Abstract
The effects of acute and therapeutic doses of phenobarbital and sodium salicylate on cytochrome P-450 mixed function oxygenase (EC 1.14.14.1) and glutathione S-transferase (EC 2.5.1.18) activities have been studied in rat brain and compared with those of rat liver. P-450 enzymic activity was assayed by N-demethylation of p-chloro- N-methylaniline and 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene was used as substrate for glutathione S-transferase activity. The acute effects of a single daily dose of phenobarbital (75 mg/kg/day;i.p.) and sodium salicylate (500 mg/kg/day;i.p.) for 3 days increased cytochrome P-450 as well as glutathione S-transferase in rat liver. But the same doses of both drugs decreased glutathione S-transferase levels in rat brain and increased cytochrome P-450 dependent N-demethylation of p-chloro- N-methylaniline. The therapeutic doses of sodium salicylate (50 mg/kg/day;i.p.) and phenobarbital (10 mg/kg/day;i.p.) daily for 21 days increased cytochrome P-450 in rat liver as well as in brain. The increase in brain glutathione S-transferase by prolonged treatment of phenobarbital was significant compared to the control values.
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