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leading to an overall decrease in respiratory control ratios. Protein levels for<br />

Complex IV decreased with age in female APP/PS1 mice. Conversely, APP levels in<br />

both male and female APP/PS1 animals were increased as compared to wildtypes.<br />

In the organotypic hippocampal slices, basal and maximal oxygen consumption, as<br />

well as rates following inhibition with antimycin A could be stably measured over<br />

several hours suggesting this methodology could be useful for mitochondrial respiration<br />

measurements in tissue, not presently an option using the Clark electrode.<br />

Future respiration studies with the extracellular flux analyzer will be applied using<br />

the hippocampal slice model in AD transgenic mice.<br />

1616 EFFECT OF AGING ON EXPRESSION OF HEPATIC<br />

TRANSPORTERS AND BILE ACID SYNTHESIZING<br />

ENZYMES IN MOUSE LIVER.<br />

Z. D. Fu, I. L. Csanaky and C. D. Klaassen. Pharmacology, <strong>Toxicology</strong>, and<br />

<strong>The</strong>rapeutics, University <strong>of</strong> Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.<br />

Aging is a process accompanied by increasing macromolecular damage and declining<br />

physiological functions in various organs. Most <strong>of</strong> the studies on age-related<br />

gene expression have focused on drug-metabolizing enzymes and only limited to a<br />

couple <strong>of</strong> age groups. Very little information is available on the effect <strong>of</strong> aging on<br />

hepatic transporters. Using multiplex suspension assays, we determined the expression<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>of</strong> transporters and bile acid synthesizing enzymes in livers <strong>of</strong> male and<br />

female C57BL/6 mice <strong>of</strong> 10 age groups, ranging from 3 to 29 months <strong>of</strong> age. <strong>The</strong><br />

uptake transporter Oatp1a1 showed the most dramatic decrease with age, starting<br />

at 3 months <strong>of</strong> age. A more gradual decrease with age was observed in other hepatic<br />

uptake transporters, starting at about 9 months <strong>of</strong> age. Most <strong>of</strong> the efflux transporters<br />

had a decrease in expression after one year, such as Mrp2, Mrp6, Bcrp,<br />

Bsep, Abcg5 and Abcg8, whereas Mrp4 increased dramatically in female mice with<br />

aging. Bile acid synthesizing enzymes Cyp7b1, Cyp8b1, and Cyp27a1 decreased<br />

gradually with age; Cyp7a1 decreased only after 15 months, whereas Cyp39a1 increased<br />

with age. <strong>The</strong> majority <strong>of</strong> the genes studied showed significant gender differences<br />

in expression throughout the aging process, including male-predominant<br />

Oatp1a1, Bcrp, Cyp7b1 and Cyp8b1, as well as female-predominant Oatp1a4,<br />

Oatp2b1, Oct1, Ent1, Ntcp, Mate1, Mdr2, Mrp3, Mrp4, and Cyp39a1. Taken together,<br />

these data suggest a potential explanation for altered pharmacokinetics and<br />

pharmacodynamics <strong>of</strong> therapeutic drugs in the elderly, as well as increased cholesterol<br />

levels due to decreased conversion <strong>of</strong> cholesterol to bile acids. Understanding<br />

the effects <strong>of</strong> aging on drug processing genes may provide useful information in determining<br />

the effective and safe dosage <strong>of</strong> drugs for the elderly. (Supported by NIH<br />

grants ES009649, ES013714, ES009716, ES007079, and RR021940)<br />

1617 HEPATOCYTE-SPECIFIC DELETION OF NADPH-<br />

CYTOCHROME P450 REDUCTASE (H-CPR-NULL) IN<br />

MICE DISTURBS BILE-ACID HOMEOSTASIS BY<br />

MINIMIZING THE CLASSICAL PATHWAY OF BILE-<br />

ACID BIOSYNTHESIS.<br />

X. Cheng, Y. Zhang and C. D. Klaassen. Pharmacology, <strong>Toxicology</strong>, and<br />

<strong>The</strong>rapeutics, KUMC, Kansas City, KS.<br />

Cyp7a1 and 8b1, two critical enzymes for the classic microsomal route <strong>of</strong> bile-acid<br />

