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Cytochrome P-450-dependent metabolism in alveolar type II epithelial cells: modulation by platelet-activating factor

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Abstract

Platelet-activating factor (PAF), an ether lipid mediator released from activated pulmonary pahagocytes, weas evaluated for its ability to affect cytochrome P-450-dependent activities in isolated rat alveolar type II cells. The data indicate that at non-toxic doses, PAF caused an increase in β-naphthoflavone (BNF) inducible/α-naphthoflavone (ANF) sensitive ethoxyphenoxazone deethylase (EtOPx'ase) activity. A high concentrations of PAF, inhibition of both EtOPx'ase and metyrapone (MP) sensitive benzyloxyphenoxazone debenzylase (BzOPx'ase) activities and aggregation of type II cells were observed. The PAF analogs, lyso-PAF and enantio-PAF, exhibited actions similar to those observed with PAF, PAF-induced enhancement of EtOPx'ase activity required the presence of intact cells, whereas at high PAF concentrations decreased enzyme activities were observed in both intact cell and sonicated cell preparations. The data thus suggest that xenobiotic metabolism in alveolar type II cells can be modified by an inflammatory mediator, such as PAF, produced by alveolar phagocytes.

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