title: Respective roles of human cytochrome P-4502E1, 1A2, and 3A4 in the hepatic microsomal ethanol oxidizing system.
abstract: The microsomal ethanol oxidizing system comprises an ethanol-inducible cytochrome P-4502E1, but the involvement of other P-450s has also been suggested. In our study, human CYP2E1, CYP1A2, and CYP3A4 were heterologously expressed in HepG2 cells, and their ethanol oxidation was assessed using a corresponding selective inhibitor: all three P-450 isoenzymes metabolized ethanol. Selective inhibitors-4-methylpyrazole (CYP2E1), furafylline (CYP1A2), and troleandomycin (CYP3A4)-also decreased microsomal ethanol oxidation in the livers of 18 organ donors. The P-450-dependent ethanol oxidizing activities correlated significantly with those of the specific monooxygenases and the immunochemically determined microsomal content of the respective P-450. The mean CYP2E1-dependent ethanol oxidation in human liver microsomes [1.41+/-0.11 nmol min(-1) (mg protein)(-1)] was twice that of CYP1A2 (0.61+/-0.07) or CYP3A4 (0.73+/-0.11) (p < 0.05). Furthermore, CYP2E1 had the highest (p < 0.05) specific activity [28+/-2 nmol min(-1) (nmol CYP2E1)(-1) versus 17+/-3 nmol min(-1) (nmol CYP1A2)(-1), and 12+/-2 nmol min(-1) (CYP3A4)(-1), respectively]. Thus, in human liver microsomes, CYP2E1 plays the major role. However, CYP1A2 and CYP3A4 contribute significantly to microsomal ethanol oxidation and may, therefore, also be involved in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease.
authors.affiliation: Alcohol Research and Treatment Center, Bronx VA Medical Center, NY 10468, USA.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Salmela
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Kessova
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Tsyrlov
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lieber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002460:Cell Line; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019388:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 / Q000502:physiology*; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 / Q000502:physiology*; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000502:physiology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1; C104464:CYP3A protein, human; D019388:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; C510163:CYP3A4 protein, human