D-Amphetamine Toxicity in Freshly Isolated Rat Hepatocytes: A Possible Role of CYP3A

Vitcheva, Vessela; Kondeva-Burdina, Magdalena; Mitcheva, Mitka

doi:10.2478/10004-1254-60-2009-1912

Abstract

The aim of this study was to trace D-amphetamine toxicity in isolated rat hepatocytes and to elucidate a possible involvement of CYP3A in the mechanisms of its toxicity. To this end, male Wistar rats were treated with nifedipine (5 mg kg^-1i.p., 5 days), a substrate and inducer of CYP3A. Hepatocytes isolated from nifedipine-treated and control rats were incubated with D-amphetamine at a concentration of 100 μmol L^-1, which was determined to be an average toxic concentration (TC₅₀) for the compound. To evaluate the possible toxic effects of D-amphetamine on freshly isolated rat hepatocytes, we assessed the following parameters: cell viability, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, and glutathione (GSH).

The results showed that nifedipine potentiated amphetamine cytotoxicity in vitro, as follows: cell viability dropped by 65% (p>0.001), GSH by 80% (p>0.001), and LDH activity increased by 190% (p>0.001). To clarify the role of nifedipine in amphetamine cytotoxicity, we used amiodarone, a substrate and an inhibitor of CYP3A. Pre-incubation of nifedipine-treated hepatocytes with amiodarone (14 μmol L^-1) significantly lowered amphetamine cytotoxicity.

Our results confirmed the toxicity of D-amphetamine in isolated rat hepatocytes and the involvement of CYP3A in its metabolism and hepatotoxicity.

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D-Amphetamine Toxicity in Freshly Isolated Rat Hepatocytes: A Possible Role of CYP3A

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