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1595 GENE EXPRESSION PROFILE OF RAT PRIMARY<br />
HEPATOCYTES EXPOSED TO DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)<br />
PHTHALATE OR DIISONONYL PHTHALATE, THE<br />
PATH TO GENERATE TOXIGENOMICS DATA AS<br />
SUPPORT FOR STRUCTURE ACTIVITY<br />
RELATIONSHIPS ASSESSMENTS.<br />
J. M. Naciff, G. J. Overmann, R. Adams, G. J. Carr, J. P. Tiesman and G. P.<br />
Daston. Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH.<br />
We have evaluated the transcriptional pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> rat primary hepatocytes elicited by<br />
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) or Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) exposure, at<br />
two doses (250, and 1000 μM) and two time points (24 and 48 h), using the Rat<br />
Expression Array 230 2.0 (Affymetrix). This study is part <strong>of</strong> a project which ultimate<br />
goal is to determine whether gene expression pr<strong>of</strong>iles from cells in culture<br />
(liver-derived) can provide us with sufficient information to support the Structure<br />
Activity Relationships (SAR)-based assumptions about biological activity. <strong>The</strong> genomic<br />
response <strong>of</strong> the rat primary hepatocytes to either DEHP or DINP exposure<br />
is both dose- and time-dependent. Trend analysis indicated that the expression <strong>of</strong><br />
more than 2770 and 1680 probe sets is modified (p ≤ 0.0001) by DEHP and<br />
DINP, respectively. Comparing the expression pr<strong>of</strong>ile induced by DEHP versus the<br />
one induced by DINP, at equivalent exposure times, we clearly identified a relatively<br />
large number <strong>of</strong> genes (represented by 1164 unique probe sets) whose expression<br />
changes in the same direction by exposure to these two phthalates. <strong>The</strong> products<br />
encoded by these genes have been associated a great variety <strong>of</strong> biological<br />
processes and molecular functions, particularly enriched in lipid, fatty acid, glutathione<br />
and xenobiotic metabolic processes. Further, phthalate exposure results in<br />
changes in the expression <strong>of</strong> unique genes whose products are involved with cell<br />
cycle regulation, regulation <strong>of</strong> programmed cell death (apoptosis), and with stress<br />
response. <strong>The</strong> robustness <strong>of</strong> the response <strong>of</strong> the rat primary hepatocytes to these<br />
two phthalates indicates that the transcription pr<strong>of</strong>iling <strong>of</strong>fers relevant biological<br />
data to support the SAR-based assumptions about biological activity, in this in vitro<br />
system.<br />
1596 PERCELLOME TOXICOGENOMICS PROJECT AND ITS<br />
APPLICATION TO STUDIES ON ANTICANCER<br />
AGENTS.<br />
J. Kanno, K. Aisaki, K. Igarashi and S. Kitajima. Division <strong>of</strong> Cellular and<br />
Molecular <strong>Toxicology</strong>, National Institute <strong>of</strong> Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan. Sponsor:<br />
N. Ryoichi.<br />
Percellome Toxicogenomics Project has been launched to develop a comprehensive<br />
gene cascade database/informatics for the mechanism-based predictive toxicology.<br />
For this purpose, a normalization method designated as “Percellome” is developed<br />
(BMC Genomics 7:64, 2006) to generate mRNA expression values in “copy numbers<br />
per one cell” from microarrays and Q-PCR. Thus, data are directly compared<br />
among studies and even different organs. Up to now, the time- and dose-dependent<br />
alteration <strong>of</strong> gene expression induced by a single oral exposure in mouse liver and<br />
other organs (4 time points x 4 dose levels, triplicate, 48 per chemical) are studied<br />
on more than 100 chemicals. Transcriptomic data is expressed as 3-D graphs (time<br />
