title: Down-regulation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor-regulated genes by tumor necrosis factor-alpha and lipopolysaccharide in murine hepatoma Hepa 1c1c7 cells.
abstract: Although much is known concerning the effects of inflammation and oxidative stress on the cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1), little is known about the modulation of other aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR)-regulated genes such as glutathione-S-transferase Ya (GST Ya) and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (QOR) by inflammation. In the present study, the effect of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) on the constitutive and inducible expression of the AHR-regulated genes cyp1a1, GST Ya, and QOR was determined in murine hepatoma Hepa 1c1c7 (WT), AHR-deficient (C12), and AHR nuclear translocator protein (ARNT)-deficient (C4) cells. We found that both TNF-alpha and LPS strongly repressed the constitutive expression and the beta-naphthoflavone-mediated induction of cyp1a1, GST Ya, and QOR in WT but not in C12 and C4 cells. The induction of GST Ya and QOR activities and mRNA levels by phenolic antioxidant, tert-butylhydroquinone, through the antioxidant response element was not significantly affected by TNF-alpha or LPS. In addition, a significant increase in reactive oxygen species was observed in WT, C12, and C4 cells treated with TNF-alpha or LPS which was completely prevented by tert-butylhydroquinone. These results show that the down-regulation of AHR-regulated genes by TNF-alpha and LPS is dependent on the presence of both heterodimeric transcription factors, AHR and ARNT. Furthermore, reactive oxygen species may be involved in the down-regulation of AHR-regulated genes.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3118 Dentistry/Pharmacy Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2N8.
authors.forename: Negar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gharavi
authors.forename: Ayman O S
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: El-Kadi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / Q000378:metabolism; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000502:physiology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1