title: Metabolism of territrem a in liver microsomes from male wistar rats: 3. Cytochrome p-450 isoforms catalyzing tra metabolism.
abstract: The cytochrome P-450 isoforms involved in territrem A (TRA) metabolism in liver microsomes of male Wistar rats have been characterized. Pretreatment with phenobarbital (PB) or dexamethasone (DEX) resulted in a similar significant increase in TRA metabolic activity. Although PB treatment resulted in a significant elevation in CYP2B, CYP2C11, and CYP3A levels, only CYP3A levels were significantly increased by DEX treatment. Cimetidine markedly reduced the formation of the TRA metabolites 4beta-hydroxymethyl-4beta-demethylterritrem A (MA(1)), 4beta-oxo-4beta-demethylterritrem A (MAX) and 2-dihydro-4beta-demethylterritrem A (MA(2)) in liver microsomes from 2-wk-old rats (mainly containing CYP3A2) and 7-wk-old rats (containing CYP2B, CYP2C11, and CYP3A2). SKF 525A, which inhibits CYP2B, CYP2C11, and CYP3A2, and orphenadrine, which inhibits CYP2B, also decreased MA(2) formation in liver microsomes from 7-wk-old phenobarbital-pretreated rats. The formation of MA(1) and MAX was not affected. Furthermore, an immunoinhibition study demonstrated that anti-CYP3A2 antibody reduced MA(1), MAX, and MA(2) formation to nondetectable levels in liver microsomes from 2- and 7-wk-old rats, whereas anti-CYP2C11 or anti-CYP2B antibody, respectively, had no marked effect on MA(1), MAX, and MA(2) formation in liver microsomes from 7-wk-old untreated or PB-treated rats. These results suggest that the CYP3A isoform is mainly responsible for MA(1), MAX, and MA(2) formation in liver microsomes in male Wistar rats.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of China. fcpeng@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Fu-Chuo
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Shiuan-Woei
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lin Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019138:Antibodies, Blocking / Q000494:pharmacology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology; D011714:Pyrans / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D019138:Antibodies, Blocking; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009183:Mycotoxins; D011714:Pyrans; C040404:territrem A; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010634:Phenobarbital