The metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene by English sole (Parophrys vetulus): comparison between isolated hepatocytes in vitro and liver in vivo.

1. Metabolites and DNA adducts of 3H-benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) formed by isolated hepatocytes from English sole (Parophrys vetulus) in vitro were compared to those in bile and liver of sole exposed i.m. to 3H-BaP. 2. English sole liver was perfused with a collagenase solution and hepatocytes were isolated with greater than 95% viability. Determination of kinetic parameters for metabolism of 3H-BaP showed a Km of 29 +/- 10 microM and an apparent Vmax of 1300 pmol BaP metabolized/10(6) cells per h. 3. Analysis of medium from hepatocyte cultures and bile by ion-pair h.p.l.c. showed significant amounts of radioactivity in regions where glucuronide and glutathione conjugates of BaP metabolites elute. No sulphate conjugates of BaP metabolites were detected. The major unconjugated metabolite formed by hepatocytes was the BaP-9,10-dihydrodiol. 4. Hydrolysis of glucuronide conjugates by beta-glucuronidase and reversed-phase h.p.l.c. analysis of chloroform-soluble metabolites showed the presence of BaP-7,8-dihydrodiol, 1-hydroxyBaP and 3-hydroxyBaP. The identities of these metabolites were confirmed by comparing their fluorescence spectra with those of standard BaP metabolites. 5. Analysis by 32P-postlabelling of the BaP-DNA adducts formed in isolated hepatocytes and liver revealed that major adducts detected are derived from the anti-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxideBaP (anti-BaPDE) and syn-BaPDE. 6. Results show that the types of conjugated metabolites and BaP-DNA adducts formed in primary hepatocyte culture were similar to those in bile and liver of English sole exposed to BaP. Thus, isolated hepatocytes from English sole afford a reliable alternative to live fish for studies of the mechanisms of hepatic xenobiotic metabolism and DNA adduct formation in a species shown to be susceptible to induction of hepatocarcinogenesis by PAHs.

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