title: Minimal effect of cytokine-independent hepatitis induced by anti-Fas antibodies on hepatic cytochrome P450 gene expression in mice.
abstract: The effect of cytokine-independent hepatitis on cytochrome P450 (CYP) gene expression remains unknown. Treatment of mice with anti-Fas antibodies (150 microg/kg, i.v.) caused elevated plasma alanine aminotransferase activity at 4 and 24 h after treatment. Under normal reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) amplification conditions, no effect of anti-Fas antibody-induced hepatitis on hepatic CYP 2E1 and 3A gene expression was observed. But lower cycle RT-PCR amplification revealed slight suppression of hepatic CYP 2E1 gene expression. The present results showed that cytokine-independent hepatitis induced by anti-Fas anti-bodies had only a minimal effect on the suppression of CYP gene expression in the liver.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratories, Nippon Chemiphar Co. Ltd, Misato, Saitama 341-0005, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okabe
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D006520:Hepatitis, Animal / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D012313:RNA / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D007527:Isoenzymes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019014:fas Receptor; D012313:RNA; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D000410:Alanine Transaminase