Abstract
The activity of aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) and/or epoxide hydratase (EH) is induced in primary fetal rat liver cell culture by benz[ a]anthracene (BA), phenobarbital (PB), cigarette smoke condensate (CSC), 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin (TCDD) and trans-stilbene oxide (TSO). The response of the two enzymes to the different chemicals varies as follows: (a) AHH is induced by lower concentrations of BA, PB and CSC than those required to significantly induce EH; (b) AHH is selectively induced by TCDD and by low BA concentrations; (c) the kinetics of AHH induction by BA, PB and CSC is faster than that of EH; (d) TSO is a selective inducer of EH. As described earlier for AHH, RNA and protein synthesis and the continuous presence of the inducer are required in the early phases of EH induction. Later when the EH activity has reached a plateau, intact RNA and protein synthesis is not necessary to maintain the enzyme at its optimal value. The removal of the inducer determines a decay of the EH activity, allowing the estimation of a biological t 1 2 of about 72 h. TSO prevents the AHH induction by PB, but not that mediated by BA and CSC. Added together with PB, BA, CSC or PB plus BA, TSO induces the EH activity in a more than additive manner. This effect is only seen after 6 days of continuous treatment. These results indicate that in this tissue culture model, the mechanism of AHH and EH induction can clearly be dissociated.
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