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ArticleToxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology2019

Chemical Activation of the Constitutive Androstane Receptor Leads to Activation of Oxidant-Induced Nrf2.

John P Rooney, Keiyu Oshida, Ramiya Kumar, William S Baldwin, J Christopher Corton

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Article in Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

John P RooneyNational Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.
Keiyu OshidaNational Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.
Ramiya KumarEnvironmental Toxicology Program and Biological Sciences Department, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634.
William S BaldwinEnvironmental Toxicology Program and Biological Sciences Department, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634.
J Christopher CortonNational Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.
Environmental Protection Agency · USClemson University · US

Funding

The Role of Cyp2b in Toxicant Metabolism and SensitivityR15ES017321 · NIEHS · CLEMSON UNIVERSITY · PI BALDWIN, WILLIAM S · 2009 to 2020
$1.3M
NIEHS NIH HHS R15 ES017321
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to environmentally relevant chemicals that activate the xenobiotic receptors aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), constitutive androstane receptor (CAR), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) in rodent test systems often leads to increases in oxidative stress (OS) that contributes to liver cancer induction. We hypothesized that activation of the oxidant-induced transcription factor Nrf2 could be used as a surrogate endpoint for increases in OS. We examined the relationships between activation of xenobiotic receptors and Nrf2 using previously characterized gene expression biomarkers that accurately predict modulation. Using a correlation approach (Running Fisher Test), the biomarkers were compared with microarray profiles in a mouse liver gene expression compendium. Out of the 163 chemicals examined, 47% from 53 studies activated Nrf2. We found consistent coupling between CAR and Nrf2 activation. Out of the 41 chemicals from 32 studies that activated CAR, 90% also activated Nrf2. CAR was activated earlier and at lower doses than Nrf2, indicating CAR activation preceded Nrf2 activation. Nrf2 activation by 2 CAR activators was abolished in CAR-null mice. We hypothesized that Nrf2 is activated by reactive oxygen species from the increased activity of enzymes encoded by Cyp2b family members. However, Nrf2 was similarly activated in the livers of both TCPOBOP-treated wild-type and Cyp2b9/10/13-null mice. This study provides evidence that Nrf2 activation (1) often occurs after exposure to xenobiotic chemicals, (2) is tightly linked to activation of CAR, and (3) does not require induction of 3 Cyp2b genes secondary to CAR activation.

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AnimalsAryl Hydrocarbon HydroxylasesBiomarkersConstitutive Androstane ReceptorCytochrome P450 Family 2Enzyme InductionGene ExpressionMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrosomes, LiverNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressPhenobarbitalPPAR alphaReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearSteroid HydroxylasesAryl Hydrocarbon HydroxylasesBiomarkersConstitutive Androstane ReceptorCyp2b9 protein, mouseCytochrome P450 Family 2Nfe2l2 protein, mouseNF-E2-Related Factor 2PhenobarbitalPPAR alphaReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearSteroid HydroxylasesXenobiotics

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PMID30203046
PMCPMC6317430
OpenAlexW2891677948

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