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HERO ID
625311
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Transcriptome analysis provides new insights into liver changes induced in the rat upon dietary administration of the food additives butylated hydroxytoluene, curcumin, propyl gallate and thiabendazole
Author(s)
Stierum, R; Conesa, A; Heijne, W; Ommen, B; Junker, K; Scott, MP; Price, RJ; Meredith, C; Lake, BG; Groten, J
Year
2008
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Food and Chemical Toxicology
ISSN:
0278-6915
EISSN:
1873-6351
Volume
46
Issue
8
Page Numbers
2612-2628
Language
English
PMID
18539377
DOI
10.1016/j.fct.2008.04.019
Web of Science Id
WOS:000258440100004
Abstract
Transcriptomics was performed to gain insight into mechanisms of food additives butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), curcumin (CC), propyl gallate (PG), and thiabendazole (TB), additives for which interactions in the liver can not be excluded. Additives were administered in diets for 28 days to Sprague–Dawley rats and cDNA microarray experiments were performed on hepatic RNA. BHT induced changes in the expression of 10 genes, including phase I (CYP2B1/2; CYP3A9; CYP2C6) and phase II metabolism (GST μ2). The CYP2B1/2 and GST expression findings were confirmed by real time RT-PCR, western blotting, and increased GST activity towards DCNB. CC altered the expression of 12 genes. Three out of these were related to peroxisomes (phytanoyl-CoA dioxygenase, enoyl-CoA hydratase; CYP4A3). Increased cyanide insensitive palmitoyl-CoA oxidation was observed, suggesting that CC is a weak peroxisome proliferator. TB changed the expression of 12 genes, including CYP1A2. In line, CYP1A2 protein expression was increased. The expression level of five genes, associated with p53 was found to change upon TB treatment, including p53 itself, GADD45α, DN-7, protein kinase C β and serum albumin. These array experiments led to the novel finding that TB is capable of inducing p53 at the protein level, at least at the highest dose levels employed above the current NOAEL. The expression of eight genes changed upon PG administration. This study shows the value of gene expression profiling in food toxicology in terms of generating novel hypotheses on the mechanisms of action of food additives in relation to pathology.
Keywords
Butylated hydroxytoluene; Curcumin; Propyl gallate; Thiabendazole; Rat; Toxicogenomics; Drug metabolism; Peroxisome proliferation; p53; Mixtures
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