x dose x copies per cell); 45,000 surfaces corresponding to the probe sets <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array. Here, we applied this comprehensive approach<br />
for the mechanisms/toxicity <strong>of</strong> some anticancer agents and related compounds.<br />
As a result, thalidomide and 5-FU share the same target(s) in liver and lung<br />
involving cdkn1a (p21). However, the time course <strong>of</strong> the induction <strong>of</strong> the key<br />
mRNA was different (2hr versus 24hr). Accordingly, the molecular networks were<br />
different; thalidomide seems to trigger direct signaling towards p21 (p53 network),<br />
whereas 5-FU seems to induce signaling towards p21 secondary to pyrimidine metabolism<br />
and protein synthesis failure. In addition, both thalidomide and 5-FU induce<br />
similar stress responses not only in liver and lung but also kidney and heart indicating<br />
possible toxicity to those organs as well. (Supported by Health Sciences<br />
Research Grants from the Ministry <strong>of</strong> Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan)<br />
1597 COMPARISON OF BASAL AND CRVI-MEDIATED<br />
SOLUTE CARRIER GENE EXPRESSION IN RODENT<br />
DUODENAL EPITHELIUM.<br />
S. Kim 1 , C. M. Thompson 2 , A. K. Kopec 1 , M. A. Harris 2 and T. R.<br />
Zacharewski 1 . 1 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Center for Integrative<br />
<strong>Toxicology</strong>, East Lansing, MI and 2 ToxStrategies, Inc., Katy, TX.<br />
Hexavalent chromium (CrVI) is structurally similar to phosphate and sulfate ions<br />
and readily enters cells via anion transporters. Chronic administration <strong>of</strong> high doses<br />
<strong>of</strong> sodium dichromate dihydrate (SDD) leads to intestinal cancer in mice, but not<br />
in rats. To further evaluate species-specific differences in CrVI carcinogenicity, duodenal<br />
epithelia <strong>of</strong> female B6C3F1 mice and Fisher rats were examined after 7 days<br />
<strong>of</strong> continuous exposure to 0.3-520 mg/L SDD in drinking water. Whole genome<br />
4x44K Agilent two-color oligonucleotide arrays identified basal expression <strong>of</strong> 289<br />
unique solute carrier (SLC) transporter orthologs in control animals. SLC intensity<br />
values were normalized to the average signal intensity for all SLC orthologs.<br />
Overall, SLC expression levels were comparable between species with some notable<br />
exceptions. For example, there were species-specific differences (~86-20-fold) in the<br />
basal expression <strong>of</strong> SLC 35c1, 7a7, 6a20, 25a25, 5a11, 2a2, 25a4, 35d1, 25a25,<br />
and 35e2 in the mouse, while basal levels <strong>of</strong> SLC 25a4, 9a1, 30a3, 15a1, 44a4,<br />
26a3, 4a4, 24a6, 35a4, and 39a8 were ~82-15-fold higher in the rat. Exposure to<br />
SDD differentially regulated 119 mouse and 48 rat SLC orthologs (|fold<br />
change|>1.5, P1(t)>0.999), <strong>of</strong> which 35 were commonly regulated in both species.<br />
<strong>The</strong> uptake <strong>of</strong> CrVI is believed to be mediated by Slc4a family, in agreement with<br />
high basal expression <strong>of</strong> Slc4a2 (3.5-fold) and Slc4a5 (2.1-fold) in the mouse, and<br />
Slc4a4 (13.4-fold) and Slc4a7 (21.3-fold) in the rat. SDD treatment did not affect<br />
expression <strong>of</strong> SLCs 4a2/5 in the mouse, but significantly repressed SLCs 4a4/7 in<br />
the rat at the highest doses. SLC4a1, the putative CrVI transporter, exhibited low<br />
basal expression and was not differentially regulated by SSD. <strong>The</strong> results suggest<br />
that CrVI exposure may alter SLC transporter expression. Differences in basal SLC<br />
expression and regulation could partially explain the observed carcinogenic phenotype<br />
differences between rats and mice.<br />
1598 NOVEL SHORT TERM PREDICTION SYSTEM FOR<br />
CARCINOGENICITY OF CHEMICALS BY HEPATIC<br />
TRANSCRIPT PROFILING IN A 28-DAY REPEAT-DOSE<br />
TOXICITY STUDY.<br />
F. Saito 1 , H. Matsumoto 1 , M. Takeyoshi 1 , Y. Yakabe 1 and T. Shirai 2 . 1 Chemicals<br />
