Expression of glutathione S-transferases Ya, Yb1, Yb2, Yc1 and Yc2 and microsomal epoxide hydrolase genes by thiazole, benzothiazole and benzothiadiazole

Biochemical Pharmacology
S G Kim, M K Cho

Abstract

The effects of thiazole (TH), benzothiazole (BT) and benzothiadiazole (BZ) on the expression of hepatic glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) Ya, Yb1, Yb2, Yc1 and Yc2 and microsomal epoxide hydrolase (mEH) genes were compared in rats. TH treatment resulted in 4- to 24-fold increases in GST Ya mRNA levels at 24 hr posttreatment; the ED50 value was 70 mg/kg. GST Ya mRNA levels were elevated 13-, 20-, 20- and 9-fold at 12, 24, 48 and 72 hr following 100 mg/kg of TH treatment, respectively, as compared with the control. BT was a moderate inducer of GST Ya with a maximal 18-fold increase observed, whereas BZ treatment caused a transient increase in GST Ya mRNA at 12 hr posttreatment, followed by a return to a 4-fold relative increase at 24 hr or afterward. Treatment of rats with TH at the dose of 100 mg/kg resulted in an approximately 10-fold increase in either Yb1 or Yb2 mRNA levels at 24 hr posttreatment. BT-treated rats showed 7- and 3-fold increases in the GST subunit Yb1 and Yb2 mRNA levels at 24 hr posttreatment. BZ was the least effective in modulating either GST Yb1 or Yb2 mRNA, resulting in < 2-fold changes. GST Yc1 and Yc2 mRNA levels were increased approximately 8-fold at the dose of 200 mg/kg of TH. BT minimally affected GS...Continue Reading

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