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  • Title: Sex differences in spironolactone induction of rat intestinal and hepatic p-nitrophenol UDP-glucuronyltransferase.
    Author: Catania VA, Luquita MG, Carrillo MC, Mottino AD.
    Journal: Can J Physiol Pharmacol; 1990 Oct; 68(10):1385-7. PubMed ID: 2127732.
    Abstract:
    In the present study we analyzed the effect of spironolactone administration on hepatic and intestinal p-nitrophenol-UDP-glucuronyltransferase activity. We used microsomal preparations from male and female Wistar rats to establish whether or not this effect was sex dependent. Enzyme activity was measured in the presence of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, a presumed physiological activator of the enzyme. Female but not male microsomes showed an increase in enzyme activity of both hepatic and intestinal tissue preparations in response to the inducer pretreatment. In addition, the inducer effect observed in female rats showed a tissue-related difference, since percent increase in the intestinal enzyme activity was greater than that in the liver (127 and 52%, respectively). These results suggest that factors regulating enzyme activity or mechanisms involved in the inducer effect of spironolactone could be different in the intestinal mucosa in comparison to the liver. A possible explanation of sex-related response to spironolactone administration was discussed.
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