Effect of 4-(4-Chlorobenzyl)pyridine on Rat Hepatic Microsomal Cytochrome P450 and Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes in Vivo and in Vitro.
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Pharmaceutical Society of Japan in Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin
- Vol. 24 (5) , 505-509
- https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.24.505
Abstract
The effect of 4-(4-chlorobenzyl)pyridine (4-CBP) on rat hepatic microsomal cytochrome P450 (P450) and its molecular species (CYP2B1, 2E1, 3A2, 2C11, and 2C12) and on drug-metabolizing enzyme activities were examined in vivo and in vitro. Treatment of rats with 4-CBP resulted in the induction of P450 and drug-metabolizing enzymes in a dose-dependent manner, but it was markedly inhibitory at higher dose levels. Immunoblot analyses revealed that 4-CBP induces both CYP2B1 and 2E1; however, both were decreased by increasing the dose of 4-CBP. The in vitro inhibitory experiment revealed that 4-CBP strongly inhibited benzphetamine N-demethylase activity, but not dimethylnitrosamine N-demethylase activity. The present findings provide information on the induction and inhibition effect of chlorinated benzylpyridine on hepatic microsomal P450s and drug-metabolizing enzymes in vivo and in vitro.Keywords
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