Objective: To study the expression changes of cytochrome P-450 2E1 (CYP2E1) in different brain regions during 1, 2-dichloroethane (1, 2-DCE) exposure, and to explore the effect of CYP2E1 on the influence and effect of brain edema caused by 1, 2-DCE poisoning. Methods: In December 2018, forty female SPF Kunming mice were randomly divided into 4 groups: control group, 1 d, 2 d, and 3 d exposure groups, with 10 mice in each group. Placed in a 100 L static poisoning cabinet (5 animals/cabinet) , inhaled and exposed to the poison at 1.2 mg/L 1, 2-DCE for 3.5 h per day for 1 d, 2 d and 3 d. Except for exposure to 1, 2-DCE, other treatment methods were the same as those in the exposure groups. They were put to death the next day after the end of the poisoning, and the brain tissue was quickly removed and divided into sections. HE staining method was used for different brain regions. Western blotting method was used to detect the protein content of CYP2E1, occludin and claudin5 in different brain regions, real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR method was used to detect the mRNA expression levels of CYP2E1, occludin and claudin5. Histopathological observations were performed, and the kit method was used to detect malondialdehyde (MDA) , reduced glutathione (GSH) content and catalase (CAT) activity in different brain regions. The experimental data were analyzed by SPSS 20.0. One-way analysis of variance (one-way ANOVA) was used for the comparison of multiple groups, and the SNK (q test) method was used for the pairwise comparison between groups.P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Compared with the control group, histopathological observations showed obvious brain edema in the 2 d and 3 d exposure groups; Compared with the control group, the MDA content, CYP2E1 protein and mRNA expression levels in the cerebellar tissues of the mice in the 3 d exposure group were significantly increased, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05) ; Compared with the control group, the GSH content, CAT activity, occludin and claudin5 protein expression levels in the cerebellar tissues of the mice in each exposure group were significantly reduced, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05) . There was no significant difference in the above indicators of frontal cortex in each group in mice (P>0.05) . Conclusion: 1, 2-DCE can induce the expression of CYP2E1 in cerebellar tissues of mice, and cause oxidative damage and brain edema, but has no effect on the expression of CYP2E1 in frontal cortex of mice.