title: Effects of peroxisome proliferators on glutathione and glutathione-related enzymes in rats and hamsters.
abstract: Peroxisomeproliferators (PPs) cause hepatomegaly, peroxisome proliferation, and hepatocarcinogenesis in rats and mice. Conversely, hamsters are less responsive to these compounds. PPs increase peroxisomal beta-oxidation and P4504A subfamily activity, which has been hypothesized to result in oxidative stress. We hypothesized that differential modulation of glutathione-related defenses could account for the resulting difference in species susceptibility following PP administration. Accordingly, we measured glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and glutathione reductase (GR) activities, and total glutathione (GSH) in male Sprague-Dawley rats and Syrian hamsters fed two doses of three known peroxisome proliferators [dibutylphthalate (DBP), gemfibrozil, and Wy-14,643] for 6, 34, or 90 days. In rats, decreases in GR, GST, and selenium-dependent GPx were observed following PP treatment at various time points. In hamsters, we observed higher basal levels of activities for GR, GST, and selenium-dependent GPx compared to rats. In addition, hamsters showed decreases in GR and GST activities following PP treatment. Interestingly, selenium-dependent GPx activity was increased in hamsters following treatment with Wy-14,643 and DBP. Treatment for 90 days with Wy-14,643 resulted in no change in GPx1 mRNA in rats and increased GPx1 mRNA in hamsters. Sporadic changes in total GSH and selenium-independent GPx were observed in both species. This divergence in the hydrogen peroxide detoxification ability between rats and hamsters could be a contributing factor in the proposed oxidative stress mechanism of PPs observed in responsive and nonresponsive species.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Spear
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Glauert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D003993:Dibutyl Phthalate / Q000633:toxicity; D015248:Gemfibrozil / Q000633:toxicity; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism*; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005980:Glutathione Reductase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D020025:Peroxisome Proliferators / Q000633:toxicity*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000633:toxicity; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D020025:Peroxisome Proliferators; D011743:Pyrimidines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003993:Dibutyl Phthalate; C006253:pirinixic acid; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D005980:Glutathione Reductase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D005978:Glutathione; D015248:Gemfibrozil