Comparison of mercury sulfides with mercury chloride and methylmercury on hepatic P450, phase-2 and transporter gene expression in mice |
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| Institution: | 1. Key Laboratory for Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, China;2. Northwest Plateau Institute of biology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, China;1. Department of Basic Medical Sciences, National Institute for Minamata Disease, 4058-18 Hama, Minamata, Kumamoto 867-0008, Japan;2. Department of Clinical Medicine, National Institute for Minamata Disease, Kumamoto, Japan;1. Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA;2. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA;1. Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany;2. Institute of Toxicology, University Medical Center, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 67, 55131 Mainz, Germany;1. National Institute for Minamata Disease, Kumamoto 867-0008, Japan;2. Akita University School of Medicine, Akita 010-8543, Japan;3. School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat “Rovira I Virgili”, Reus, Spain;4. Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, Brazil;5. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukuda Hospital, Kumamoto 860-0004, Japan;1. College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai''an City, Shandong Province, 271018, China;2. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai''an City, Shandong Province, 271018, China;3. Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai''an City, Shandong Province, 271018, China |
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| Abstract: | Zuotai (mainly β-HgS) and Zhusha (also called as cinnabar, mainly α-HgS) are used in traditional medicines in combination with herbs or even drugs in the treatment of various disorders, while mercury chloride (HgCl2) and methylmercury (MeHg) do not have known medical values but are highly toxic. This study aimed to compare the effects of mercury sulfides with HgCl2 and MeHg on hepatic drug processing gene expression. Mice were orally administrated with Zuotai (β-HgS, 30 mg/kg), α-HgS (HgS, 30 mg/kg), HgCl2 (33.6 mg/kg), or MeHg (3.1 mg/kg) for 7 days, and the expression of genes related to phase-1 drug metabolism (P450), phase-2 conjugation, and phase-3 (transporters) genes were examined. The mercurials at the dose and duration used in the study did not have significant effects on the expression of cytochrome P450 1–4 family genes and the corresponding nuclear receptors, except for a slight increase in PPARα and Cyp4a10 by HgCl2. The expressions of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase and sulfotransferase were increased by HgCl2 and MeHg, but not by Zuotai and HgS. HgCl2 decreased the expression of organic anion transporter (Oatp1a1), but increased Oatp1a4. Both HgCl2 and MeHg increased the expression of multidrug resistance-associated protein genes (Mrp1, Mrp2, Mrp3, and Mrp4). Zuotai and HgS had little effects on these transporter genes. In conclusion, Zuotai and HgS are different from HgCl2 and MeHg in hepatic drug processing gene expression; suggesting that chemical forms of mercury not only affect their disposition and toxicity, but also affect their effects on the expression of hepatic drug processing genes. |
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| Keywords: | Zuotai Mercury sulfide Mercury chloride Methylmercury Cytochrome P450 Phase-2 genes Transporters |
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