title: The alcohol-inducible form of cytochrome P450 (CYP 2E1): role in toxicology and regulation of expression.
abstract: Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2E1 catalyzes the metabolism of a wide variety of therapeutic agents, procarcinogens, and low molecular weight solvents. CYP2E1-catalyzed metabolism may cause toxicity or DNA damage through the production of toxic metabolites, oxygen radicals, and lipid peroxidation. CYP2E1 also plays a role in the metabolism of endogenous compounds including fatty acids and ketone bodies. The regulation of CYP2E1 expression is complex, and involves transcriptional, post-transcriptional, translational, and post-translational mechanisms. CYP2E1 is transcriptionally activated in the first few hours after birth. Xenobiotic inducers elevate CYP2E1 protein levels through both increased translational efficiency and stabilization of the protein from degradation, which appears to occur primarily through ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. CYP2E1 mRNA and protein levels are altered in response to pathophysiologic conditions by hormones including insulin, glucagon, growth hormone, and leptin, and growth factors including epidermal growth factor and hepatocyte growth factor, providing evidence that CYP2E1 expression is under tight homeostatic control.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Toxicology and ehs Center in Molecular and Cellular Toxicology with Human Applications, Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. raymond.novak@wayne.edu
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Novak
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Woodcroft
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000502:physiology; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D014116:Toxicology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases