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Article Dans Une Revue Carcinogenesis Année : 2006

Potent inhibition of carcinogen-bioactivating cytochrome P450 1B1 by the p53 inhibitor pifithrin alpha.

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Pifithrin alpha (PFTalpha) is a chemical compound that inhibits p53-mediated gene activation and apoptosis. It has also been recently shown to alter metabolism of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). This has led us to examine the effect of PFTalpha on the activity of cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 1 isoforms, known to metabolize PAHs, such as benzo(a)pyrene (BP), into mutagenic metabolites. We report that PFTalpha caused a potent inhibition of CYP1-related activity as measured by ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase activity in CYP1-containing MCF-7 cells and liver microsomes. It also directly affected the catalytic activity of human recombinant CYP1A1, CYP1A2 and CYP1B1 isoforms, with a potent inhibitory effect towards CYP1B1. The nature of this CYP1B1 inhibition by PFTalpha was mixed-type with an apparent K(i) of 4.38 nM. Blockage of CYP1 activity by PFTalpha was associated with a decreased metabolism of BP, a reduced formation of BP-derived adducts and a diminished BP-induced apoptosis in human cultured cells targets for PAHs like primary human macrophages and p53-negative KG1a leukaemia cells. These data further substantiate an unexpected and p53-independent action of PFTalpha for preventing toxicity of chemical carcinogens such as PAHs, through inhibition of CYP1 enzyme activities, especially that of CYP1B1.

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hal-00699629 , version 1 (21-05-2012)

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Lydie Sparfel, Julien van Grevenynghe, Marc Le Vee, Caroline Aninat, Olivier Fardel. Potent inhibition of carcinogen-bioactivating cytochrome P450 1B1 by the p53 inhibitor pifithrin alpha.. Carcinogenesis, 2006, 27 (3), pp.656-63. ⟨10.1093/carcin/bgi256⟩. ⟨hal-00699629⟩
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