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CYP1A induction and human risk assessment: an evolving tale of in vitro and in vivo studies.
Authors
Ma-Q; Lu-AYH
Source
Drug Metab Dispos 2007 Jul; 35(7):1009-1016
NIOSHTIC No.
20032330
Abstract
CYP1A1 and 1A2 play critical roles in the metabolic activation of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic aromatic amines/amides (HAAs), respectively, to electrophilic reactive intermediates, leading to toxicity and cancer. CYP1As are highly inducible by PAHs and halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons via aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated gene transcription. The impact of CYP1A induction on the carcinogenic and toxic potentials of environmental, occupational, dietary, and therapeutic chemicals has been a central focus of human risk evaluation and has broadly influenced the fields of cancer research, toxicology, pharmacology, and risk assessment over the past half-century. From the early discovery of CYP1A induction and its role in protection against chemical carcinogenesis in intact animals, to the establishment of CYP1A enzymes as the principal cytochromes P450 for bioactivation of PAHs and HAAs in in vitro assays, to the recent realization of an essential protective role of CYP1A in benzo[a]pyrene-induced lethality and carcinogenesis with CYP1A knockout mice, the understanding of the interrelation between CYP1A induction and chemical safety has followed a full circle. This unique path of CYP1A research underscores the importance of whole animal and human studies in chemical safety evaluation.
Keywords
Analytical-processes; Health-hazards; Health-protection; Health-services; Safety-education; Safety-monitoring; Safety-practices; Cancer-rates; Risk-factors; Risk-analysis; Toxic-effects; Toxic-gases; Toxic-vapors; Toxicopathology; Pharmacology; Bioactivation; Chemical-analysis; Chemical-composition; Chemical-indicators; Chemical-properties; Chemical-synthesis; Hazardous-materials; Animal-studies; Humans; Safety-measures; Safety-research
Contact
Qiang Ma, Receptor Biology Laboratory, TMBB/HELD/NIOSH/CDC, Mailstop 3014, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505
CODEN
DMDSAI
Publication Date
20070701
Document Type
Journal Article
Email Address
qam1@cdc.gov
Fiscal Year
2007
Issue of Publication
7
ISSN
0090-9556
NIOSH Division
HELD
Source Name
Drug Metabolism and Disposition
State
WV; NJ
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Content source:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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