The in vitro metabolism and bioactivation of 1,2-dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide) by human liver

The nematocide, grain fumigant, and gasoline additive 1,2-dibromoethane (DBE) is both a cellular and a genetic toxin that is metabolically activated in rats and mice by mixed function oxidases (MFO) as well as glutathione 5-transferases (GST). The purpose of this study was to determine whether DBE is similarly metabolized and bioactivated by human liver in vitro. Human liver microsomal and cytosolic metabolism of DBE was monitored by the production of aqueous-soluble metabolites from [14-C]-DBE. Reactive intermediates were detected as irreversibly bound adducts to protein or DNA. 1,2-Dibromoethane was metabolized by human liver cytosolic GST, microsomal GST, and microsomal MFO. Cytosolic GST activity (9 +/- 2 nmol/20 min/mg protein) was about four times greater than the other two activities. Only MFO activity resulted in adducts irreversibly bound to protein (1.5 +/- .4 nmol/20 min/mg protein) and was inhibited by the presence of glutathione. Both MFO and GST activity resulted in irreversibly bound adducts to DNA. Microsomal and cytosolic GST activity each produced about twice as many DNA adducts as microsomal MFO activity. These results suggest that human liver, like rat and mouse liver, metabolizes DBE to aqueous-soluble metabolites by both MFO and GST activity. Furthermore, each of these activities produces reactive metabolites that can irreversibly bind to cellular macromolecules.     

家蝇中乙酰胆碱酯酶、羧酸酯酶和多功能氧化酶活性与抗药性的关系

本文对几种抗药性和敏感性家蝇品系的乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)、羧酸酯酶及多功能氧化酶(MFO)进行了测定.结果表明:①抗药性品系和敏感性品系的AChE活力差异不大, 有机磷抗性品系的AChE对对氧磷的不敏感性比敏感性家蝇明显增大.②某些抗药性家蝇的羧酸酯酶活力比敏感性家蝇大.③抗药性家蝇的MFO活力(O-脱甲基和环氧化)比敏感性家蝇均有不同程度的增高.④二氯苯醚菊酯抗性家蝇对有机磷有负交互抗性.     

Mixed-function oxygenase enzymes as tools for pollution monitoring: field studies on the French coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

1. MFO enzyme activities were measured in microsomes from whole mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) comber livers (Serranus cabrilla), or Posidonia oceanica etiolated tissues, and PAH contents were determined in sediments collected in coastal locations of the French Riviera and Corsica during 3 oceanographic cruises in 1987-1988. 2. BaP activities in mussel and EROD activities measured in fish were strongly correlated to the log of PAH content in sediments. The first results for CA4H in Posidonia showed significant differences related to PAH pollution levels. The increase in MFO activities measured in Corsica in summer 1988 indicated a recent petroleum contamination.     

A test using cultured cells with induced mixed-function oxygenase in the unscheduled DNA synthesis assay for detecting promutagens/procarcinogens

The human FL cell line contains very low levels of constitutive AHH activity, but it could be greatly induced by NE, beta-NF and 3-MC, and induced slightly by PB. When two different types of inducer, for example, 3-MC and PB or 3-MC and NE were given in combination, an additive inductive effect was not observed. Both the constitutive and induced AHH in FL cells have characteristics of MFO, namely, NADPH-dependence and CO-sensitivity. The fact that the constitutive and induced AHH in FL cells could be inhibited by a known hydroxylase inhibitor 7,8-BF indicated that the AHH in FL cells belongs to the cytochrome P-448 dependent MFO type. After removal of inducer from the medium, the induced AHH activity remained at a high level for at least 24-36 h. By using AHH-induced FL cells in the UDS assay system for the detection of promutagens/procarcinogens, we found that AFB1 and 3-MC did not induce a UDS reaction in uninduced FL cells, while in beta-NF induced cells, 10(-6)-10(-4) M AFB1 and 10(-7)-10(-6) M 3-MC elicited a very significant UDS reaction, which was concordant with the results obtained in the UDS assay system using HeLa cells or FL cells supplemented with liver microsomes or using primary cultured hepatocytes as indicator cells. B(a)P elicited the UDS reaction at concentrations of 10(-6)-10(-3) M in beta-NF induced cells, whereas 10(-4)-10(-3) M was required in uninduced cells. The results above indicate that this new design is feasible, but further study is needed to assure its accuracy.     

