Human leukocyte glutathioneS‐transferase isozyme (class mu) and susceptibility to smoking‐related cancers
作者:
MadhusudanG. Soni,
T. Prasanna Krishna,
Kamala Krishnaswamy,
期刊:
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
(Taylor Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 46,
issue 1
页码: 1-8
ISSN:0098-4108
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1080/15287399509532013
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Glutathione S‐transferase isozyme class mu from human leukocytes has been shown to be dominantly inherited and can be determined by activity measurement directed toward the substrate trans‐stilbene oxide. The activity distribution of leukocyte glutathione S‐transferase class mu was determined from control healthy nonsmokers, smokers, and smoking‐related cancer patients. In a control healthy nonsmoker population, 54% (n = 50) of the subjects showed high levels of glutathione S‐transferase class mu activity. In patients with cancers known to be related to smoking, 46% (n = 50) showed higher levels of glutathione S‐transferase class mu. Noncancer smokers matched for age and smoking history with cancer patients showed an increased likelihood of having glutathione S‐transferase (GST) class mu activity (76%). These results suggest that GST mu may be a cancer susceptibility marker in the case of smokers. In rats, benzo[a]pyrene (1 mg/kg, ip) administration daily for 3 d produced a significant increase in liver glutathione S‐transferase class mu. Although these induction studies in experimental animals may not be relevant to humans, there is a possibility that, as in rats, this enzyme may be inducible in humans by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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