title: Effects of oral administration of acitretin on rat liver microsomal phospholipids, P-450 content and monooxygenase activities.
abstract: Doses of 3 and 10 mg/kg/day acitretin were orally administered to female Wistar rats over a period of 6 weeks. Phospholipid classes, P-450 content, aminopyrine-N-demethylase (ADM) and 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (7-ERO-D) activities were determined in the liver microsomes of the treated animals. Both dosages caused statistically significant alterations in rat liver microsomal phospholipid composition which may be associated with changes in the metabolic activity, ionic transport, cell-cell interaction and other processes of the hepatic cellular components. Furthermore, statistically significant alterations of P-450 isozyme activities were induced by both dosages. Our data suggest a possible interaction of acitretin with other drugs and endogenous substances metabolized by these enzyme systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsambaos
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bolsen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Georgiou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalofoutis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goerz
mesh_terms: D017255:Acitretin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000633:Aminopyrine N-Demethylase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D000633:Aminopyrine N-Demethylase; D017255:Acitretin