Carcinogenesis Advance Access published online on February 15, 2006
Carcinogenesis, doi:10.1093/carcin/bgi358
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1 Medical University of South Carolina, Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Charleston, SC, USA
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor in lung carcinogenesis via carcinogens such as polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitrosamines. In this study, we used benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) as the classic PAH compound and BEAS-2B cells, a model of normal human bronchial epithelial cells, to investigate whether 5,7-dimethoxyflavone (5,7-DMF) and 3',4'-DMF compared to resveratrol (RV) have chemopreventive properties in this cancer. Exposure of BEAS-2B cells to [3H]BaP (1 µM) showed increasing binding to DNA up to 72 h of exposure, about 20-fold higher than at 0.5 h exposure. BaP-exposure also increased both CYP1A1/1B1 and microsomal epoxide hydrolase (mEH) enzyme activities with a maximum 10-fold increase at 48 h. BaP induced CYP1A1 protein and mRNA levels maximally after 48 h. In contrast, although CYP1B1 mRNA was rapidly induced, its protein expression showed a very poor response. Simultaneous treatment with BaP and either 5,7-DMF, 3',4'-DMF or RV for 48 h inhibited BaP-DNA binding by
Received October 19, 2005
Revised December 22, 2005
Accepted January 27, 2006
MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CANCER PREVENTION
Inhibition of benzo[a]pyrene-activating enzymes and DNA-binding in human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells by methoxylated flavonoids
P. A. Tsuji 1
and
T. Walle 1 *
T. Walle, E-mail: wallet{at}musc.edu
Abstract 
75%, with 3',4'-DMF being the most effective. 5,7-DMF affected CYP1A1 mRNA levels only modestly, whereas 3',4'-DMF was a potent inhibitor. The catalytic activity of CYP1A1/1B1 was reduced over 95% after exposure to either 5,7-DMF, 3',4'-DMF or RV, most effectively by 3',4'-DMF. BaP-induced mEH activity was not affected by treatment with 5,7-DMF, but significantly inhibited by 3',4'-DMF. In contrast, mEH activity was notably increased by RV. Most importantly, Western blotting showed all three polyphenols dramatically reducing BaP-induced CYP1A1 protein expression. Both 5,7-DMF and 3',4'-DMF demonstrated very high, about 40-fold, accumulation in BEAS-2B cells. In summary, BaP exposure results in a high level of DNA-binding in BEAS-2B cells, which is mainly mediated by induction of CYP1A1 protein, just as in the human lung. Two methoxylated dietary flavonoids with highly specific effects on BaP bioactivation, block this DNA binding and CYP1A1 protein expression as effectively as RV, thus making them potential chemopreventive agents for BaP-induced lung carcinogenesis.
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