title: Effects of benzo[a]pyrene and (+-)-trans-7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene on mitosis in Chinese hamster V79 cells with stable expression of rat cytochrome P4501A1 or 1A2.
abstract: The effect of bioactivation of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) and (+-)-trans-7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P-7,8-diol) on spindle disturbances and toxicity has been investigated in V79 Chinese hamster cells genetically engineered to express cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) and cytochrome P4501A2 (CYP1A2). B[a]P induces spindle disturbances in native V79 Chinese hamster cells. This effect was enhanced by the expression of CYP1A1 but not CYP1A2. The increased effect seen in the CYP1A1-expressing cell line could be brought back to the level seen in the native cell line by alpha-naphthoflavone in a dose-dependent manner. This strongly suggests that a CYP1A1-dependent metabolite, conceivably (+-)-trans-7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene (BPDE) accounts for the increased spindle disturbing effect. B[a]P-7,8-diol induced spindle disturbances at remarkably low concentrations, 10(-8) M, irrespective of expression of the two CYPs. Our data suggest that B[a]P-7,8-diol is the most potent spindle-disturbing metabolite, whereas BPDE is the most important metabolite concerning mutagenesis. The concentrations inducing spindle disturbances correspond to those that are positive in mutation assays. We hypothesize that B[a]P is a complete carcinogen because of its ability to induce both aneuploidy and mutations after metabolic conversion of low non-cytotoxic concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Onfelt
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doehmer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Loft
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001571:Benzoflavones / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D019388:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004101:Dihydroxydihydrobenzopyrenes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008938:Mitosis; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D001571:Benzoflavones; D004101:Dihydroxydihydrobenzopyrenes; C017228:benzo(a)pyrene 7,8-dihydrodiol; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene; C011512:alpha-naphthoflavone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D019388:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2