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The flavonoid galangin is an inhibitor of CYP1A1 activity and an agonist/antagonist of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

  1. Author:
    Ciolino, H. P.
    Yeh, G. C.

  2. Author Address

    Ciolino HP NCI, Frederick Canc Res & Dev Ctr, NIH,Div Basic Sci, Basic Res Lab,Cellular Def & Carcinogenesis Sect Bldg 560 Rm 12-05,POB B Frederick, MD 21702 USA NCI, Frederick Canc Res & Dev Ctr, NIH,Div Basic Sci, Basic Res Lab,Cellular Def & Carcinogenesis Sect Frederick, MD 21702 USA
    1. Year: 1999
  2. Journal: British Journal of Cancer
    1. 79
    2. 9-10
    3. Pages: 1340-1346
  4. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    The effect or the dietary flavonoid galangin on the metabolism of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA), the activity of cytochrome P-450 1A1 (CYP1A1), and the expression of CYP1A1 in MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cells was investigated. Galangin inhibited the catabolic breakdown of DMBA, as measured by thin-layer chromatography, in a dose-dependent manner. Galangin also inhibited the formation of DMBA-DNA adducts, and prevented DMBA-induced inhibition of cell growth. Galangin caused a potent, dose-dependent inhibition of CYP1A1 activity, as measured by ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase activity in intact cells and in microsomes isolated from DMBA-treated cells. Analysis of the inhibition kinetics by double-reciprocal plot demonstrated that galangin inhibited CYP1A1 activity in a noncompetitive manner. Galangin caused an increase in the level of CYP1A1 mRNA, indicating that it may be an agonist of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, but it inhibited the induction of CYP1A1 mRNA by DMBA or by 2,3,5,7-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Galangin also inhibited the DMBA- or TCDD-induced transcription of a reporter vector containing the CYP1A1 promoter. Thus, galangin is a potent inhibitor of DMBA metabolism and an agonist/antagonist of the AhR, and may prove to be an effective chemopreventive agent. [References: 44]

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