thioacetamide and thioacetamide-S-oxide are not only inhibitor of ALA synthetase, but also inducer of heme oxygenase in rats. Further, thioacetamide-S-oxide is generally more effective than thioacetamide with respect to the effects on cytochrome P-450, ALA synthetase and heme oxygenase.
mesh_terms: D000624:5-Aminolevulinate Synthetase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000081:Acetamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013853:Thioacetamide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D013853:Thioacetamide; C029188:thioacetamide-S-oxide; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing); D000624:5-Aminolevulinate Synthetase