title: Catechol estrogen formation in liver microsomes from female ACI and Sprague-Dawley rats: comparison of 2- and 4-hydroxylation revisited.
abstract: Estradiol (E(2))-hydroxylation was studied in liver microsomes from ACI and Sprague-Dawley female rats, which differ markedly in their susceptibility to E(2)-induced formation of mammary tumors. NADPH-dependent oxidation of E(2) by liver microsomes from ACI and Sprague-Dawley rats produced several metabolites of which 2-hydroxyestradiol (2-OH-E(2)), estrone (E(1)), and 2-hydroxyestrone (2-OH-E(1)) were predominant. Incubations with either low (9 nM) or high (50 microM) concentrations of radiolabeled E(2) and with varying amounts of microsomal protein indicated the formation of only small amounts of 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OH-E(2)). The ratio of 2-OH-E(2) to 4-OH-E(2) formed with the low concentration of E(2) was about 10:1 regardless of the amount of microsomal protein used, and about 20:1 using a high concentration of E(2). Thus, oxidation of E(2) by liver microsomes from female ACI and Sprague-Dawley rats occurs primarily via 2-hydroxylation, and 4-hydroxylation is only a minor pathway. These results are in disagreement with a recent report indicating substantial 4-hydroxylation of E(2) by liver microsomes from female ACI rats.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cellular and Biochemical Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mesia-Vela
authors.forename: Rosa I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Jonathan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sara Antonia
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Allan H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Conney
authors.forename: Frederick C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Kauffman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002393:Estrogens, Catechol / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D006900:Hydroxylation; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013045:Species Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D002393:Estrogens, Catechol