Effect of coexposure to asbestos and kerosene soot on pulmonary drug-metabolizing enzyme system.
Journal Title: Environmental Health Perspectives - Year 1994, Vol 102, Issue
Abstract
This article reports the effect of coexposure to Indian chrysotile asbestos (5 mg/rat) and kerosene soot (5 mg/rat) on the pulmonary phase I and phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes 1, 4, 8, 16, 30, 90, and 150 days after a single intratracheal inoculation. Exposure to soot resulted in a significant induction of the pulmonary microsomal cytochrome P450 and the activity of dependent monooxygenase, benzo(a)pyrene (B[a]P) hydroxylase, and epoxide hydrase at all time intervals. On the other hand, the cytosolic glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity was induced at days 1, 4, 8, 16, and 30 after exposure, followed by inhibition in the enzyme activity. In contrast, chrysotile exposure depleted cytochrome P450, B[a]P hydroxylase, epoxide hydrase, and GST at initial stages, while all these parameters except GST were induced at later stages. However, coexposure to chrysotile and soot led to a significant inhibition in the cytochrome P450 levels, activities of B[a]P hydroxylase, epoxide hydrase, and GST at initial stages of exposure. At advanced stages, however, an additional increase in cytochrome P450, B[a]P hydroxylase, and epoxide hydrase but a decrease in GST was observed. These results clearly show that the intratracheal coexposure to high levels of asbestos and kerosene soot alters the metabolic activity of the lung, which is turn may retain toxins in the system for a longer period, resulting in adverse pathological disorders.
Authors and Affiliations
J M Arif, S G Khan, N Mahmood, M Aslam, Q Rahman
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