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Human sulphotransferases are involved in the activation of aristolochic acids and are expressed in renal target tissue.

Abstract：

:Use of herbal preparations containing Aristolochia species has led to progressive nephropathy and urothelial cancer in humans. Analysis of DNA adducts formed in human target tissues and studies in animal models have pointed out a major role of the secondary plant metabolites, aristolochic acids, in these effects. Only a minority of the users of Aristolochia-containing products developed nephropathy and cancer, suggesting differences in individual susceptibility. Differences in metabolic activation and inactivation frequently affect the susceptibility towards chemicals. Others have shown that the activation of aristolochic acids to DNA-reactive and mutagenic metabolites requires reduction of their aryl nitro group. The biological activity of numerous nitro- and aminoarenes, after appropriate phase I metabolism, is strongly enhanced in the presence of acetyltransferases or sulphotransferases (SULTs). In the present study, we demonstrate that expression of human SULTs in bacterial and mammalian target cells reinforces the mutagenic activity of aristolochic acids. Using Salmonella typhimurium TA1538 as the recipient organism, we identified the expression of all 12 human SULT forms. SULT1A1 led to the strongest increase in the mutagenicity of aristolochic acids. Some activation was also observed with SULT1B1, but not with the remaining forms. The role of SULT1A1 in the activation of aristolochic acids was corroborated using S. typhimurium TA100- and Chinese hamster V79-derived target cells engineered for expression of human SULT1A1 when compared with control cells. Furthermore, pentachlorophenol, an inhibitor of SULT1A1, strongly reduced the mutagenic effect of aristolochic acids in V79-hCYP2E1-hSULT1A1 cells. Moreover, we demonstrate that SULT1A1 and SULT1B1 are expressed in human kidney using immunoblot analysis, but their levels are substantially lower than in liver. Finally, we discuss the possibility that reactive sulphuric acid conjugates produced in other tissues are transferred to kidney and ureter.

journal_name

Int J Cancer

journal_title

International journal of cancer

authors

Meinl W,Pabel U,Osterloh-Quiroz M,Hengstler JG,Glatt H

doi

10.1002/ijc.21480

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pub_date

2006-03-01 00:00:00

pages

1090-7

issue

eissn

0020-7136

issn

1097-0215

journal_volume

118

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Human sulphotransferases are involved in the activation of aristolochic acids and are expressed in renal target tissue.