title: The flavonoid galangin is an inhibitor of CYP1A1 activity and an agonist/antagonist of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.
abstract: The effect of the dietary flavonoid galangin on the metabolism of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA), the activity of cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1), and the expression of CYP1A1 in MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cells was investigated. Galangin inhibited the catabolic breakdown of DMBA, as measured by thin-layer chromatography, in a dose-dependent manner. Galangin also inhibited the formation of DMBA-DNA adducts, and prevented DMBA-induced inhibition of cell growth. Galangin caused a potent, dose-dependent inhibition of CYP1A1 activity, as measured by ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase activity, in intact cells and in microsomes isolated from DMBA-treated cells. Analysis of the inhibition kinetics by double-reciprocal plot demonstrated that galangin inhibited CYP1A1 activity in a noncompetitive manner. Galangin caused an increase in the level of CYP1A1 mRNA, indicating that it may be an agonist of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, but it inhibited the induction of CYP1A1 mRNA by DMBA or by 2,3,5,7-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Galangin also inhibited the DMBA- or TCDD-induced transcription of a reporter vector containing the CYP1A1 promoter. Thus, galangin is a potent inhibitor of DMBA metabolism and an agonist/antagonist of the AhR, and may prove to be an effective chemopreventive agent.
authors: Cellular Defense and Carcinogenesis Section, Basic Research Laboratory, Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, NIH, MD 21702-1201, USA.
authors: H P
authors: HP
authors: Ciolino
authors: G C
authors: GC
authors: Yeh
mesh_terms: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018736:DNA Adducts / Q000378:metabolism; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / Q000819:agonists* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C059444:7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-DNA adduct; D002273:Carcinogens; D018736:DNA Adducts; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; C037032:galangin; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide