TY - JOUR
T1 - Differential effect of pentoxifylline on lipopolysaccharide-induced downregulation of cytochrome P450
AU - Monshouwer, Mario
AU - McLellan, Roman A.
AU - Delaporte, Enock
AU - Witkamp, Renger F.
AU - Van Miert, Adelbert S.J.P.A.M.
AU - Renton, Kenneth W.
N1 - Funding Information:
Mario Monshouwer’s stay at Dalhousie University, Canada, was financially supported by The Netherlands Organization fm Scientific Research (NWO)
PY - 1996/10/25
Y1 - 1996/10/25
N2 - It is now established that inflammatory stimuli such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and polyinosinic acid:polycytidylic (polyIC) suppress hepatic expression of cytochrome P450 (P450) genes in rat liver. Previous studies have suggested that LPS- or polyIC-induced downregulation of P450 was due to endogenously released inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1, interleukin-6, and interferons (IFNs). To improve our understanding of the role of inflammatory cytokines in mediating P450 depression, we investigated the possibility of preventing P450 downregulation with pentoxifylline. Pentoxifylline has been shown to inhibit LPS-induced TNP-α production by suppression of TNF-α gene expression. The present study shows that in uninduced male rats pentoxifylline selectively prevents the downregulation of microsomal P4501A2 and P4502B caused by LPS. No protective effect of pentoxifylline on the downregulation of P4502E1 and P4503A1/2 was observed. PolyIC-induced downregulation of P4501A2, P4502B, P4502E1, and P4503A1/2 was not affected by pentoxifylline. These results suggest that the LPS-induced downregulation of P4501A2 and P4502B is mediated to a large extent by TNF-α. Other cytokines might be involved in the suppression of P4502E1 and P4503A1/2. The fact that polyIC-induced downregulation is not protected by pentoxifylline is further evidence that this agent acts via a selective induction of IFNs.
AB - It is now established that inflammatory stimuli such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and polyinosinic acid:polycytidylic (polyIC) suppress hepatic expression of cytochrome P450 (P450) genes in rat liver. Previous studies have suggested that LPS- or polyIC-induced downregulation of P450 was due to endogenously released inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1, interleukin-6, and interferons (IFNs). To improve our understanding of the role of inflammatory cytokines in mediating P450 depression, we investigated the possibility of preventing P450 downregulation with pentoxifylline. Pentoxifylline has been shown to inhibit LPS-induced TNP-α production by suppression of TNF-α gene expression. The present study shows that in uninduced male rats pentoxifylline selectively prevents the downregulation of microsomal P4501A2 and P4502B caused by LPS. No protective effect of pentoxifylline on the downregulation of P4502E1 and P4503A1/2 was observed. PolyIC-induced downregulation of P4501A2, P4502B, P4502E1, and P4503A1/2 was not affected by pentoxifylline. These results suggest that the LPS-induced downregulation of P4501A2 and P4502B is mediated to a large extent by TNF-α. Other cytokines might be involved in the suppression of P4502E1 and P4503A1/2. The fact that polyIC-induced downregulation is not protected by pentoxifylline is further evidence that this agent acts via a selective induction of IFNs.
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U2 - 10.1016/0006-2952(96)00468-6
DO - 10.1016/0006-2952(96)00468-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 8937426
AN - SCOPUS:0030601835
SN - 0006-2952
VL - 52
SP - 1195
EP - 1200
JO - Biochemical Pharmacology
JF - Biochemical Pharmacology
IS - 8
ER -