Abstract
Rat hepatic microsomal mixed-function oxidase activities were not significantly affected by vitamin A deficiency. Similarly cytosolic glutathione S-transferase and glutathione reductase activities as well as total glutathione levels were unaffected by the vitamin A status. Induction of the mixed-function oxidases by 3-methylcholanthrene or phenobarbitone was independent of the vitamin A status. No significant differences in microsomal chemiluminescence, before and following challenge with tertiary butyl hydroperoxide, were evident between the vitamin-A-deficient animals and those maintained on vitamin-A-supplemented diets. The present findings indicate that the protective action of vitamin A against chemical carcinogens is unlikely to involve modulation of the enzyme systems responsible for their metabolism.
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