Interleukin-1β antagonizes phenobarbital induction of several major cytochromes P450 in adult rat hepatocytes in primary culture

AbstractWe have investigated the effects of interleukin (IL)-1β and IL6 on expression and phenobarbital (PB) induction of ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) and pentoxyresorufin O-deethylase (PROD) activities, as well as on mRNA levels of cytochromes P450 (CYP) 1A, 2B, 2C, 2E and 3A, in rat hepatocytes in primary culture. IL6 slightly antagonized PB-induced PROD activity. Strikingly, IL1β strongly inhibited basal EROD and PROD activities, and fully blocked their induction by PB in a dose-dependent fashion. Furthermore IL1β completely suppressed PB induction of all CYP mRNAs analyzed. Our results demonstrate that IL1β can suppress basal CYP activities, as well as PB-inducible expression of five CYP mRNAs in rat hepatocytes in primary culture