Hepatic expression of cytochrome P450 in type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats

Chem Biol Interact. 2012 Feb 5;195(3):173-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2011.12.010. Epub 2012 Jan 5.

Abstract

Although hepatic expression of cytochrome P450 (CYP) changes markedly in diabetes, the role of ketone bodies in the regulation of CYP in diabetes is controversial. The present study was performed to determine the expression and activity of CYP in non-obese type II diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats with normal levels of ketone bodies. In the present study, basal serum glucose levels increased 1.95-fold in GK rats, but acetoacetate and β-hydroxybutyrate levels were not significantly different. Hepatic expression of CYP reductase and CYP3A2 was up-regulated in the GK rats, and consequently, activities of CYP reductase and midazolam 4-hydroxylase, mainly catalyzed by CYP3A2, increased. In contrast, hepatic expression of CYP1A2 and CYP3A1 was down-regulated and the activities of 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase and 7-methoxyresorufin-O-demethylase, mainly catalyzed by CYP1A, also decreased in GK rats. Hepatic levels of microsomal protein and total CYP and hepatic expression of cytochrome b(5), CYP1B1, CYP2B1 and CYP2C11 were not significantly different between the GK rats and normal Wistar rats. Moreover, the expression and activity of CYP2E1, reported to be up-regulated in diabetes with hyperketonemia, were not significantly different between GK rats and control rats, suggesting that elevation of ketone bodies plays a critical role in the up-regulation of hepatic CYP2E1 in diabetic rats. Our results showed that the expression of hepatic CYP is regulated in an isoform-specific manner. The present results also show that the GK rat is a useful animal model for the pathophysiological study of non-obese type II diabetes with normal ketone body levels.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid / metabolism
  • Acetoacetates / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / metabolism
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / biosynthesis*
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / metabolism
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / enzymology*
  • Isoenzymes / metabolism
  • Ketone Bodies / metabolism
  • Liver / enzymology*
  • Male
  • Microsomes, Liver / enzymology
  • Microsomes, Liver / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar

Substances

  • Acetoacetates
  • Blood Glucose
  • Isoenzymes
  • Ketone Bodies
  • acetoacetic acid
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
  • methoxyresorufin-O-demethylase
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1
  • 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid