Metabolism of styrene oxide to styrene glycol in enriched mouse clara-cell preparations

Carlson, GP

HERO ID

597741

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2000

Language

English

PMID

11132699

HERO ID 597741
In Press No
Year 2000
Title Metabolism of styrene oxide to styrene glycol in enriched mouse clara-cell preparations
Authors Carlson, GP
Journal Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A: Current Issues
Volume 61
Issue 8
Page Numbers 709 - 717
Abstract Styrene is a widely used chemical that has been shown to cause lung tumors in mice but not in rats. Styrene toxicity appears to be related to its bioactivation to styrene oxide, and this occurs almost exclusively in Clara cells. An important pathway in the detoxification of styrene oxide is via epoxide hydrolase to yield styrene glycol. When mouse Clara cells were incubated with racemic styrene oxide, R-styrene glycol was the predominant metabolite, giving an R/S ratio of 3.6. When the pure styrene oxide enantiomers were used as substrates, the corresponding styrene glycols were the predominant but not exclusive metabolites. Activity was slightly higher with the S-styrene oxide than with the R-styrene oxide. Addition of reduced glutathione to the incubation medium resulted in an increase in epoxide hydrolase activity, perhaps by decreasing oxidative stress. Mouse Clara cells thus show the capacity for detoxifying styrene oxide.
Doi 10.1080/00984100050195170
Pmid 11132699
Wosid WOS:000165388300006
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