“…It has been well established that activation of AhR by exogenous compounds, such as 3-methylcholanthrene and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, promotes the nuclear transport and transcriptional activation of CYP1A1 (Kawajiri & Fujii-Kuriyama, 2007;Pollenz, 2002). It is also been reported that the expression of hepatic CYP is reduced by lipopolysaccharide and cytokines, such as interleukin-1b and tumor necrosis factor-a, through the nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway (Ke et al, 2001;Park et al, 2007). Indeed, further investigations need to be conducted to elucidate the detailed mechanisms underlying the suppression of CYP1A1 expression by eugenol.…”