Abstract
Nuclear receptors such as constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) and pregnane X receptor (PXR) regulate the transcription of cytochromes P450 and transporters. We investigated whether quantitative and functional changes in CAR and PXR could affect bilirubin detoxification in chronic arthritis. The CAR mRNA level was significantly decreased in the liver of mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) compared with control mice. In normal mice treated with CAR agonists, relatively rapid elimination of bilirubin was observed after its intravenous injection. Next, we investigated the effects of CAR on bilirubin-detoxifying enzymes and transporters in arthritis. The mRNA levels of organic anion transporter peptide (OATP) 2, glutathione S-transferase (GST) A1, and GSTA2 were decreased in CIA mice, whereas the mRNA levels of OATP4, UDP-glucuronosyl-transferase 1A1, and multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 remained unchanged. The protein levels and transport activities of OATP2 were also decreased in CIA mice. Furthermore, the CIA mice actually exhibited retarded elimination of bilirubin after its intravenous injection. These results indicate that alterations to CAR during arthritis affect the elimination of bilirubin because of changes in multiple bilirubin-detoxifying enzymes and transporters.
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Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at http://dmd.aspetjournals.org.
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doi:10.1124/dmd.106.011536.
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ABBREVIATIONS: CAR, constitutive androstane receptor; PXR, pregnane X receptor; P450, cytochrome P450; CIA, collagen-induced arthritis; PB, phenobarbital; TCPOBOP, 1,4-bis[2-(3,5-dichloropyridyloxy)]benzene; OATP, organic anion transporter peptide; GST, glutathione S-transferase; UGT, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase; MRP2, multidrug resistance-associated protein 2; CCRP, cytoplasmic CAR retention protein; KHB, Krebs-Henseleit buffer.
- Received June 16, 2006.
- Accepted November 14, 2006.
- The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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