Indução do sistema citocromo P450 em linhagens de hepatoma humano para utilização como modelo in vitro no desenvolvimento de fármacos / Induction of cytochrome P450 system in human hepatoma cell lines for using as in vitro model in drug development

AUTOR(ES)

Míriam Cristina Sakuragui Matuo

FONTE

IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

31/01/2012

RESUMO

In the early development stage of the new drugs, the pharmacological and toxicological properties are critical to define the potential use of the candidate drug. During this stage, several in vitro models systems are employed, including human hepatoma cell lines. However, the main limitation of the use of cell lines as in vitro model is the low expression level of cytochrome P450 enzymes. A carotenoid knowed as bixin, the main pigment in the annatto (urucum), it has been reported to induce some isoforms of cytochrome P450 in rats, with the advantage of its low toxicity. In this work, the oil-soluble (bixin) and aqueous soluble extracts (norbixin) were evaluated as inducers of the cytochrome P450 system in human hepatoma cell lines (HepG2, C3A, SK-HEP-1). The results of MTT assays showed that bixin concentrations below 0.22 mM were not cytotoxic in HepG2, C3A and SK-HEP-1 cell lines. Expression changes in CYP 1A1, 1A2, 2C9, 2B6, 2E1 and 3A4 were evaluated, by real time RT-PCR and the results showed that the exposition to 0,05 mM and 0,1 mM bixin, for 24 and 48 hours of treatment, lead to an increase in CYP 1A1 and CYP 1A2 expression level. By contrast, the cytochrome P450 isoforms were not affected by the exposition to norbixin. In conclusion, this work indicated the potential use of bixin induced hepatoma cell lines as in vitro model for studies of biotransformation and toxicity of drugs involving CYP 1A, however, further studies are necessary to evaluate the effect of bixin on the other cytochrome P450 isoforms as well as other enzymatic systems.

ASSUNTO(S)

bixin cytochrome p450 linhagens de hepatoma humano citocromo p450 human hepatoma cell lines modelos in vitro bixina in vitro models

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