title: 3,5-Dichloroaniline toxicity in Fischer 344 rats pretreated with inhibitors and inducers of cytochrome P450.
abstract: 3,5-Dichloroaniline (3,5-DCA), a derivative needed in the manufacture of dyes, pesticides and industrial compounds has been reported to induce renal damage. This study investigated whether pretreatment with inducers or inhibitors of P450 altered 3,5-DCA toxicity. P450 levels were induced in male Fischer 344 rats (4-12/group) by pretreatment (i.p.) with phenobarbital (PB, 75 mg/kg/day for 3 days), beta-naphthoflavone (BNF, 100 mg/kg/day for 4 days) or pyridine (PYR, 100 mg/kg/day for 4 days). P450 activity was inhibited by pretreatment with piperonyl butoxide (PiBx) 30 min prior to injection of 3,5-DCA. Upon completion of a designated pretreatment regimen, 0.4 or 0.8 mmol/kg 3,5-DCA was injected into F344 rats. Pair-fed controls were injected with 25% ethanol solution or physiological saline (2.5 ml/kg). The renal changes monitored at 24 and 48 h following treatment with 0.8 mmol/kg 3,5-DCA were characterized by increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level and decreased renal cortical slice accumulation of p-aminohippurate (PAH). Plasma alanine transaminase activity (ALT/GPT) was increased 24 h after injection of 0.8 mmol/kg 3,5-DCA while liver wt. was unchanged. PB or PYR pretreatment did not alter the renal or hepatic effects of 3,5-DCA while BNF pretreatment slightly reduced toxicity. In contrast, PiBx pretreatment increased the renal and hepatic changes associated with 3,5-DCA. The results with PiBx suggest that either the parent compound possesses some direct cytotoxicity or that a toxic metabolite was generated through a biotransformation pathway not inhibited by PiBx.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, WV 25704-9388, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Valentovic
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Rankin
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D001571:Benzoflavones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010080:Oxazoles; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D010882:Piperonyl Butoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D019324:beta-Naphthoflavone; D010130:p-Aminohippuric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001571:Benzoflavones; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010080:Oxazoles; D011725:Pyridines; D019324:beta-Naphthoflavone; C037268:dichlozolinate; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D010882:Piperonyl Butoxide; C023666:pyridine; C037267:3,5-dichloroaniline; D010130:p-Aminohippuric Acid; D010634:Phenobarbital