β-Naphthoflavone- and self-induced metabolism of 3,3′,4,4′-tetrachlorobiphenyl in hepatic microsomes of the male, pregnant female and foetal rat
作者:D. C. Morse、P. J. Van Bladeren、E. Klasson Wehler、A. Brouwer
DOI:10.3109/00498259509061849
日期:1995.1
1. The in vitro metabolism of 3,3',4,4'-tetrachloro-[C-14]-biphenyl ([C-14]-TCB) by hepatic microsomes from the Wistar rat was investigated with liver microsomes from the male, pregnant female and foetus.2. Three hydroxylated metabolites (4-OH-3,3',4,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl, 5-OH-3,3',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl, and 6-OH-3,3',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl) were identified by hplc and gc-ms after incubations of liver microsomes from the beta-naphthoflavone-pretreated male rat and TCB-treated pregnant rat. No metabolites of [C-14]-TCB were found after incubation with foetal liver microsomes from dams pretreated with [C-14]-TCB. The results indicate that the in vivo accumulation of 4-OH-tetraCB in the foetal compartment is probably due to transplacental transport rather than the formation of this metabolite in the foetus.3. Pretreatment of the male rat with beta-naphthoflavone substantially induced the formation of hydroxylated metabolites, but pretreatment with phenobarbital and dexamethasone was without effect. Based on in vitro incubations of liver microsomes from the beta-naphthoflavone pretreated male rat, an apparent K-m and V-max of 4.5 mu M and 240 pmol/mg protein/min respectively was determined for the metabolism of [C-14]-TCB. The formation of phenolic metabolites of [C-14]-TCB was most likely dependent on P4501A induction.