Protein Information

Name cytochrome P450 (protein family or complex)
Synonyms cytochrome P450; cytochrome P 450; CYP450; CYP 450

Compound Information

Name dibutyl phthalate
CAS dibutyl 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate

Reference List

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1488412 Okita RT, Okita JR: Effects of diethyl phthalate and other plasticizers on laurate hydroxylation in rat liver microsomes. Pharm Res. 1992 Dec;9(12):1648-53.

In this study, we have compared DEP to four other commonly used plasticizers, 2-diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), 2-diethylhezyl adipate (DEHA), and acetyltributyl citrate (ATBC), for their ability to induce the cytochrome P450-mediated fatty acid omega-hydroxylation system, which is one of the initial cellular responses when animals are treated with peroxisome proliferators.
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3099543 Walseth F, Nilsen OG: Phthalate esters: effects of orally administered dibutylphthalate on cytochrome P-450 mediated metabolism in rat liver and lung. Acta Pharmacol Toxicol. 1986 Oct;59(4):263-9.

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6089701 Walseth F, Nilsen OG: Phthalate esters. Arch Toxicol. 1984 Jul;55(2):132-6.


Effects of inhaled dibutylphthalate on cytochrome P-450 mediated metabolism in rat liver and lung..
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7115078 Walseth F, Toftgard R, Nilsen OG: Phthalate esters I: Effects on cytochrome P-450 mediated metabolism in rat liver and lung, serum enzymatic activities and serum protein levels. Arch Toxicol. 1982 May;50(1):1-10.

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6754361 Seth PK: Hepatic effects of phthalate esters. Environ Health Perspect. 1982 Nov;45:27-34.

DEHP produced a time- and route-dependent effect on the hepatic cytochrome P-450 contents and activity of aminopyrine N-demethylase, aniline hydroxylase, alcohol dehydrogenase and high and low Km aldehyde dehydrogenases when given orally or intraperitoneally.
Activity of aminopyrine N-demethylase and aniline hydroxylase was also inhibited by dimethyl phthalate (DMP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) after a single oral administration.
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18923996 Ryu JY, Lee E, Kim TH, Lee YJ, Lee J, Lee BM, Kwack SJ, Jung KK, Han SY, Kim SH, Kacew S, Kim HS: Time-response effects of testicular gene expression profiles in Sprague-Dawley male rats treated with di (n-butyl) phthalate. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2008;71(23):1542-9.


The level of cytochrome P-450 (P450) side-chain cleavage (P450scc) mRNA decreased in the group treated with DBP at 750 mg/kg/d at 7 d.
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19585553 Struve MF, Gaido KW, Hensley JB, Lehmann KP, Ross SM, Sochaski MA, Willson GA, Dorman DC: Reproductive toxicity and pharmacokinetics of di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) following dietary exposure of pregnant rats. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):345-54.


DBP dietary exposure resulted in significant dose-dependent reductions in testicular mRNA concentration of scavenger receptor class B, member 1; steroidogenic acute regulatory protein; cytochrome P450, family 11, subfamily a, polypeptide 1; and cytochrome P450 family 17, subfamily a, polypeptide 1.
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15987825 Thompson CJ, Ross SM, Hensley J, Liu K, Heinze SC, Young SS, Gaido KW: Differential steroidogenic gene expression in the fetal adrenal gland versus the testis and rapid and dynamic response of the fetal testis to di (n-butyl) phthalate. Biol Reprod. 2005 Nov;73(5):908-17. Epub 2005 Jun 29.


A DBP time-course experiment showed that testicular steroidogenesis was decreased within 1 h of DBP exposure and that this decrease preceded the repressed transcription of Star (steroidogenic acute regulatory protein); Scarb1 (scavenger receptor class B, member 1; also know as Sr-b1); Cyp11a1 (cytochrome P450, family 11, subfamily a, polypeptide 1; also known as P450SCC); and Cyp17a1 (cytochrome P450 family 17, subfamily a, polypeptide 1; also known as Cyp17).
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17884934 Kuhl AJ, Ross SM, Gaido KW: CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta, but not steroidogenic factor-1, modulates the phthalate-induced dysregulation of rat fetal testicular steroidogenesis. Endocrinology. 2007 Dec;148(12):5851-64. Epub 2007 Sep 20.

Prolonged in utero exposure of fetal male rats to dibutyl phthalate (DBP) can result in a feminized phenotype characterized by malformed epididymides, hypospadias, cryptorchidism, and retained thoracic nipples, among others.
To understand these mechanisms in rats, in vivo DNase footprinting was adapted to provide a semiquantitative map of changes in DNA-protein interactions in the promoter region of steroidogenic genes, including steroidogenic acute regulatory, scavenger receptor B-1, cytochrome P450 side chain cleavage, and cytochrome P450 17A1, that are down-regulated after an in utero DBP exposure.
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15141095 Lehmann KP, Phillips S, Sar M, Foster PM, Gaido KW: Dose-dependent alterations in gene expression and testosterone synthesis in the fetal testes of male rats exposed to di (n-butyl) phthalate. Toxicol Sci. 2004 Sep;81(1):60-8. Epub 2004 May 12.


DBP exposure resulted in significant dose-dependent reductions in mRNA and protein concentration of scavenger receptor, steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage, 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, and cytochrome P450c17.
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