(BA) biosynthesis, requires Cpr for their activities. <strong>The</strong> alternative BA biosynthesis<br />

pathway is initiated by mitochondrial Cyp27a1, and the rate-limiting step in this<br />

pathway is cholesterol delivery to mitochondrial inner membrane by StAR. To investigate<br />

the importance <strong>of</strong> the classical BA biosynthesis pathway, total and individual<br />

BAs, as well as expression <strong>of</strong> BA biosynthetic enzymes and transporters were<br />

characterized in H-Cpr-null mice. Total serum BA concentrations were 2-fold<br />

higher in H-Cpr-null than wild-type mice and consisted <strong>of</strong> increases in taurineconjugated<br />

secondary bile acids DCA (10-fold) and UDCA (3-fold). <strong>The</strong> higher<br />

serum concentration <strong>of</strong> BAs was not due to changes <strong>of</strong> BA uptake (Ntcp) or efflux<br />

(Bsep) transporter, but apparently due to increases in basolateral efflux transporters<br />

Mrp3 (40%) and Mrp4 (100%) in liver, as well as increases <strong>of</strong> apical BA uptake<br />

Asbt (38%) and basolateral efflux Ostα/β (150%) transporters in intestine. BA<br />

concentrations in livers <strong>of</strong> H-Cpr-null mice decreased 60%, but the total amount<br />

<strong>of</strong> bile acids per liver only decreased 26%, due to a 50% increase in liver size. <strong>The</strong><br />

liver concentration <strong>of</strong> CA, which is thought to be synthesized only by the classical<br />

pathway, decreased 86% in H-Cpr-null mice. Compared to wild-type mice, H-<br />

Cpr-null mice had higher mRNA expression <strong>of</strong> StAR (90%) and Cyp27a1 (30%),<br />

both <strong>of</strong> which are essential for the alternative BA biosynthetic route. <strong>The</strong> mRNA <strong>of</strong><br />

two proteins that decrease BA biosynthesis, namely Shp in liver and Fgf15 in intestine,<br />

were decreased 50 and 90%, respectively, in the H-Cpr-null mice. In conclusion,<br />

marked changes in BA biosynthesis, composition, and transporters occur in<br />

H-Cpr-null mice in an apparent attempt to maintain overall bile-acid homeostasis<br />

via enhancing the alternative BA biosynthesis pathway. (Supported by NIH grants<br />

ES009649, ES009716, ES013714, and RR021940)<br />

1618 LIVER BILE ACID METABOLISM IN MALE AND<br />

FEMALE C57BL/6 MICE FED BILE ACID-<br />

SUPPLEMENTED DIETS.<br />

Y. Zhang and C. D. Klaassen. Pharmacology, <strong>Toxicology</strong> and <strong>The</strong>rapeutics,<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.<br />

An improved UPLC-MS/MS method was established for the simultaneous analysis<br />

<strong>of</strong> bile acids and keto bile acids, as well as their glycine, taurine, sulfate, and glucuronidate<br />

conjugates in mouse livers. This simple and sentitive method was validated<br />

and applied to investigate liver bile acid metabolism in both male and female<br />

C57BL/6 mice fed various diets supplemented with 1% cholic acid (CA), 0.3% deoxycholic<br />

acid (DCA), 0.3% chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), 0.3% lithocholic<br />

acid (LCA), 3% ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), or 2% cholestyramine (resin).<br />

Results from these studies indicate that bile acids were biotransformed by the intestinal<br />

bacteria before they entered the liver, where the majority <strong>of</strong> them were conjugated<br />

with taurine. <strong>The</strong> bile acid pr<strong>of</strong>iles in mouse liver were similar between CA<br />

and DCA feeding, as well as between CDCA and LCA feeding. CA feeding suppressed<br />

both the classic and alternative pathways <strong>of</strong> liver bile acid biosynthesis,<br />

whereas CDCA feeding mainly suppressed the classic pathway. Gender differences<br />

