Title
Tolfenamic acid suppresses cytochrome P450 2E1 expression in mouse liver
Abbreviated Journal Title
Integr. Biol.
Keywords
INDUCED ESOPHAGEAL TUMORIGENESIS; SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA; NUTRITION; INTERVENTION TRIALS; DISEASE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY; VLDL-TRANSPORT VESICLE; CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 INHIBITOR; COLORECTAL-CANCER; ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM; N-NITROSAMINES; Cell Biology
Abstract
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) play a significant role in the chemoprevention of cancer. We recently showed the chemopreventive response of a NSAID, 2-[(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl) amino] benzoic acid) known as tolfenamic acid (TA) in N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine (NMBA)-induced esophageal tumors in rats. Pre-clinical studies showed that TA inhibits Specificity protein (Sp) transcription factors and acts as an anti-cancer agent in several cancer models; however the pertinent mechanisms associated with its chemopreventive response in esophageal cancer are not known. Since the bioactivation of carcinogens through cytochrome P450 (CYP) is critical for the induction of cancer, we have studied the effect of TA on critical CYP isozymes in mouse liver samples. Athymic nude mice were treated with vehicle (corn oil) or TA (50 mg kg(-1), 3 times per week) for 4 weeks. Protein extracts (whole cell lysates and microsomal fractions) were prepared from liver tissue and the expression of various CYP isozymes was determined by Western blot analysis. Rat (Sprague-Dawley) livers were harvested and primary hepatocyte cultures were treated with vehicle (DMSO) or TA (50 mu M) and cell viability was assessed at 2 and 5 days post-treatment. TA caused remarkable decrease in the expression of CYP2E1 in both liver lysates and sub-cellular fraction, while its response on other tested isozymes was marginal. TA did not affect the body weight of animals (mice) and viability of rat hepatocytes. These results demonstrate that TA modulates the expression of CYP2E1 which is associated with the bioactivation of carcinogens without causing apparent toxicity. These data suggest that TA-induced inhibition of CYP2E1 attenuates the bioactivation of carcinogens potentially leading to the chemoprevention of NMBA-induced esophageal tumorigenesis in rats.
Journal Title
Integrative Biology
Volume
4
Issue/Number
9
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
1122
Last Page
1129
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1757-9694
Recommended Citation
"Tolfenamic acid suppresses cytochrome P450 2E1 expression in mouse liver" (2012). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 3301.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/3301
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