title: Toll-like receptor-4 regulation of hepatic Cyp3a11 metabolism in a mouse model of LPS-induced CNS inflammation.
abstract: Central nervous system (CNS) infection and inflammation severely reduce the capacity of cytochrome P-450 metabolism in the liver. We developed a mouse model to examine the effects of CNS inflammation on hepatic cytochrome P-450 metabolism. FVB, C57BL/6, and C3H/HeouJ mice were given Escherichia coli LPS (2.5 microg) by intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection. The CNS inflammatory response was confirmed by the elevation of TNF-alpha and/or IL-1beta proteins in the brain. In all mouse strains, LPS produced a 60-70% loss in hepatic Cyp3a11 expression and activity compared with saline-injected controls. Adrenalectomy did not prevent the loss in Cyp3a11 expression or activity, thereby precluding the involvement of the hypothalamic-adrenal-pituitary axis. Endotoxin was detectable (1-10 ng/ml) in serum between 15 and 120 min after ICV dosing of 2.5 microg LPS. Peripheral administration of 2.5 microg LPS by intraperitoneal injection produced similar serum endotoxin levels and a similar loss (60%) in Cyp3a11 expression and activity in the liver. The loss of Cyp3a11 in response to centrally or peripherally administered LPS could not be evoked in Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4)-mutant (C3H/HeJ) mice, indicating that TLR4 signaling pathways are directly involved in the enzyme loss. In summary, we conclude that LPS is transferred from the brain to the circulation in significant quantities in a model of CNS infection or inflammation. Subsequently, LPS that has reached the circulation stimulates a TLR4-dependent mechanism in the periphery, evoking a reduction in Cyp3a11 expression and metabolism in the liver.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pharmacology, Dalhousie Univ., Rm. 5C Sir Charles Tupper Bldg., 5850 College St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 1X5.
authors.forename: Kerry B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Goralski
authors.forename: Dalya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abdulla
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Sinal
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arsenault
authors.forename: Kenneth W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Renton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000662:veterinary; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007249:Inflammation; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010089:Oxidoreductases, N-Demethylating / Q000378:metabolism*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; C496508:Cyp3a11 protein, mouse; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D010089:Oxidoreductases, N-Demethylating