Role of vitamin D3 on the activity patterns of hepatic drug metabolizing enzymes in transplantable murine lymphoma.
Vitamin D3 (D3) has been found to exert varied pharmacological actions including restriction of cell growth of a number of malignant cell lines in vitro and inhibition of the promotion of chemical carcinogenesis in mouse skin. In an attempt to confirm the efficacy of D3 as an antineoplastic agent, the present investigation aims at characterizing the importance of D3 in modulating hepatic drug metabolizing enzymes, namely, cytosolic glutathione S-transferase (GSHT), microsomal UDP glucuronyl transferase (UDPGT), and cytochrome P-450, which have been reported by us in recent literature as significant neoplastic markers in mice bearing Dalton's lymphoma (DL). Results show that D3 causes a 150% elevation of GSHT activity and the maintenance of normal, near-control UDPGT activity and cytochrome P-450 content, up to almost 30 days following tumor transplantation, along with bringing about a twofold increase in survival of the host mice. In conclusion, we confirm the definite and significant antitumorigenic role of D3 and its involvement with the discussed hepatic tumor markers in monitoring the processes that lead to cell survival.
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Division of Biochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India.
Chatterjee
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Ghosh
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Roy
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D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D013997:Time Factors
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002762:Cholecalciferol; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase