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Comparison of the effect of low- and high-dose dietary butylated hydroxytoluene on microsome-mediated aflatoxin B1-DNA binding. 1997

A Allameh
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modaress University, Tehran, I.R. Iran.

Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is known to inhibit tumor formation due to several chemical carcinogens including aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). Pre-treatment of laboratory animals with high doses of BHT (0.75% for 15 days in diet) is associated with pathological effects. The mechanism of action of BHT against AFB1 carcinogenesis is by induction of liver glutathione (GSH) S-transferases. As a result, the formation of AFB1-DNA binding is effectively inhibited. In the present study, effects of low and high doses of dietary BHT on in vitro activation and inactivation of AFB1 was examined. BHT feeding to rats at a dose of 0.75% for 15 days caused a significant increase in the GSH S-transferase activity. Addition of liver cytosolic fractions prepared from the rats pre-treated with high dose BHT to the cell free system caused a 48% inhibition in AFB1-DNA binding. In contrast, low dose BHT feeding (0.06% for 6 months) had little influence on GSH S-transferase activity. This was corroborated when addition of liver cytosol from low dose BHT-treated rats failed to inhibit microsome-mediated AFB1-DNA binding as compared to that of control. It is concluded that the permitted dose of BHT, added to processed food as preservative, plays no role in the biotransformation of AFB1.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D008862 Microsomes, Liver Closed vesicles of fragmented endoplasmic reticulum created when liver cells or tissue are disrupted by homogenization. They may be smooth or rough. Liver Microsomes,Liver Microsome,Microsome, Liver
D009929 Organ Size The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness. Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002084 Butylated Hydroxytoluene A di-tert-butyl PHENOL with antioxidant properties. Butylhydroxytoluene,2,6-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methylphenol,2,6-Di-t-butyl-4-methylphenol,2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol,2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-cresol,4-Methyl-2,6-ditertbutylphenol,BHT,Di-tert-butyl-methylphenol,Dibunol,Ionol,Ionol (BHT),2,6 Di t butyl 4 methylphenol,2,6 Di tert butyl 4 methylphenol,2,6 Di tert butyl p cresol,4 Methyl 2,6 ditertbutylphenol,Di tert butyl methylphenol,Hydroxytoluene, Butylated
D003577 Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System A superfamily of hundreds of closely related HEMEPROTEINS found throughout the phylogenetic spectrum, from animals, plants, fungi, to bacteria. They include numerous complex monooxygenases (MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES). In animals, these P-450 enzymes serve two major functions: (1) biosynthesis of steroids, fatty acids, and bile acids; (2) metabolism of endogenous and a wide variety of exogenous substrates, such as toxins and drugs (BIOTRANSFORMATION). They are classified, according to their sequence similarities rather than functions, into CYP gene families (>40% homology) and subfamilies (>59% homology). For example, enzymes from the CYP1, CYP2, and CYP3 gene families are responsible for most drug metabolism. Cytochrome P-450,Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme,Cytochrome P-450-Dependent Monooxygenase,P-450 Enzyme,P450 Enzyme,CYP450 Family,CYP450 Superfamily,Cytochrome P-450 Enzymes,Cytochrome P-450 Families,Cytochrome P-450 Monooxygenase,Cytochrome P-450 Oxygenase,Cytochrome P-450 Superfamily,Cytochrome P450,Cytochrome P450 Superfamily,Cytochrome p450 Families,P-450 Enzymes,P450 Enzymes,Cytochrome P 450,Cytochrome P 450 Dependent Monooxygenase,Cytochrome P 450 Enzyme,Cytochrome P 450 Enzyme System,Cytochrome P 450 Enzymes,Cytochrome P 450 Families,Cytochrome P 450 Monooxygenase,Cytochrome P 450 Oxygenase,Cytochrome P 450 Superfamily,Enzyme, Cytochrome P-450,Enzyme, P-450,Enzyme, P450,Enzymes, Cytochrome P-450,Enzymes, P-450,Enzymes, P450,Monooxygenase, Cytochrome P-450,Monooxygenase, Cytochrome P-450-Dependent,P 450 Enzyme,P 450 Enzymes,P-450 Enzyme, Cytochrome,P-450 Enzymes, Cytochrome,Superfamily, CYP450,Superfamily, Cytochrome P-450,Superfamily, Cytochrome P450
D003600 Cytosol Intracellular fluid from the cytoplasm after removal of ORGANELLES and other insoluble cytoplasmic components. Cytosols
D004032 Diet Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal. Diets
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA

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