title: Dihydromethysticin (DHM) Blocks Tobacco Carcinogen 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK)-Induced O6-Methylguanine in a Manner Independent of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) Pathway in C57BL/6 Female Mice.
abstract: 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) is a key carcinogen responsible for tobacco smoke-induced lung carcinogenesis. Among the types of DNA damage caused by NNK and its metabolite, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL), O6-methylguanine (O6-mG) is likely the most carcinogen in A/J mice. Results of our previous studies showed that levels of O6-mG and other types of NNAL-derived DNA damage were preferentially reduced in the lung of female A/J mice upon dietary treatment with dihydromethysticin (DHM), a promising lung cancer chemopreventive agent from kava. Such a differential blockage may be mediated via an increased level of NNAL glucuronidation, thereby leading to its detoxification. The potential of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) as an upstream target of DHM mediating these events was evaluated herein using Ahr+/-and Ahr-/-C57BL/6 female mice because DHM was reported as an AhR agonist. DHM (0.05, 0.2, and 1.0 mg/g of diet) and dihydrokavain (DHK, an inactive analogue, 1.0 mg/g of diet) were given to mice for 7 days, followed by a single intraperitoneal dose of NNK at 100 mg/kg of body weight. The effects of DHM on the amount of O6-mG in the lung, on the urinary ratio of glucuronidated NNAL (NNAL-Gluc) and free NNAL, and on CYP1A1/2 activity in the liver microsomes were analyzed. As observed in A/J mice, DHM treatment significantly and dose-dependently reduced the level of O6-mG in the target lung tissue, but there were no significant differences in O6-mG reduction between mice from Ahr+/-and Ahr-/-backgrounds. Similarly, in both strains, DHM at 1 mg/g of diet significantly increased the urinary ratio of NNAL-Gluc to free NNAL and CYP1A1/2 enzymatic activity in liver with no changes detected at lower DHM dosages. Because none of these effects of DHM were dependent on Ahr status, AhR clearly is not the upstream target for DHM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States.
authors.forename: Sreekanth C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Narayanapillai
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States.
authors.forename: Shang-Hsuan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leitzman
authors.affiliation: Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States.
authors.forename: Pramod
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.affiliation: Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University , Montreal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Carolyn J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Baglole
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States.|Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States.|Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States.
authors.forename: Chengguo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xing
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002273:Carcinogens; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / Q000378:metabolism; D019388:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006147:Guanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D009602:Nitrosamines / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000633:toxicity; D011753:Pyrones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C107882:7,8-dihydromethysticin; D002273:Carcinogens; D009602:Nitrosamines; D011753:Pyrones; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D006147:Guanine; C016583:4-(N-methyl-N-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone; C008449:O-(6)-methylguanine; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D019388:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2