二化螟对杀螟硫磷产生抗性的机理

本文就二化螟Ckilo suppressalis Walker对杀螟硫磷抗性发生的机理进行了较为全面的研究。活体增效作用研究表明,脱叶磷(DEF)和氧化胡椒基丁醚(PBO)对抗性种群可分别增效1.3和34.8倍。这表明了多功能氧化酶(MFO)活性增强,而似乎与水解酶的活性无关。对寓体解毒酶的进一步研究表明,抗性和敏感种群的非特异性酯酶活力无明显差异,但羧酸酮酶(CarE,加入10^-4mol/L的毒扁豆碱)和MFO的活力在抗性种群中有所增高。R种群幼虫CarE活力分别是s的2.42和2.92倍(以a-和β-乙酸萘酯为底物);R种群幼虫MFO的O-脱甲基作用的活力为s幼虫的1.43倍(以对硝基茴香醚为底物);R幼虫乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)对乙酰胆碱的活力是s的1.3倍,两者相差不大。但从米氏常数K_m)和最大反应速度(V_max)看,R幼虫是s幼虫的1.9和1.6倍;以对氧磷为抑制剂的R幼虫150是s幼虫的2倍。这些表明了R和s的AChE是不同的。研究结果还表明,二化螟对杀螟硫磷抗性的机理至少包括：(1)CarE活性的增高;(2)MFO的O-脱甲基活力的增高和(3)AChE敏感性的降低等。     

二化螟对杀螟硫磷产生抗性的机理

本文就二化螟Ckilo suppressalis Walker对杀螟硫磷抗性发生的机理进行了较为全面的研究。活体增效作用研究表明,脱叶磷(DEF)和氧化胡椒基丁醚(PBO)对抗性种群可分别增效1.3和34.8倍。这表明了多功能氧化酶(MFO)活性增强,而似乎与水解酶的活性无关。对寓体解毒酶的进一步研究表明,抗性和敏感种群的非特异性酯酶活力无明显差异,但羧酸酮酶(CarE,加入10^-4mol/L的毒扁豆碱)和MFO的活力在抗性种群中有所增高。R种群幼虫CarE活力分别是s的2.42和2.92倍(以a-和β-乙酸萘酯为底物);R种群幼虫MFO的O-脱甲基作用的活力为s幼虫的1.43倍(以对硝基茴香醚为底物);R幼虫乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)对乙酰胆碱的活力是s的1.3倍,两者相差不大。但从米氏常数K_m)和最大反应速度(V_max)看,R幼虫是s幼虫的1.9和1.6倍;以对氧磷为抑制剂的R幼虫150是s幼虫的2倍。这些表明了R和s的AChE是不同的。研究结果还表明,二化螟对杀螟硫磷抗性的机理至少包括：(1)CarE活性的增高;(2)MFO的O-脱甲基活力的增高和(3)AChE敏感性的降低等。     

Strain differences in the maintenance of cytochrome P-450 and mixed-function-oxidase activities in cultured rat hepatocytes. Effect of prostaglandins.

The mixed-function-oxidase (MFO) activities, ethoxyresorufin and pentoxyphenoxazone O-dealkylase, of cultured Hooded-Lister(HL)-rat hepatocytes declined rapidly during 72 h of culture, whereas in Sprague-Dawley(SD)-rat hepatocytes the MFO activities increased between 24 and 72 h in culture. Cytochrome P-450 content declined at the same rate in both HL- and SD-rat hepatocyte cultures. NADPH:cytochrome c reductase and NADH:cytochrome b5 reductase were more stable in SD- than in HL-rat hepatocyte cultures. 16,16-Dimethylprostaglandins E2 and F2 alpha improved the maintenance of cytochrome P-450 content, MFO activity and NADPH:cytochrome c reductase in the HL-rat hepatocyte cultures. In SD-rat hepatocytes, the prostaglandins had no effect on cytochrome P-450 content or NADPH:cytochrome c reductase activity, whereas they prevented the increase observed in MFO activities between 24 and 72 h after culture.     

