title: Metabolite of 2,2',4',5-tetrabromobiphenyl, 3-methylsulphonyl-2,2',4',5-tetrabromobiphenyl, a potent inducer of CYP2B1/2 in rat.
abstract: 1. 3-Methylsulphonyl- and 4-methylsulphonyl-2,2',4',5-tetrabromobiphenyls (3-MeSO(2)- and 4-MeSO(2)-TetraBrBs) were detected in the liver, lung, kidney, adipose tissue and faeces of the 2,2',4',5-tetrabromobiphenyl (TetraBrB)-dosed rat. 2. The administration of 0.05-2.0 micromol kg(-1) doses of 3-MeSO(2)-TetraBrB produced corrresponding increases in the hepatic concentration of the methyl sulphone metabolite, corresponding increases in the content of total cytochrome P450, and corresponding increases in the activities of 7-benzyloxy-, 7-ethoxy- and 7-pentoxyresorufin O-dealkylases. The inducing effects of the 3-MeSO(2)-TetraBrB (0.2 micromol kg(-1)), both on the content of total P450 and on the activities of the three alkoxyresorufin O-dealkylases, were higher than that of the parent TetraBrB (342 micromol kg(-1)). 3. The major phenobarbital (PB)-inducible forms of P450, CYP2B1, CYP2B2, CYP3A2 and CYP2C6, were substantially induced by 3-MeSO(2)-TetraBrB, but CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 were not. On the other hand, the activities of drug-metabolizing enzymes and the four PB-inducible forms of P450 were unchanged by 4-MeSO(2)-TetraBrB treatment. 4. The induction profiles of these enzymes and P450 forms in rat treated with 3-MeSO(2)-TetraBrB were similar to those treated with PB. 5. The inducing ability of 3-MeSO(2)-TetraBrB (0.5 micromol kg(-1)) both on the activities of the three alkoxyresorufin O-dealkylases and on the contents of four PB-inducible forms of P450 was roughly equal to that of PB (431 micromol kg(-1) twice at a 24-h interval) or 3-MeSO(2)-2,2',4',5-tetrachlorobiphenyl (1 micromol kg(-1)). It is noteworthy that the effects of 3-MeSO(2)-TetraBrB on the drug-metabolizing enzymes CYP2B1 and CYP2B2 were several thousand-fold higher than those of parent TetraBrB, while the effect of its isomeric 4-MeSO(2)-TetraBrB were not. 6. The extent of hepatic accumulation of the 3-MeSO(2) metabolite after the administration of TetraBrB (342 micromol kg(-1)) was almost the same as that after the administration of 3-MeSO(2)-TetraBrB (0.1-0.2 micromol kg(-1)). The relationship between the hepatic concentration of the 3-MeSO(2) metabolite and the extent of enzyme induction after the administration of TetraBrB or 3-MeSO(2)-TetraBrB suggests that 3-MeSO(2)-TetraBrB plays an important role in the induction of microsomal drug-metabolizing enzymes by TetraBrB.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1, Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan. kato@ys7.u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haraguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yumoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: R
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authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; D019362:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D020536:Enzyme Activators / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D008110:Liver Extracts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: C458884:3-methylsulphonyl-2,2',4',5-tetrabromobiphenyl; D020536:Enzyme Activators; D008110:Liver Extracts; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; D019362:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B1; C025619:steroid 16-beta-hydroxylase