title: Activity of hepatic drug metabolizing enzymes following oxazepam-dosed feed treatment in B6C3F1 mice.
abstract: Oxazepam has been determined to be a potent hepatocarcinogen in mice. Evidence in the literature indicates that oxazepam is capable of inducing drug metabolizing enzymes in rodents and an association between enzyme induction and carcinogenesis has been proposed for other compounds such as phenobarbital. We examined the pattern of enzyme induction that occurs under bioassay conditions in male B6C3F1 mice. The results indicate that oxazepam is capable of inducing multiple drug metabolizing enzymes under bioassay conditions. Closer examination of the most induced samples suggests that oxazepam is a phenobarbital-type enzyme inducer.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences MD C3-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Burka
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000633:Aminopyrine N-Demethylase / Q000378:metabolism; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000815:Aniline Hydroxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D019362:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B1; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism*; D015786:Cytochromes b5 / Q000378:metabolism*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004435:Eating; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010076:Oxazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D010076:Oxazepam; D015786:Cytochromes b5; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D000815:Aniline Hydroxylase; D019362:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B1; D000633:Aminopyrine N-Demethylase; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase