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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 />
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