Activation of the acute inflammatory response alters cytochrome P450 expression and eicosanoid metabolism

Drug Metab Dispos. 2011 Jan;39(1):22-9. doi: 10.1124/dmd.110.035287. Epub 2010 Oct 14.

Abstract

Cytochrome P450 (P450)-mediated metabolism of arachidonic acid regulates inflammation in hepatic and extrahepatic tissue. CYP2C/CYP2J-derived epoxyeicosatrienoic and dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids (EET+DHET) elicit anti-inflammatory effects, whereas CYP4A/CYP4F-derived 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) is proinflammatory. Because the impact of inflammation on P450-mediated formation of endogenous eicosanoids is unclear, we evaluated P450 mRNA levels and P450 epoxygenase (EET+DHET) and ω-hydroxylase (20-HETE) metabolic activity in liver, kidney, lung, and heart in mice 3, 6, 24, and 48 h after intraperitoneal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (1 mg/kg) or saline administration. Hepatic Cyp2c29, Cyp2c44, and Cyp2j5 mRNA levels and EET+DHET formation were significantly lower 24 and 48 h after LPS administration. Hepatic Cyp4a12a, Cyp4a12b, and Cyp4f13 mRNA levels and 20-HETE formation were also significantly lower at 24 h, but recovered to baseline at 48 h, resulting in a significantly higher 20-HETE/EET+DHET formation rate ratio compared with that for saline-treated mice. Renal P450 mRNA levels and P450-mediated eicosanoid metabolism were similarly suppressed 24 h after LPS treatment. Pulmonary EET+DHET formation was lower at all time points after LPS administration, whereas 20-HETE formation was suppressed in a time-dependent manner, with the lowest formation rate observed at 24 h. No differences in EET+DHET or 20-HETE formation were observed in heart. Collectively, these data demonstrate that acute activation of the innate immune response alters P450 expression and eicosanoid metabolism in mice in an isoform-, tissue-, and time-dependent manner. Further study is necessary to determine whether therapeutic restoration of the functional balance between the P450 epoxygenase and ω-hydroxylase pathways is an effective anti-inflammatory strategy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arachidonic Acid / blood
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / biosynthesis*
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / genetics
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / metabolism
  • Eicosanoids / metabolism*
  • Heart / drug effects
  • Immunity, Innate*
  • Inflammation / metabolism*
  • Kidney / drug effects
  • Kidney / metabolism
  • Lipopolysaccharides / immunology
  • Lung / drug effects
  • Lung / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Microsomes / drug effects
  • Microsomes / metabolism
  • Microsomes, Liver / metabolism
  • RNA / metabolism
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Time Factors
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / biosynthesis
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism

Substances

  • Eicosanoids
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Arachidonic Acid
  • RNA
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System