title: Comparison of levels of cytochromes P-450, CYP1A2, CYP2E1, and their related monooxygenase activities in human surgical liver samples.
abstract: Hepatic microsomal cytochromes P-450 CYP1A2, and CYP2E1 contents and catalytic activities have been simultaneously investigated in 42 patients undergoing diagnostic liver biopsy. CYP1A2 contents, measured by Western blotting, were correlated with methoxyresorufin-O-demethylation and ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylation (r = 0.65 and r = 0.66, p < 0.001, respectively). CYP2E1 contents were correlated with 1-butanol oxidation and 6-hydroxylation of chlorzoxazone (r = 0.75 for both, p < 0.001). CYP1A2 catalytic activities varied by 30- to 40-fold, whereas CYP2E1 activities varied by 6- to 20-fold. In our study, these variations were not related to liver diseases or cancer of the digestive tract nor to alcohol drinking or smoking habits, because patients were alcohol- and tobacco-free for 1 month before the study. Other environmental factors, diet habits, and/or genetic factors could explain the large interindividual variations observed.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine, Laboratoire de Biochimie, Brest, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berthou
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dréano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lozac'h
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volant
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ménez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019388:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D010105:Oxygenases; D019388:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2