title: [Effect of some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on gap junction intercellular communication in hepatoma Hep G2 cell culture].
abstract: Systems regulating tissue homeostasis are gap junction intercellular communications (GJIC). It is accepted that the down-regulation of GJIP has been due to tumor promoting properties of carcinogens. In this study, effects of some carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) on GJIC were investigated. Noncarcinogenic PAHs do not influence GJIC function. In dose 5 microg/ml carcinogenic PAHs down-regulated GJIC by 70-100% after a 24 h treatment. Dependent on the structure of PAHs, down-regulation was observed after a 1 h treatment. The methyl group in PAH structure decreased down-regulation of GJIC in 1 h experiments, whereas after a 24 h treatment the down-regulation caused by methyl group either contained or not contained PAH was nearly the same. To clarify the role of Ah-receptor in PAH action on GJIC, the effect of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibezdioxin, a specific ligand of Ah-receptor was studied, which appeared to be insignificant. Benzo/a/pyrene does not influence the functioning of gramicidine channels formed in the phospholipid membrane. This result indicates that PAH action on GJIC is not associated with non-specific destruction of the membrane. Thus, two steps are there in PAH action on GJIC: one is fast and caused by specific interaction of unchanged PAH molecule, the other develops in time and is presumably associated with the formation of active metabolites.
authors.affiliation: A. N. Belozersky's Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology of Moscow State University, Moscow.
authors.forename: Iu Iu
authors.initials: IuIu
authors.lastname: Sharovskaia
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Rokitskaia
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kobliakov
mesh_terms: D002273:Carcinogens / Q000633:toxicity; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000187:drug effects*; D017629:Gap Junctions / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D013997:Time Factors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons