Contributions of caspase-8 and -9 to liver injury from CYP2E1-produced metabolites of halogenated hydrocarbons. (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ijiri, Yoshio; Kato, Ryuji; Sadamatsu, Maiko; Takano, Mina; Yasuda, Yuki; Tanaka, Fumiaki; Oishi, Chiyo; Imano, Hideki; Okada, Yoshikatsu; Tanaka, Kazuhiko; Hayashi, Tetsuya
• Is Part Of: Xenobiotica. Volume 48:Number 1(2018:Jan.)
• Page Start: 60
• Page End: 72
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Caspase-8 -- caspase-9 -- CYP2E1 knockdown -- CYP2E1 metabolite-induced liver injury -- FLC-4 -- three-dimensional culture; Metabolism -- Periodicals; Drugs -- Physiological effect -- Periodicals; Food additives -- Periodicals; Chemicals -- Physiological effect -- Periodicals; Biochemistry -- Periodicals; Pharmaceutical Preparations -- metabolism -- Periodicals; Metabolism -- Periodicals; 574.133
• DOI: 10.1080/00498254.2016.1275881
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0049-8254

Abstract

Abstract: 1. Drug-induced liver injury is difficult to predict at the pre-clinical stage. This study aimed to clarify the roles of caspase-8 and -9 in CYP2E1 metabolite-induced liver injury in both rats and cell cultures in vitro treated with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 ), halothane or sevoflurane. The human hepatocarcinoma functional liver cell line was maintained in 3-dimensional culture alone or in co-culture with human acute monocytic leukemia cells. 2. In vivo, laboratory indices of liver dysfunction and histology were normal after administration of sevoflurane. CCl4 treatment increased blood AST/ALT levels, liver caspase-3 and -9 activities and liver malondialdehyde, accompanied by centrilobular hepatocyte necrosis. Halothane increased AST/ALT levels, caspase-3 and -8 activities (but not malondialdehyde) concomitant with widespread hepatotoxicity. In vitro, CCl4 treatment increased caspase-9 activity and decreased both mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and cell viability. In co-culture, halothane increased caspase-8 activity and decreased MMP and cellular viability. There were no toxic responses in CYP2E1 knockdown in monoculture and co-culture. 3. CYP2E1-inducing compounds play a pivotal role in halogenated hydrocarbon toxicity. 4. Changes in hepatocyte caspase-8 and -9 activities could be novel biomarkers of metabolites causing DILI, and in pre-clinical development of new pharmaceuticals can predict nascent DILI in the clinical stage.