title: PXR-dependent induction of human CYP3A4 gene expression by organochlorine pesticides.
abstract: OCP are xenobiotics which display various toxic effects on animal and human health. One of their effects is to bind and activate estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha). We have previously studied the down-regulation of induced CYP1A1 (cytochrome P450) expression by this class of molecules in mammary carcinoma cells and shown the importance of ERalpha in this process. However, an alternative mechanism was suggested by those experiments in hepatoma cells. In this study, we have performed Northern blot and transient transfection assays in various cell lines and shown that OCP activate human pregnane X receptor (PXR) and subsequent CYP3A4 mRNA expression. This effect is mediated by the distal xenobiotic responsive element modulator of the promoter. The induction of CYP3A4 by OCP was dose-dependent within the 1-10 microM range. The data suggest that chronic exposure to OCP could alter a major metabolite pathway in human liver and putatively modify the pharmacokinetics of drugs and pollutants.
authors.affiliation: INSERM Unit 490, Université René Descartes, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Coumoul
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diry
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barouki
mesh_terms: D002706:Chlordan / Q000633:toxicity; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004026:Dieldrin / Q000633:toxicity; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D000077297:Pregnane X Receptor; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D000077297:Pregnane X Receptor; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D002706:Chlordan; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; C104464:CYP3A protein, human; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; C510163:CYP3A4 protein, human; D004026:Dieldrin