Abstract |
Orphenadrine (ORPH), an anticholinergic agent, is a cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2B inducer. CYP2B inducers are known to have liver tumor-promoting effects in rats. In this study, we performed a rat two-stage liver carcinogenesis bioassay to examine the tumor-promoting effect of ORPH and to clarify its possible mechanism of action. Male rats were given a single intraperitoneal injection of N- diethylnitrosamine (DEN) as an initiation treatment. Two weeks after DEN administration, rats were fed a diet containing ORPH (0, 750, or 1,500 ppm) for 6 weeks. One week after the ORPH-administration rats were subjected to two-thirds partial hepatectomy for the acceleration of hepatocellular proliferation. The number and area of glutathione S-transferase placental form-positive foci significantly increased in the DEN-ORPH groups. Real-time RT-PCR revealed increased mRNA expression levels of Cyp2b1/2, Mrp2 and Cyclin D1 in the DEN-ORPH groups and of Gpx2 and Gstm3 in the DEN-High ORPH group. Microsomal reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and oxidative stress markers such as thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine were increased in the DEN-High ORPH group. Immunohistochemically, constitutively active/ androstane receptor (CAR) were clearly localized in the nuclei of hepatocytes in the DEN-ORPH groups. These results suggest that ORPH causes nuclear translocation of CAR resulting in the induction of the liver tumor-promoting activity. Furthermore, oxidative stress resulting from ROS production is also involved in the liver tumor-promoting activity of ORPH.
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Authors | Reiko Morita, Atsunori Yafune, Ayako Shiraki, Megu Itahashi, Yuji Ishii, Hirotoshi Akane, Fumiyuki Nakane, Kazuhiko Suzuki, Makoto Shibutani, Kunitoshi Mitsumori |
Journal | The Journal of toxicological sciences
(J Toxicol Sci)
Vol. 38
Issue 3
Pg. 403-13
( 2013)
ISSN: 1880-3989 [Electronic] Japan |
PMID | 23665939
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Cholinergic Antagonists
- Constitutive Androstane Receptor
- Muscarinic Antagonists
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
- Diethylnitrosamine
- Orphenadrine
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Topics |
- Animals
- Cell Nucleus
(metabolism)
- Cholinergic Antagonists
(administration & dosage, toxicity)
- Constitutive Androstane Receptor
- Diethylnitrosamine
(administration & dosage, toxicity)
- Hepatocytes
(cytology, metabolism)
- Liver Neoplasms
(chemically induced)
- Male
- Muscarinic Antagonists
(administration & dosage, toxicity)
- Orphenadrine
(administration & dosage, toxicity)
- Oxidative Stress
(drug effects)
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Reactive Oxygen Species
(metabolism)
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
(metabolism)
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