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Toxicology of Industrial Compounds

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Table 23.1 3.5-Substituted 4-hydroxyphenyl propionic acid esters<br />

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hepatomegaly was accompanied by an induction <strong>of</strong> total microsomal<br />

cytochrome P450, microsomal epoxide hydrolase and UDPglucuronosyltransferase,<br />

cytosolic glutathione S-transferase and<br />

peroxisomal β-oxidation. The observed induction <strong>of</strong> the cytochrome P450<br />

content was reflected in increased activities <strong>of</strong> ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase<br />

as well as lauric acid 11- and 12-hydroxylases (Table 23.3). This<br />

suggests an induction <strong>of</strong> cytochrome P450 isoenzymes <strong>of</strong> the subfamilies<br />

CYP2B and CYP4A. Indeed, increased amounts <strong>of</strong> CYP2B and CYP4A<br />

proteins were found in liver microsomes from treated animals by means <strong>of</strong><br />

Western-blotting with monoclonal antibodies specific for these iso-enzymes<br />

(data not shown). Within 28 days after cessation <strong>of</strong> a 14-day treatment at

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