Abstract |
CYP2A enzymes are responsible for nicotine metabolism and for activating tobacco-related carcinogens. Inhibition of CYP2A is a promising approach in chemoprevention, which could lead to a decrease in cigarette consumption and to a reduction in tobacco-related cancer risk. 8-Methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) is a mechanism-based inhibitor of human CYP2A6 and CYP2A13. 8-MOP is also an inhibitor of Cyp2a5, but the mode of this inhibition is unknown. There is no published data on the inhibition of CYP2A3 by 8-MOP. The objective of this work was to investigate the characteristics of 8-MOP inhibition on mouse hepatic Cyp2a5 and rat nasal CYP2A3, in order to determine the best experimental model for chemoprevention studies using 8-MOP. The results show that 8-MOP inhibits CYP2a5 through three different mechanisms: competitive, non-competitive (K(iu)=1.7 microM), and mechanism-based (K(inactivation) of 0.17 min(-1)). By contrast, 8-MOP was able to inhibit CYP2A3-mediated coumarin 7-hydroxylase only in a non-competitive way (K(iu)=0.22 microM). In conclusion, we showed that 8-MOP inhibits Cyp2a5 and CYP2A3 through different mechanisms.
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Authors | S Visoni, N Meireles, L Monteiro, A Rossini, L F R Pinto |
Journal | Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association
(Food Chem Toxicol)
Vol. 46
Issue 3
Pg. 1190-5
(Mar 2008)
ISSN: 0278-6915 [Print] England |
PMID | 18215451
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Mixed Function Oxygenases
- Cyp2a3 protein, rat
- Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases
- CYP2A6 protein, human
- Cyp2a5 protein, mouse
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2A6
- Cytochrome P450 Family 2
- Methoxsalen
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Topics |
- Animals
- Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2A6
- Cytochrome P450 Family 2
- Enzyme Inhibitors
(pharmacology)
- Kinetics
- Male
- Methoxsalen
(pharmacology)
- Mice
- Microsomes, Liver
(drug effects, enzymology)
- Mixed Function Oxygenases
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
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