title: Effects of phenethyl isothiocyanate on acetaminophen metabolism and hepatotoxicity in mice.
abstract: Phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), a compound derived from cruciferous and other vegetables, is a potent inhibitor of cytochrome P450 2E1. This enzyme catalyzes the bioactivation of acetaminophen (APAP) and many other xenobiotics. The present study investigated the effects of PEITC on APAP metabolism and associated hepatotoxicity in Swiss-Webster mice. When PEITC (19-150 micromol/kg) was given to mice intragastrically 1 hr before or immediately prior to a toxic dose of APAP, the APAP-induced hepatotoxicity was significantly decreased or was completely prevented. The extent of toxicity was evaluated by mortality, serum levels of glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, lactate dehydrogenase, and liver histopathology. Pretreatment of mice with ethanol enhanced APAP hepatotoxicity; this enhanced toxicity could also be prevented by the administration of PEITC. PEITC treatment prevented the depletion of hepatic glutathione levels caused by oxidized APAP metabolites. PEITC treatment also significantly decreased the plasma levels of oxidized APAP metabolites (analyzed as APAP-glutathione, APAP-cysteine, and APAP-N-acetylcysteine) and reduced the urinary excretion of APAP-cysteine. In microsomal incubations, PEITC effectively inhibited the rate of APAP-glutathione formation from APAP as well as the P450 2E1-dependent N-nitrosodimethylamine demethylase and the P450 1A2-dependent ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase activities. The protective action of PEITC against APAP toxicity is attributed to the blocking of APAP activation through inhibition of P450 enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Cancer Research, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-0789, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Reuhl
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D065691:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005215:Fasting; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D017879:Isothiocyanates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D065691:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D017879:Isothiocyanates; D000082:Acetaminophen; D000431:Ethanol; C058305:phenethyl isothiocyanate; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D005978:Glutathione