Journal
FEBS LETTERS
Volume 579, Issue 30, Pages 6895-6902Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.11.029
Keywords
cytochrome P450 2E1; ethanol; mitochondria; oxidative stress; steatosis
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Enhanced hepatic levels of cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) may play a key role in the pathogenesis of some liver diseases because CYP2E1 represents a significant source of reactive oxygen species. Although a large fraction of CYP2E1 is located in the endoplasmic reticulum, CYP2E1 is also present in mitochondria. In this study, we asked whether ethanol, a known inducer of microsomal CYP2E1, could also increase CYP2E1 within mitochondria. Our findings indicated that ethanol increased microsomal and mitochondrial CYP2E1 in cultured rat hepatocytes and in the liver of lean mice. This was associated with decreased levels of glulathione, possibly reflecting increased oxidative stress. In contrast, in leptin-deficient obese mice, ethanol administration did not increase mitochondrial CVP2E1, nor it depleted mitochondrial glutathione, suggesting that leptin deficiency hampers mitochondrial targeting of CVP2E1. Thus, ethanol intoxication increases CYP2E1 not only in the endoplasmic reticulum but also in mitochondria, thus favouring oxidative stress in these compartments. (c) 2005 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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