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Hepatic and extrahepatic synthesis and disposition of dinitrophenyl-S-glutathione in bile duct-ligated rats.

Abstract
The ability of the kidney and small intestine to synthesize and subsequently eliminate dinitrophenyl-S-glutathione (DNP-SG), a substrate for the multidrug resistance-associated proteins (Mrps), was assessed in bile duct-ligated (BDL) rats 1, 7, and 14 days after surgery, using an in vivo perfused jejunum model with simultaneous urine collection. A single i.v. dose of 30 micromol/kg b.wt. of 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB) was administered, and its glutathione conjugate DNP-SG and dinitrophenyl cysteinyl glycine derivative, which is the result of gamma-glutamyl-transferase action on DNP-SG, were determined in urine and intestinal perfusate by high-performance liquid chromatography. Intestinal excretion of these metabolites was unchanged at day 1, and decreased at days 7 and 14 (-39% and -33%, respectively) after surgery with respect to shams. In contrast, renal excretion was increased by 114%, 150%, and 128% at days 1, 7, and 14. Western blot studies revealed decreased levels of apical Mrp2 in liver and jejunum but increased levels in renal cortex from BDL animals, these changes being maximal between days 7 and 14. Assessment of expression of basolateral Mrp3 at day 14 postsurgery indicated preserved levels in renal cortex, duodenum, jejunum, distal ileum, and colon. Analysis of expression of glutathione-S-transferases alpha, mu, and pi, as well as activity toward CDNB, indicates that formation of DNP-SG was impaired in liver, preserved in intestine, and increased in renal cortex. In conclusion, increased renal tubular conversion of CDNB to DNP-SG followed by subsequent Mrp2-mediated secretion into urine partially compensates for altered liver function in experimental obstructive cholestasis.
AuthorsSilvina S M Villanueva, María L Ruiz, Carol J Soroka, Shi-Ying Cai, Marcelo G Luquita, Adriana M Torres, Enrique J Sánchez Pozzi, José M Pellegrino, James L Boyer, Viviana A Catania, Aldo D Mottino
JournalDrug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals (Drug Metab Dispos) Vol. 34 Issue 8 Pg. 1301-9 (Aug 2006) ISSN: 0090-9556 [Print] United States
PMID16679389 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Dinitrochlorobenzene
  • Membrane Transport Proteins
  • Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2
  • Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins
  • multidrug resistance-associated protein 3
  • S-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)glutathione
  • Glutathione Transferase
  • Glutathione
Topics
  • Animals
  • Bile Ducts (metabolism)
  • Cell Membrane (metabolism)
  • Cholestasis (metabolism)
  • Dinitrochlorobenzene (pharmacokinetics)
  • Glutathione (analogs & derivatives, biosynthesis, blood, urine)
  • Glutathione Transferase (metabolism)
  • Intestinal Mucosa (metabolism)
  • Jejunum (metabolism)
  • Kidney (metabolism)
  • Kidney Cortex (metabolism)
  • Ligation
  • Liver (metabolism)
  • Male
  • Membrane Transport Proteins (metabolism)
  • Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2
  • Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins (metabolism)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar

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