Role of gastrin/pentagastrin in regulation of intestinal cytochrome P-450

1. In the absence of intraluminal inducers, low "basal" levels of cytochrome P-450 and its dependent MFO activities are detected in the rat intestinal mucosa, and may be regulated by endogenous hormones. 2. Rats were nutritionally maintained by either short term (48 hr) intravenous glucose infusion or chronic (8 days) intravenous hyperalimentation, and were treated with various doses of pentagastrin in the infusate. 3. Regardless of the dose (6-90 micrograms/kg/hr) or duration of infusion (2-8 days), pentagastrin had no effect on small intestinal cytochrome P-450, its dependent MFO activity, or the activity of delta-aminolevulinic acid synthetase. 4. The intestinal trophic peptide hormone, gastrin, apparently does not regulate the cytochrome P-450-dependent MFO system of the small intestine.     

我国棉花主产区棉蚜对吡虫啉的抗性监测及抗性机理

【目的】由于生长周期短、繁殖率高,棉蚜Aphis gossypii容易对杀虫剂产生抗药性。本研究旨在明确我国棉花主产区棉蚜对吡虫啉的抗性水平及抗性机理。【方法】采用浸叶法测定了北京海淀,河北廊坊和邯郸,山东德州,河南许昌,以及新疆奎屯和阿克苏地区棉蚜对吡虫啉的抗性水平;测定了不同种群棉蚜3种解毒酶（多功能氧化酶、羧酸酯酶、谷胱甘肽S-转移酶）及乙酰胆碱酯酶的活性;并对靶标基因烟碱型乙酰胆碱受体（nAChR）β1亚基基因进行了突变检测。【结果】北京海淀、河南许昌和河北邯郸的棉蚜对吡虫啉敏感;河北廊坊、新疆阿克苏、山东德州及新疆奎屯地区的棉蚜对吡虫啉的抗性倍数(resistance ratio, RR)分别为22.6, 26.3,53.5和61.1倍,为中等水平抗性。酶活力对比研究发现,阿克苏和奎屯地区的棉蚜多功能氧化酶的比活力分别是敏感种群(北京种群)的1.7和1.8倍,羧酸酯酶的比活力分别是敏感种群的1.6和1.7倍,谷胱甘肽S-转移酶的比活力均是敏感种群的1.5倍,但是乙酰胆碱酯酶比活力在棉蚜种群间差异不显著。靶标基因突变检测表明,河北廊坊、新疆阿克苏、山东德州及新疆奎屯棉蚜种群nAChR β1亚基均存在与吡虫啉抗性相关的精氨酸到苏氨酸（R81T）突变。【结论】结果提示,多功能氧化酶、羧酸酯酶和谷胱甘肽S-转移酶活力升高以及nAChR β1亚基R81T突变与棉蚜对吡虫啉的抗性形成相关。     

Mixed-function oxidase induction as a test for the biological monitoring of water: limitations and prospects]

The induction in fish liver of some enzyme activities, and typically of microsomal mixed-function oxidases (MFO), provides the earliest biological warning signal of exposure to pollutants. Our studies provided evidence that the basal levels of cytochrome P-450 and specific MFO activities, such as arylhydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) and ethoxyresorufin deethylase (EROD), were strongly influenced by the diet in freshwater fish (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The response of fish liver to a known enzyme inducer, i.e., beta-naphthoflavone, was also affected by the diet, which therefore should be carefully controlled in laboratory studies. Under field conditions MFO activities were significantly enhanced in the liver of O. mykiss kept in polluted river water as well as in the liver of the seawater fish Diplodus annularis collected from a polluted harbour area, as compared to specimens of the same species collected from an unpolluted reference area.     