Assessment and Research Center, Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute (CERI),<br />
Japan, Saitama, Japan and 2 Department <strong>of</strong> Experimental Pathology and Tumor<br />
Biology, Nagoya City University Graduate School <strong>of</strong> Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.<br />
Carcinogenicity is one <strong>of</strong> the most important endpoint <strong>of</strong> chemical safety for not<br />
only pharmaceutical compound but industrial chemicals. However, rodent tests for<br />
carcinogenicity <strong>of</strong> chemicals such as a traditional 2-year study, requires large number<br />
<strong>of</strong> animals and large amount <strong>of</strong> compounds. In this study, we have been trying<br />
to develop a highly accurate and wide applicable prediction method <strong>of</strong> chemical<br />
carcinogenicity with short term toxicity test up to 28 days. We analyzed the gene<br />
expression pr<strong>of</strong>iles in livers <strong>of</strong> Fischer 344 rats administered with 47 carcinogenic<br />
and 26 non-carcinogenic compounds as test data set. Gene expression <strong>of</strong> the livers<br />
were analysed using a custom oligo microarray, NEDO-ToxArray III and<br />
Affymetrix GeneChip®. Functions and networks analyses <strong>of</strong> up- or down-regulated<br />
genes were conducted using the Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA) s<strong>of</strong>tware.<br />
A prediction formula was developed by most plausible method using gene expression<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>of</strong> test data set with SVM approach. <strong>The</strong> established formula showed a<br />
concordance <strong>of</strong> 94.4% with test data set, and the formula was validated by application<br />
<strong>of</strong> 18 compounds as the training data with a concordance <strong>of</strong> 83.3%.<br />
Furthermore, gene expression data obtained from Sprague-Dawley rat treated with<br />
short-term toxicity test with known carcinogens and non-carcinogens were applied<br />
to the prediction formula, and all hepatic carcinogens and non-carcinogens were<br />
accurately predicted. In addition, key genes used in the prediction formula showed<br />
a common gene network contained tumor suppressor gene, p53 concerned with<br />
cell cycle, DNA repair, and apoptosis. Thus, we developed a promising short term<br />
prediction system for carcinogenicity <strong>of</strong> chemicals using gene expression pr<strong>of</strong>iles in<br />
livers <strong>of</strong> rats before neoplastic changes.<br />
1599 TIME AND CONCENTRATION DEPENDENT<br />
REGULATION OF THE TRANSCRIPTOME AND THE<br />
PHENOTYPE OF A MOUSE LIVER CELL LINE<br />
EXPOSED TO BAP.<br />
D. Jannuzzi Madureira 1, 2 , J. Michaelson 3 , A. Beyer 3 , S. Trump 4 , I. Lehmann 4<br />
and K. Schirmer 1, 2 . 1 Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute <strong>of</strong> Aquatic Science and<br />
Technology, Duebendorf, Switzerland, 2 Swiss Federal Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology Zürich,<br />
Switzerland, Zuerich, Switzerland, 3 Biotechnology Center TU Dresden, Dresden,<br />
Germany and 4 Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany.<br />
Sponsor: M. R. Embry.<br />
<strong>The</strong> aim <strong>of</strong> the systems biology initiative, “From contaminant molecules to cellular<br />
response: system quantification and predictive model development”, is to build a<br />
model <strong>of</strong> interactions between cells and the toxic chemical Benzo-a-Pyrene (BaP).<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> this initiative, this project aims to identify the regulation <strong>of</strong> genes by BaP<br />
in a time and concentration-dependent manner and relate the regulation to cellular<br />
distribution <strong>of</strong> BaP and the physiologic or toxicologic cellular response. <strong>The</strong> well<br />
SOT 2011 ANNUAL MEETING 343