title: Differential effects of aging on hepatic microsomal monooxygenase induction by phenobarbital and beta-naphthoflavone.
abstract: The influence of aging on hepatic microsomal monooxygenase induction by phenobarbital (PB) or beta-naphthoflavone (BNF) was investigated in male Fischer 344 rats maintained in a constant environment. PB-induced increases in microsomal cytochrome P-450 content and NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity were similar in rats aged 3-5 months (young-adult) and 24-25 months (old), but increased in benzephetamine N-demethylase activity were markedly diminished in the old rats. Separation of hepatic microsomal proteins by sodium dodecylsulfate gel electrophoresis demonstrated that aging decreased the induction by PB of a polypeptide with a molecular weight of 52,500. BNF-induced increases in microsomal cytochrome P-450 and nitroanisole O-demethylase activity were greater in old than in young-adult rats, and BNF induction of 55,000 and 57,000 molecular weight microsomal polypeptides was increased slightly in livers from old rats. The results indicate that age-related effects on monooxygenase induction vary with different inducers of the hepatic microsomal enzyme system.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D001571:Benzoflavones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009251:NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase / Q000378:metabolism; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D019324:beta-Naphthoflavone
chemical_list: D001571:Benzoflavones; D005419:Flavonoids; D011506:Proteins; D019324:beta-Naphthoflavone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D009251:NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase; D010634:Phenobarbital