Vol. 34 (Suppl 2) 2013 Neuro endocrinology letters

The effect of benzo[a]pyrene on metabolic activation of anticancer drug ellipticine in mice.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate a role of cytochrome P450 (CYP) and peroxidase in ellipticine oxidative activation in two mouse strains differing in expression of NADPH:CYP reductase (POR) [the HRN (Hepatic Cytochrome P450 Reductase Null) mice, in which POR is deleted in hepatocytes and its wild-type (WT) counterpar.....