Mixed function oxidase activity in the harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) from Sable Is., N.S

One adult male, eight pups (including two full term foetuses) and nine adult female harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) were analysed for indices of mixed function oxidase (MFO) activity. MFO activity was present in liver samples, but was at or below detection limits in samples of kidney, lung and pancreas. Hepatic ethoxyresorufin O-de-ethylase and benzo[a]pyrene hydroxylase activities were similar to those reported in other seals and in other mammals. Cytochromes P-450 and b5 concentrations were slightly lower than those observed in other mammals. MFO activities in newborn pups and foetuses were significantly lower than those in adult females. No qualitative differences in cytochrome P-450 isozyme distribution between foetal and adult samples could be discerned by electrophoresis.     

Interrelationships between bioaccumulation of organic trace pollutants (PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and PAHs), and MFO-induction in fish.

1. Hydrophobic compounds that are more easily biotransformed (e.g. PAHs) generally show less bioaccumulation in fish than the more persistent PCBs and DDTs. 2. In lake Nieuwe Meer, with the highest levels of organic micropollutants, the hepatic MFO activity was elevated in three fish species. This indicates that MFO activity might be a sensitive indicator for organic micropollutants in the aquatic environment. 3. Activities of the 3-MC type inducible isozymes were most pronounced in all three fish species studied. Though further research is required, indications for the existence of a PB-type inducible enzyme system have been demonstrated for two fish species, i.e. pike and eel. 4. Fish liver enlargement as a consequence of MFO induction could not be demonstrated in fish from the most polluted lake. 5. In fish, a correlation was observed between PCB or OCP tissue concentrations on the one hand, and hepatic MFO activities on the other. The low PAH fish/sediment ratios are further reduced when MFO systems are induced due to organic micropollution. The interrelationship between bioaccumulation and enzyme induction demonstrates the importance of an integrated study of these phenomena in field research.     

CO2浓度升高对西花蓟马和花蓟马成虫体内解毒酶和保护酶活性的影响

【目的】阐明大气CO₂浓度升高对外来入侵昆虫西花蓟马Frankliniella occidentalis及其本地近缘种花蓟马F. intonsa的影响机制。【方法】测定和分析了CO₂人工气候箱内不同CO₂浓度（400 μL/L和800 μL/L）下饲养3代的这两种蓟马体内3种解毒酶［羧酸酯酶（CarE）、乙酰胆碱酯酶（AchE）和微粒体多功能氧化酶(MFO）］和3种保护酶［超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和过氧化物酶(POD）］的活性。【结果】西花蓟马成虫体内的CarE, AchE, MFO, CAT和POD酶活性随着CO₂浓度的升高而显著上升（P＜0.05）,其中800 μL/L CO₂浓度下CarE和MFO酶活性分别比400 μL/L CO₂浓度下增加了24.78%和16.05%;800 μL/L CO2浓度下花蓟马成虫体内的CarE, MFO和CAT酶活性显著高于400 μL/L CO₂浓度下花蓟马成虫体内的相应酶活性,而AchE和POD酶活性在两种CO2浓度间差异不显著（P＞0.05）。800 μL/L CO₂浓度下西花蓟马和花蓟马成虫体内的SOD酶活性均显著低于400 μL/L CO₂浓度下的相应蓟马酶活性（P＜0.05）,分别下降了65.22%和42.20%。【结论】CO₂浓度升高是导致两种蓟马成虫体内CarE,MFO和SOD酶活性上升的主要原因,而AchE, CAT和POD酶活性的变化主要受蓟马种类的影响。两种蓟马可能通过改变体内解毒酶或保护酶的活性来适应高浓度CO₂的环境。     

Release of sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase (acid sphingomyelinase) by ammonium chloride from CL 1D mouse L-cells and human fibroblasts. Partial purification and characterization of the exported enzymes

