Strain differences in adrenal CYP2D16 expression in guinea pigs. Relationship to xenobiotic metabolism

Biochemical Pharmacology
Y HuangH D Colby

Abstract

Experiments were done to determine the mechanisms responsible for differences in adrenal microsomal xenobiotic metabolism between Strain 13 and English Short-Hair (ESH) guinea pigs. The rates of adrenal xenobiotic metabolism (bufuralol 1'-hydroxylase, benzo[a]pyrene hydroxylase, benzphetamine N-demethylase) were 2-3 times greater in microsomes from the Strain 13 animals. In both strains, xenobiotic-metabolizing activities were far greater in the inner zone (zona reticularis) than in the outer zones (zona fasciculata and zona glomerulosa) of the adrenal cortex. Northern blot analyses of total adrenal RNA with a CYP2D16 cDNA as the probe revealed significantly greater amounts of CYP2D16 mRNA in the Strain 13 guinea pigs. In addition, SDS-PAGE and Western blotting of adrenal microsomes demonstrated higher concentrations of CYP2D16 protein in Strain 13 than in ESH animals. Expression of CYP2D16 was predominantly in the inner zone of the adrenal, coinciding with the major site of xenobiotic metabolism. The results demonstrated higher levels of expression of CYP2D16 in adrenal glands from Strain 13 than from ESH guinea pigs, which may account for the strain differences in adrenal xenobiotic metabolism. Strain 13 guinea pigs should se...Continue Reading

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Jun 9, 1998·The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology·Y HuangH D Colby
Jul 6, 2016·Frontiers in Neuroscience·Gavin P Vinson

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