title: Sex dependent effect of chronic ethanol consumption in rats on hepatic microsome mediated mutagenicity of benzo[a]pyrene.
abstract: The effect of chronic ethanol consumption by rats on hepatic microsomal metabolism of the procarcinogen benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) was investigated both with respect to induction of microsomal arylhydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) activity and activation of B[a]P to a mutagen. In female rats, chronic ethanol ingestion produced a 42% increase in AHH activity (P less than 0.01), as measured in isolated microsomes, and also resulted in a significantly enhanced capacity (P less than 0.01) of these microsomes to activate B[a]P to a mutagen detectable in the Ames bacterial mutagenesis assay. Hepatic microsomes from male rats on the other hand did not exhibit any significant differences, either in AHH activity or in their capacity to activate B[a]P to a mutagen after chronic ethanol feeding.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001580:Benzopyrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D009153:Mutagens / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D001580:Benzopyrenes; D009153:Mutagens; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases