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First published on February 24, 2006; DOI: 10.1124/dmd.105.008128

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THE ROLE OF CYP2A AND CYP2E1 IN THE METABOLISM OF 3-METHYLINDOLE IN PRIMARY CULTURED PORCINE HEPATOCYTES

Michael A. Terner, W. James Gilmore, Yanping Lou, and E. James Squires

Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The accumulation of 3-methylindole (3MI) in uncastrated male pigs (boars) is a major cause of boar taint, which negatively affects the quality of meat from the animal. Previously, CYP2E1 and CYP2A have been identified as cytochrome P450 (P450) isoforms involved in the metabolism of 3MI using porcine liver microsomes. This study further examines the role of these isoforms in the metabolism of 3MI using a primary porcine hepatocyte model by examining metabolic profiles of 3MI after incubation with P450 inhibitors. Incubation of hepatocytes with 4-methylpyrazole resulted in a selective inhibition of CYP2E1 activity as determined by p-nitrophenol hydroxylase activity and an associated significant decrease in the production of the 3MI metabolites 3-hydroxy-3-methyloxindole and 3-methyloxindole. Furthermore, inhibition of CYP2A, as assayed by coumarin 7-hydroxylase activity, using 8-methoxypsoralen and diethyldithiocarbamate was not associated with any further significant inhibition of the production of 3MI metabolites. Treatment with general P450 inhibitors resulted in further decreases in CYP2E1 activity and a more dramatic decrease in the production of 3MI metabolites, suggesting that additional P450s may be involved in the phase 1 metabolism of 3-methylindole. In conclusion, CYP2E1 activity levels are more important than CYP2A activity levels for the metabolism of 3-methylindole in isolated pig hepatocytes.

Address correspondence to: E. James Squires, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1. E-mail: jsquires{at}uoguelph.ca




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