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Abstract
1. Precision-cut liver slices are one of the in vitro models used in studies concerning xenobiotic metabolism. Sparse information on this field is actually available for cattle and other veterinary species.
2. The aim of the current work was to study the effect of dexamethasone (DEX) on the gene expression and function of CYP3A23 (in rat), CYP3A28 (in cattle) and the transcriptional factors involved in their regulation.
3. DEX (at 100 µM) up-regulated CYP3A23 mRNA (3.2-fold, p = 0.028) in rat liver slices after 12 h culture, whereas the gene expression profiles of transcriptional factors involved in CYP3A regulation were unaffected. A CYP3A-dependent enzyme activity (triacetyl-oleandomycin N-demethylase) increased 3.4-fold (p < 0.05) in rat liver slices cultured in the presence of DEX.
4. The protocol used for rat liver slices was used as reference to study the expression of a CYP3A isoenzyme in cattle liver slices. Oppositely, DEX did neither affect the gene expression profile of CYP3A28 nor the CYP3A activity tested in cattle liver slices.
5. The data reported here are a further contribution to demonstrate the usefulness of liver slices as an in vitro tool for studies on the expression and function of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes in cattle and in other ruminant species.
Acknowledgements
We thank Vet. Paula Viviani for english style revision and correction. The assistance of Mr. Juan De Luis, manager from the local slaughterhouse (Mirasur SA, Tandil, Argentina), is greatly acknowledged.
Declaration of interest
The author has no conflicting interest to declare. This work was supported by Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT) (PICT 1432) and CONICET (PIP 2009-2011), all from Argentina.