Effects of pristane on cytochrome P450 isozyme expression in rat tissues.

Abstract	Chemical carcinogenesis studies are powerful tools to obtain information on potential mechanisms of chemical factors for malignancies. In this study Western blot analyses, using monoclonal antibodies specific for three different cytochrome P450 (CYP) isozymes (CYP1A1, CYP1A2 and CYP2B), were employed to examine the effect(s) of 3-methylcholanthrene and/or pristane (2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane) on the basal and inducible levels of expression of CYP proteins within Copenhagen rat tissues. Pristane exposure led to tissue specific differences in the CYP isozymes expressed and elicited increased CYP protein expression over 3-methylcholanthrene induced levels in microsomes isolated from liver, Peyer's Patches, and thymus. Within the context of the chemical carcinogenesis model employed in this study, these observations correlated with the induction of B-cell malignancies by low doses of 3-methylcholanthrene and of thymic lymphomas by a high 3-methylcholanthrene dose. The data suggest that pristane treatment affects CYP isozyme expression. This pristane-mediated effect clearly could be a contributing factor in the chemical carcinogenesis of the previously observed lymphoid malignancies, and a possible basis for the tumor enhancing effects of pristane.
Authors	Carolyn B Howard, Jacqueline Samuel, Shalonda B Henderson, Jacqueline Stevens, Paul E Thomas, Marvin A Cuchens
Journal	International journal of environmental research and public health (Int J Environ Res Public Health) Vol. 2 Issue 1 Pg. 138-46 (Apr 2005) ISSN: 1661-7827 [Print] Switzerland
PMID	16708425 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References	Benz(a)Anthracenes Carcinogens Terpenes pristane Methylcholanthrene Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
Topics	Animals Benz(a)Anthracenes (pharmacology) Carcinogens (toxicity) Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System (metabolism) Female Liver (drug effects, enzymology) Methylcholanthrene Microsomes (drug effects, enzymology) Peyer's Patches (drug effects, enzymology) Rats Rats, Inbred Strains Terpenes (toxicity) Thymus Gland (drug effects, enzymology)

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