Suppression of carbonic anhydrase III in rat liver by a dioxin-related toxic compound, coplanar polychlorinated biphenyl, 3, 3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl.
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| Abstract |
A coplanar polychlorinated biphenyl, 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PenCB), significantly suppresses the expression of rat liver carbonic anhydrase III (CAIII), an enzyme which has recently been suggested to prevent from H(2)O(2)-inducible apoptosis. Marked changes in the CAIII levels of liver cytosol were observed in rats following doses of PenCB ranging from 0.5 to 25 mg/kg body weight and maximum suppression was observed at a dose of 10 mg/kg. Northern analysis revealed that the level of CAIII mRNA in rat liver was dramatically reduced by PenCB treatment while only weak suppression was observed in pair-fed controls. Two AU-rich elements, considered as a destabilizing signal of mRNA, were found in the 3'-untranslated region of CAIII sequenced after reverse transcription-PCR and 3'-rapid amplification of the cDNA end. Dramatic decrease of CAIII in rat liver by PenCB could account for the suppression of the defense system for oxidative stress.
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| Authors | M Ikeda, Y Ishii, H Kato, D Akazawa, M Hatsumura, T Ishida, K Matsusue, H Yamada, K Oguri |
| Journal | Archives of biochemistry and biophysics (Arch Biochem Biophys) Vol. 380 Issue 1 Pg. 159-64 (Aug 01 2000) ISSN: 0003-9861 [Print] United States |
| PMID | 10900145 (Publication Type: Journal Article) |
| Copyright | Copyright 2000 Academic Press. |
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