title: Characterization of the induction of drug-metabolizing enzymes by 2-acetylaminofluorene.
abstract: Changes in hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes after intraperitoneal treatment of rats with 2-acetylaminofluorene have been investigated. This treatment was found to increase microsomal epoxide hydrolase to 762%, cytochrome P-450 to 143%, NADPH-cytochrome c reductase to 160%, cytochrome b5 to 171%, cytoplasmic DT-diaphorase to 229% and soluble glutathione S-transferase activities to 200-250% of control values. These increases were time- and dose-dependent, being maximal after injection of 50 mg 2-acetylaminofluorene/kg body wt. once daily for 5 days. Enzyme markers for the plasma membrane, mitochondria, lysosomes and the soluble cytoplasm were not affected by treatment with 2-acetylaminofluorene. The present study indicates that this induction is different from that obtained with phenobarbital and 3-methylcholanthrene and more closely resembles that seen with trans-stilbene oxide.
mesh_terms: D015073:2-Acetylaminofluorene / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015073:2-Acetylaminofluorene