Embryonic prostaglandin H synthase-2 (PHS-2) expression and benzo[a]pyrene teratogenicity in PHS-2 knockout mice.

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Faculty of Pharmacy and, Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2S2.

Published: July 2002

The developmental role of prostaglandin H synthase-2 (PHS-2), which converts xenobiotics such as benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) to toxic free radical intermediates, is poorly understood. In this study, we determined the embryonic expression and teratological relevance of PHS-2 in pregnant CD-1 and B6/129S7 PHS-2 knockout mice. Wild-type (+/+) B6/129S7 dams given B[a]P on gestational day (GD) 10 had three times more fetal malformations than did +/- PHS-2-deficient dams (P<0.05). GD 10-13 CD-1 embryos had high PHS-2 protein expression, and both + /+ and +/- GD 19 B6/129S7 fetuses had more B[a]P-initiated malformations and postpartum lethality than did -/- littermates (P<0.05). Thus, embryonic PHS-2 is expressed constitutively during organogenesis and contributes substantially to B[a]P teratogenicity.

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