title: Effect of thioacetamide on cytochrome P-450 synthesis in rat liver.
abstract: A single injection of thioacetamide to rats results in a striking decrease in liver cytochrome P-450. The drug blocks the phenobarbitone-mediated induction of cytochrome P-450b. Under these conditions, there is a decrease in the synthesis of cytochrome P-450b, which is essentially due to a decrease in the amount of translatable mRNA for cytochrome P-450b. This effect of thioacetamide is not due to a general effect on protein synthesis or polyribosome stability. Multiple injections of thioacetamide also decrease the synthesis of cytochrome P-450b and the amounts of its translatable mRNA.
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002474:Cell-Free System / Q000187:drug effects; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D013853:Thioacetamide / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013853:Thioacetamide; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010634:Phenobarbital