Abstract:
:Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are a group of hepatic toxicant widely present in plants. Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A plays a key role in metabolic activation of PAs to generate electrophilic metabolites, which is the main cause of hepatotoxicity. We have previously demonstrated the sex difference in developmental toxicity and hepatotoxicity in fetal rats exposed to monocrotaline (MCT), a representative toxic PA. The aim of this study was to explore the underlying mechanism. 20 mg·kg-1·d-1 MCT was intragastrically given to pregnant Wistar rats from gestation day 9 to 20. CYP3As expression and pregnane X receptor (PXR) activation were specifically enhanced in female fetal liver. After MCT treatment, we also observed a significant increase of CYP3As expression in LO2 cells (high PXR level) or hPXR-transfected HepG2 cells (low PXR level). Employing hPXR and CYP3A4 dual-luciferase reporter gene assay, we confirmed the agonism effect of MCT on PXR-dependent transcriptional activity of CYP3A4. Agonism and antagonism of the androgen receptor (AR) either induced or blocked MCT-induced PXR activation, respectively. This study was the first report identifying that MCT served as PXR agonist to induce CYP3A expression. CYP3A induction may increase self-metabolic activation of MCT and subsequently lead to more severe hepatotoxicity in female fetus. While in male, during the intrauterine period, activated AR by testosterone secretion from developing testes represses MCT-induced PXR activation and CYP3A induction, which may partially protect male fetus from MCT-induced hepatotoxicity.
journal_name
Toxicol Appl Pharmacoljournal_title
Toxicology and applied pharmacologyauthors
Xiang E,Guo Q,Dai YG,Sun XX,Liu J,Fan CP,Wang YQ,Qiu SK,Wang H,Guo Ydoi
10.1016/j.taap.2020.115137subject
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2020-11-01 00:00:00pages
115137eissn
0041-008Xissn
1096-0333pii
S0041-008X(20)30263-5journal_volume
406pub_type
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