| Literature DB >> 26761716 |
Xiaobo He1, Qingsu Xia1, Liang Ma1, Peter P Fu1.
Abstract
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) require metabolic activation to exert cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and tumorigenicity. We previously reported that (±)-6,7-dihydro-7-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-5H-pyrrolizine (DHP)-derived DNA adducts are responsible for PA-induced liver tumor formation in rats. In this study, we determined that metabolism of riddelliine and monocrotaline by human or rat liver microsomes produced 7-cysteine-DHP and DHP. The metabolism of 7-glutathionyl-DHP by human and rat liver microsomes also generated 7-cysteine-DHP. Further, reaction of 7-cysteine-DHP with calf thymus DNA in aqueous solution yielded the described DHP-derived DNA adducts. This study represents the first report that 7-cysteine-DHP is a new PA metabolite that can lead to DNA adduct formation.Entities:
Keywords: 7-cysteine-DHP adducts; DNA adduct formation; Pyrrolizidine alkaloid; metabolic activation
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26761716 DOI: 10.1080/10590501.2015.1135593
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Environ Sci Health C Environ Carcinog Ecotoxicol Rev ISSN: 1059-0501 Impact factor: 3.781