In cultured human fibroblasts and mouse L-cells the lysosomotropic agent, ammonium chloride, caused release of acid sphingomyelinase into the culture medium. The water-soluble enzymes were partially purified by sequential chromatography on ConA-Sepharose, octyl-Sepharose and Sepharose CL-4B. Mouse sphingomyelinase was purified up to 64-fold and human sphingomyelinase 134-fold from the culture medium. Specific activities were 925 nmol/(h X mg) and 1 434 nmol/(h X mg), respectively. The final enzyme preparations obtained were free of other lysosomal enzyme activities tested and had very similar properties: optimal activity at pH 4.8 (mouse enzyme) and pH 4.4 (human enzyme), Km values of 6.2 X 10(-5)M and 2.4 X 10(-5)M, respectively, and an apparent molecular mass of 68 kDa. In isoelectric focusing the enzymes peaked at pH 4.78 (mouse enzyme) and pH 4.75 (human enzyme).     

二斑叶螨对甲氰菊酯的抗性选育及解毒酶活力变化

为了明确二斑叶螨Tetranychus urticae Koch对甲氰菊酯产生抗性的机理,在室内模拟田间药剂的选择压力, 用甲氰菊酯对二斑叶螨敏感品系（S）进行逐代汰选,选育至38代时, 获得了抗性倍数( resistance ratio, RR)为247.35的抗甲氰菊酯品系（Fe-R）。对S和Fe-R解毒酶活性的分析表明,Fe-R₃₈体内羧酸酯酶（carboxylesterase, CarE）、酸性磷酸酯酶(acid phosphatase, ACP)、 碱性磷酸酯酶(alkaline phosphatase, ALP)、谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶(glutathione s-transferase, GSTs)和多功能氧化酶(mixed function oxidase, MFO)较S体内相应酶的活力显著升高（P< 0.05）,其相对比值（R/S）分别为1.822,13.941,3.789,4.262和17.386。此外,筛选至第9,19,25,32代时,除Fe-R₂₅和Fe-R₃₂的MFO活性与S相比有显著性差异（P< 0.05）外,其余解毒酶（CarE,ACP,ALP,GSTs）的活性与S相比均无显著性差异(P>0.05)。筛选至第38代时, 5种解毒酶的活力与S相比均差异显著(P<0.05)。结果说明二斑叶螨Fe-R随着筛选代数的增加（第25代后）,MFO活性的上升可能是二斑叶螨对甲氰菊酯产生抗性的主要原因。     

Modulation by extracellular matrices of monooxygenase and CYP1A1 induction in Hep G2 cells in serum-free culture

The in vitro cellular functions of differentiated cells are influenced by culture conditions. Effects of several extracellular matrices (ECMs) on cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases (MFOs) induction and cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) gene expression were estimated in Hep G2 cells cultured in a serum-free medium. The cells were cultured on collagen type I- and II-, fibronectin-, and matrigel-coated dishes and MFO activities were induced by the addition of 3-methylcholanthrene (MC). The induction of ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase (ECOD) and alkoxyresorufin O-dealkylase activities as well as the expression of CYP1A1 mRNA were also determined. ECOD and methoxy- and ethoxyresorufin O-dealkylase activities in Hep G2 cells were enhanced by culturing the cells using a serum-free medium on fibronectin- or matrigel-coated dishes. ECOD activity on fibronectin-coated dishes was about 3-fold higher than that using a serum-supplemented medium on untreated dishes. Furthermore, both immobilized and soluble fibronectin enhanced the induction of MFOs. The expression of CYP1A1 mRNA using fibronectin-coated dishes was about 2-fold higher than that using a serum-supplemented medium on untreated dishes. These findings suggest that the gene expression in cultured cells is greatly influenced by ECMs. By using fibronectin-coated dishes to cell culture in a serum-free medium, reproducible and highly sensitive results can be obtained in experiments using cultured cells. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Multiple resistance and biochemical mechanisms of pyridaben resistance in Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

