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CIIT Centers for Health Research, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (M.E.W., E.B., L.Y.); Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island (H.Z., B.Y.); and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (A.U., M.N.)
1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE), a persistent environmental contaminant, is a metabolite of the pesticide 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT). DDE is similar to phenobarbital (PB) in that both compounds are inducers of rat hepatic cytochrome P450 2B and 3A (CYP 2B and 3A). The induction of CYP 2B and 3A by PB is known to be regulated through the nuclear receptors constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) and pregnane X receptor (PXR), respectively. In the current study, the induction of hepatic CYP 3A1 and 2B1 by DDE was correlated with CAR and PXR activity. Induction of 3A1 and 2B1 was observed in the livers of adult and developing male Sprague-Dawley rats following exposure to DDE. Increased hepatic expression of 3A1, but not 2B1, in developing rats exposed during gestation and lactation persisted into adulthood. In receptor transactivation assays, both CAR and PXR transcriptional activities were significantly enhanced by DDE. Nuclear accumulation of CAR, but not PXR, was observed in the liver tissue following DDE and PB treatment. These data support the idea that induction of hepatic 3A1 and 2B1 by DDE is mediated through the activation of CAR and PXR. This study suggests that regulation by environmental compounds of hepatic enzymes via CAR and PXR may have impact on the metabolism of endogenous and exogenous substrates.
Address correspondence to: Li You, Biological Sciences Division, CIIT Centers for Health Research, 6 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. E-mail: you{at}ciit.org
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