Glucocorticoid receptor contributes to the altered expression of hepatic cytochrome P450 upon cigarette smoking

  • Authors:
    • Xue Li
    • Zhongfang Yan
    • Qi Wu
    • Xin Sun
    • Fan Li
    • Subei Zhang
    • Kuan Li
    • Li Li
    • Junping Wu
    • Long Xu
    • Jing Feng
    • Wen Ning
    • Zhixue Liu
    • Huaiyong Chen
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  • Published online on: October 27, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5898
  • Pages: 5271-5280
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Abstract

Cigarette smoking has been shown to cause pathological alterations in the liver. However, how hepatic metabolism is altered during cigarette smoking‑induced inflammation remains to be fully elucidated. In the present study, a rat model of smoking was established to examine the effects of cigarette smoking on inflammation, autophagy activity, and the expression of nuclear receptor and CYP in the liver. Elevated expression of interleukin 1β and activation of autophagy in the liver were observed upon smoking exposure in rats. Cigarette smoking induced a significant reduction in the mRNA expression levels of cytochromes, including cytochrome P450 (Cyp)1A2, Cyp2D4 and Cyp3A2. Accordingly, a decrease was also observed in glucocorticoid receptor (GR), a regulator of the expression of Cyp. Activation of the GR signal in human hepatic LO2 cells did not affect autophagic genes, however, it led to the upregulation of hCYP1A2, hCYP2C19 and hCYP3A4, and the downregulation of hCYP2C9. The GR antagonist, RU486, eliminated this effect, suggesting the importance of GR in liver metabolism upon cigarette smoking.
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Li X, Yan Z, Wu Q, Sun X, Li F, Zhang S, Li K, Li L, Wu J, Xu L, Xu L, et al: Glucocorticoid receptor contributes to the altered expression of hepatic cytochrome P450 upon cigarette smoking. Mol Med Rep 14: 5271-5280, 2016
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Li, X., Yan, Z., Wu, Q., Sun, X., Li, F., Zhang, S. ... Chen, H. (2016). Glucocorticoid receptor contributes to the altered expression of hepatic cytochrome P450 upon cigarette smoking. Molecular Medicine Reports, 14, 5271-5280. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5898
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Li, X., Yan, Z., Wu, Q., Sun, X., Li, F., Zhang, S., Li, K., Li, L., Wu, J., Xu, L., Feng, J., Ning, W., Liu, Z., Chen, H."Glucocorticoid receptor contributes to the altered expression of hepatic cytochrome P450 upon cigarette smoking". Molecular Medicine Reports 14.6 (2016): 5271-5280.
Chicago
Li, X., Yan, Z., Wu, Q., Sun, X., Li, F., Zhang, S., Li, K., Li, L., Wu, J., Xu, L., Feng, J., Ning, W., Liu, Z., Chen, H."Glucocorticoid receptor contributes to the altered expression of hepatic cytochrome P450 upon cigarette smoking". Molecular Medicine Reports 14, no. 6 (2016): 5271-5280. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5898