A field colony of Tetranychus urticae (Koch) (Acari: Tetranychidae) resistant to pyridaben was selected with pyridaben successively for 20 generations to produce the PR-20 strain. Resistance and multiple resistance levels of the PR-20 strain to 15 acaricides were determined using a spray bioassay. The PR-20 strain was extremely resistant to pyridaben (resistance ratio [RR] = 240]. The strain exhibited extremely strong resistance to fenpyroximate (RR=373) and acrinathrin (RR=329) and strong resistance to benzoximate (RR=84). An RR = 10-40 was observed with abamectin, fenazaquin, fenbutatin oxide, fenpropathrin, and tebufenpyrad. The PR-20 strain showed low levels of resistance (RR <10) to azocyclotin, bromopropylate, chlorfenapyr, dicofol, milbemectin, and propargite. Synergist experiments with different metabolic inhibitors revealed that piperonyl butoxide (PBO), a mixed function oxidase (MFO) inhibitor, had the greatest effect on pyridaben resistance. PBO significantly caused pyridaben resistance in the PR-20 strain to drop to the full susceptibility level of the susceptible (S) strain. However, there was no significant difference in MFO activities measured using a model substrate between the S and PR-20 strains. These results suggest that use of certain acaricides with little multiple resistance or PBO will be useful for the management of pyridaben resistance in the field.     

Spatial distribution of active muscle fibre characteristics in the upper trapezius muscle and its dependency on contraction level and duration

The aim of this study was to provide direct in vivo information of the physiological and structural characteristics of active muscle fibres from a large part of the upper trapezius muscle. Two-dimensional (2-D) multi-channel surface electromyography recordings were used, with 13 × 10 electrodes covering 6 × 4.5 cm of the skin’s surface. A previously developed method was applied to detect individual propagating motor unit action potentials and to estimate their corresponding muscle fibre conduction velocity (MFCV) and muscle fibre orientation (MFO). Using these estimates, spatial distributions of MFCV and MFO were examined for five male subjects performing isometric shoulder elevation at different force levels. The main results were: (1) the general relationship between MFCV and force generation was non-systematic, with a positive relationship at the inferior part of the muscle, (2) the spatial distribution of MFCV at different force levels and fatigue was inhomogeneous and (3) the MFO was slightly different (6°) of the muscle fibres with origin superior compared to inferior to the C7 vertebra. These findings provide new information of the MFO of contracting muscle fibres and knowledge of the physiological characteristics of a large part of the upper trapezius muscle that previously was based on observations from human cadavers only.     

Continuous production of prourokinase in feed harvest and perfusion cultures

The production of prourokinase (PUK) by a human kidney tumor cell line is studied in long term cultures. Cells are grown on microcarriers which are retained inside the reactor by sedimentation or with a spin filter. Two modes of operation are compared: feed harvest at an average medium exchange rate of 0.3 d(-1) and continuous perfusion at a higher dilution rate of 1.5 d(-1). In the two systems a stable production of PUK has been maintained for more than 400 h. Kinetics of cellular growth, nutrient consumption, and metabolite and PUK excretion are similar. After an initial rapid growth period, one observes a 10-fold reduction in all the cellular metabolic activities during the stationary phase. Continuous perfusion yields a higher cell density (7 x 10(6) cells.mL(-1)) than feed harvest (3 x 10(6) cells.mL(-1)), which results in a twofold increase in the reactor productivity. But higher final enzyme activities, about 250 ru.mL(-1), are obtained in the feed harvest recovered medium than in the perfusion medium, 100-150 ru.mL(-1). The cumulative medium consumption per mass of product is the same in the repeated batch and in the continuous operation mode.     

Mixed-function oxygenase enzymes as tools for pollution monitoring: Field studies on the french coast of the Mediterranean sea

• 1.1. MFO enzyme activities were measured in microsomes from whole mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) comber livers (Serranus cabrilla), or Posidonia oceanica etiolated tissues, and PAH contents were determined in sediments collected in coastal locations of the French Riviera and Corsica during 3 oceanographic cruises in 1987–1988.
• 2.2. BaP activities in mussel and EROD activities measured in fish were strongly correlated to the log of PAH content in sediments. The first results for CA4H in Posidonia showed significant differences related to PAH pollution levels. The increase in MFO activities measured in Corsica in summer 1988 indicated a recent petroleum contamination.