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. 1978 Apr;23:301–307. doi: 10.1289/ehp.7823301

Characteristics of cytochrome P-450 and mixed function oxidase enzymes following treatment with PBBs.

J G Dent
PMCID: PMC1637476  PMID: 209991

Abstract

The mixture of PBBs in FireMaster BP-6 has been demonstrated to constitute potent inducers of hepatic and extrahepatic mixed function oxidase (MFO) enzymes. Chronic dietary administration of PBBs to mature female rats results in a "mixed" pattern of induction, with increases in both cytochrome P-450 and P1-450 associated enzymes. Acute administration of PBBs (150 mg/kg IP) to mature female rats resulted in a time-dependent induction of MFO activities; the P-450-dependent enzymes were simulated early (24-48 hr after administration) while the P1-450 dependent enzymes reached maximal activities at later time points. However, studies of the kinetics and patterns of inhibition of the induced enzymes along with gel electrophoresis studies of the microsomal proteins indicate that PBBs may induce different proteins from those induced by the classical P-450 and P1-450 inducers, phenobarbital and 3-methylcholanthrene. In addition, the pattern of enzyme induction caused by PBBs in developing rats differs from that in adults, in that the P1-450-associated enzymes are stimulated prior to the P-450-associated enzymes. The overall pattern of enzyme induction in extrahepatic tissue differs from that seen in the liver and sex differences in enzyme induction have also been demonstrated. As modifications of MFO activity may alter the toxicity of chemicals, these findings suggest that the toxicity of chemicals may be altered in animals exposed to PBBs and that these toxicities may exhibit age, sex, and organ specificities different from those seen in control animals.

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