<strong>of</strong> liver bile acid composition were observed after CA, DCA, CDCA, and LCA<br />

feedings, but were not prominent after UDCA feeding. Sulfation <strong>of</strong> CA or CDCA<br />

was at the 7-OH position, and was increased by CA or CDCA feeding in male<br />

mouse livers more than in females. In contrast, sulfation <strong>of</strong> LCA and taurolithocholic<br />

acid (TLCA) at the 3-OH position was female predominant, and increased<br />

by UDCA and LCA feedings. In addition, feeding the resin also increased sulfation<br />

<strong>of</strong> CA and CDCA. Glucuronidation <strong>of</strong> bile acids was a minor bile acid metabolic<br />

pathway in mice, which was detected only after UDCA feeding. In summary, the<br />

present systematic study on liver bile acid metabolism will aid in interpreting bile<br />

acid-mediated gene regulation, as well as hepatotoxicity and therapeutic use <strong>of</strong> various<br />

bile acids. (Supported by NIH ES009716, ES013714, ES009649, RR021940)<br />

1619 BILE ACIDS INCREASE PROINFLAMMATORY GENE<br />

EXPRESSION IN HEPATOCYTES BY EARLY GROWTH<br />

RESPONSE FACTOR-1-DEPENDENT AND<br />

INDEPENDENT MECHANISMS.<br />

K. Allen 1 , N. Kim 1, 2 and B. L. Copple 1 . 1 Pharmacology, <strong>Toxicology</strong>, and<br />

Experimental <strong>The</strong>rapeutics, University <strong>of</strong> Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS and<br />

2<br />

Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic <strong>of</strong> Korea.<br />

Cholestasis occurs when excretion <strong>of</strong> bile acids from the liver is interrupted causing<br />

liver injury in both humans and animals. Recent studies have shown that inflammation<br />

exacerbates injury during cholestasis. However, the molecular mechanism<br />

by which cholestasis drives inflammation in the liver is not known. Data from our<br />

laboratory has shown that early growth response factor-1 (Egr-1) may regulate inflammation<br />

thru upregulation <strong>of</strong> the proinflammatory mediators intercellular adhesion<br />

molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2)<br />

during cholestasis. Also, deoxycholic acid is able to induce Egr-1 expression in isolated<br />

hepatocytes. However, whether proinflammatory mediators increase in hepatocytes<br />

in response to bile acid exposure, and if this occurs by Egr-1-dependent<br />

mechanisms is unknown. Accordingly, the hypothesis was tested that bile acids increase<br />

expression <strong>of</strong> inflammatory mediators in hepatocytes by Egr-1-dependent<br />

mechanisms. For these studies, hepatocytes were isolated from wild-type and Egr-1<br />

knockout mice, and exposed to DCA, chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), and taurocholic<br />

acid (TCA). Bile acids increased levels <strong>of</strong> several proinflammatory mediators,<br />

including cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10), chemokines (MIP-2, KC, IP-10, I-TAC,<br />

MCP-1, RANTES, MCP-3, MIP-1α, MIP-2α, MIP-3α, LIX, SR-PSOX, MCP-3,<br />

BCL, SR-PSOX), adhesion molecules (ICAM-1, VCAM-1), enzymes in arachidonic<br />

acid metabolism (COX-2), and other proteins that influence immune cell<br />

levels and function (PAI-1, uPAR, G-CSF, GM-CSF). Upregulation <strong>of</strong> several <strong>of</strong><br />

these genes was reduced in hepatocytes isolated from Egr-1 knockout mice including<br />

ICAM-1 and MIP-2. <strong>The</strong>se data demonstrate that bile acids increase proinflammatory<br />

gene expression in hepatocytes by Egr-1-dependent and independent<br />

mechanisms.<br />

1620 THROMBIN SIGNALING ENHANCES TGF-BETA<br />

INDUCTION OF INTEGRIN BETA6 IN BILE DUCT<br />

EPITHELIAL CELLS.<br />

B. P. Sullivan and J. P. Luyendyk. Pharmacology, <strong>Toxicology</strong> and <strong>The</strong>rapeutics,<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.<br />

Damage to intrahepatic bile ducts causes cholestasis, inflammation, coagulation<br />

cascade activation and liver fibrosis. Recent studies have shown that the αVβ6 integrin,<br />

which activates the fibrogenic cytokine TGF-β, contributes to liver fibrosis.<br />

344 SOT 2010 ANNUAL MEETING

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