Abstract
Induction of cytochrome P450 (CYP1A), as measured by liver ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), was used to derive relative potency factors (RPFs) for several polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), chosen for their induction potency in a rainbow trout liver cell line (RTL-W1). Potency for causing induction was estimated as the median effective concentration (EC50) from exposure–response curves. With the exception of phenanthrene, all PAHs tested induced EROD activity in juvenile trout, ranked as: benzo[k]fluoranthene>benzo[b]fluoranthene>benzo[b]fluorene>β-napthoflavone>retene (7-isopropyl-1-methylphenanthrene). When induction potency was expressed relative to benzo[k]fluoranthene, RPFs ranged from 0.02 to 1, and the rank order in vivo was identical to the rank order with RTL-W1-derived values. The additivity of PAHs in mixtures in RTL-W1 cells was compared to whole-fish results from a previous study. EROD induction showed additive interactions for PAHs with exposure–response curves of similar slopes. This study demonstrates that assays of CYP1A induction using rainbow trout liver cells in culture would be a convenient substitute for assays with whole fish as part of testing programs for risk assessment of PAHs.
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