title: Opposite regulation of bilirubin and 4-nitrophenol UDP-glucuronosyltransferase mRNA levels by 3,3',5 triiodo-L-thyronine in rat liver.
abstract: The effects of 3,3',5 triiodo-L-thyronine (L-T3) on the constitutive levels of hepatic mRNA encoding two UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) isoforms implicated in the glucuronidation of planar phenolic substrates (UGT1*06) and bilirubin (UGT1*0) were investigated in rat liver. The amount of UGT mRNA was quantitated by reverse transcription and amplification methods (RT-PCR). Treatment with L-T3 significantly increased UGT1*06 and decreased UGT1*0 mRNA levels by 41% and 54%, respectively. The opposite situation was observed in thyroidectomised animals. A good relationship observed between UGT activity toward 4-nitrophenol and bilirubin and mRNA levels emphasizes the key role played by the thyroid hormone L-T3 on UGT expression.
authors.affiliation: Formation de Biochimie Pharmacologique, UFR de Pharmacie, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masmoudi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Planells
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mounié
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Artur
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Magdalou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goudonnet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014285:Triiodothyronine, Reverse / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C019787:bilirubin glucuronoside glucuronosyltransferase; D014285:Triiodothyronine, Reverse; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase