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Rossi MA, Dianzani MU. Analysis of Glutathione-Dependent Enzyme Activities in two Different Rat Hepatomas and in Normal Liver in Relation to their Role in Resistance to Oxidative Stress. TUMORI JOURNAL 2018; 74:617-21. [PMID: 3232205 DOI: 10.1177/030089168807400601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The importance of some glutathione metabolic pathways was examined in two highly dedifferentiated hepatomas, Yoshida AH-130 and Morris 3924 A hepatomas, and in normal liver in relation to their role against oxidative stress. The cytosol prepared from Yoshida hepatoma cells decreased the peroxidation rate in normal liver microsomes and mitochondria, but this antioxidant property was not displayed by Morris hepatoma. Glutathione peroxidase and glutathione-S-transferases activities were extremely low in both hepatomas; glutathione reductase activity values were about half the normal liver values. The large decrease in glutathione peroxidase and glutathione-S-transferases suggests that in these two tumors only small amounts of GSH can be used in reduction or conjugation reactions, such as the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and lipid hydroperoxides or the conjugation of GSH with the end products of lipoperoxidation, aldehydes or ketones. The hypothesis of a more efficient GSSG reduction in hepatomas, due to the low glutathione peroxidase/glutathione reductase activity ratio, is also discussed. The described changes in glutathione related enzymes do not seem to have any correlation with the protective effect against the lipoperoxidative processes displayed by some tumors since these enzymatic activities were similar in both hepatomas whereas only Yoshida hepatoma showed antioxidant properties.
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- M A Rossi
- Dipartimento di Medicina ed Oncologia Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italia
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The author reviews the problem of the pattern of lipid peroxidation in cancer cells with special reference to a comparison between normal liver cells and hepatomas both transplanted and induced by diethylnitrosamine. It is stated that the loss of lipid peroxidation is proportional to the degree of dedifferentiation of hepatoma cells. During carcinogenesis, however, the loss is already evident at the stage of preneoplastic nodules. A common feature of all tumors, independently of the extent of the loss of peroxidation in basal conditions, is the lack of further stimulation by ADP/iron or by ascorbate/iron. As regards the reasons for the decline in lipid peroxidation, they are certainly not unique. An important cause is the low activity of the enzymes of the monooxygenase microsomal chain. Another very important one is the change in lipid composition of membranes, with a marked decrease in polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are the main substrate for lipid peroxidation. It has been shown that enrichment of membranes of hepatomas with arachidonic acid results in restoration of stimulation of peroxidation by ascorbate/iron, but not with ADP/iron. The last type of stimulation mostly reflects the behaviour of the monooxygenase chain, whereas ascorbate/ iron-induced stimulation does not require the presence of an efficient cytochrome P450-chain. Another cause for decreased lipid peroxidation in tumors is the increased rigidity of membranes, due to the large increase in cholesterol content: this prevents to some extent the influx of oxygen inside the membranes. Yet another cause is the presence of increased amounts of antioxidants in both cytosol and membranes. The main toxic product of lipid peroxidation, 4-hydroxynonenal, has been found to elicit several actions at extremely low concentrations. In fact, 4-hydroxynonenal stimulates Chemotaxis of polymorphonuclear leukocytes, stimulates plasma membrane adenylate cyclase, stimulates plasma membrane guanylate cyclase, and stimulates phospholipase C. The last three enzymes involve the action of G-proteins. The effect of the aldehyde is present at less than micromolar concentrations, which may occur inside the cells in certain conditions. Morever, at concentrations from 10–6 to 10–7 M, the aldehyde is able to block oncogene c-myc expression in the human erythroleukemic K562 cell line, which at the same time becomes able to express the gamma-globin gene. These facts are discussed with reference to a possible biological meaning of the loss of lipid peroxidation in tumors.
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- M U Dianzani
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Oncology, University of Turin, Italy
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Siddique AI, Mani V, Arivalagan S, Thomas NS, Namasivayam N. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Asiatic acid attenuates pre-neoplastic lesions, oxidative stress, biotransforming enzymes and histopathological alterations in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced experimental rat colon carcinogenesis. Toxicol Mech Methods 2017; 27:136-150. [DOI: 10.1080/15376516.2016.1273422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Aktarul Islam Siddique
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India
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Venkatachalam K, Gunasekaran S, Namasivayam N. Biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying the chemopreventive efficacy of rosmarinic acid in a rat colon cancer. Eur J Pharmacol 2016; 791:37-50. [PMID: 27565219 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.07.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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To shed light on colon cancer chemoprevention, natural phytochemicals attract researchers by virtue of their beneficial biological effects. The chemopreventive potential of rosmarinic acid (RA) was tested by using the colon carcinogen, 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) by evaluating the Aberrant crypt foci (ACF), tumour incidence, lipid peroxidative byproducts, phase I & II drug metabolizing enzymes, cell proliferative and apoptotic proteins. Rats were divided into six groups and received modified pellet diet. Group 1 served as control rats, group 2 rats received RA (5mg/kg b.w. p.o.), rats in groups 3-6 received DMH (20mg/kg b.w., s.c.) for the first fifteen weeks. In addition to DMH, groups 4-6 received RA at the dose of 5mg/kg b.w. during initiation, post initiation stages and also for the entire study period. DMH treated rats showed an increase in the development of ACF, tumour formation and multiplicity and decrease in lipid peroxidative byproducts. Moreover, it modulates xenobiotic enzymes and reduces the expressions of proapoptotic proteins; increases expressions of anti apoptotic proteins at the end of the study. Supplementation with RA to carcinogen treated rats protected them from the above deleterious effects caused by DMH and thus RA may be used as a potent chemopreventive agent.
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- Karthikkumar Venkatachalam
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India.
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Preclinical and clinical studies suggest that anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity can be prevented by administering coenzyme Q10 during cancer chemotherapy that includes drugs such as doxorubicin and daunorubicin. Studies further suggest that coenzyme Q10 does not interfere with the antineoplastic action of anthracyclines and might even enhance their anticancer effects. Preventing cardiotoxicity might allow for escalation of the anthracycline dose, which would further enhance the anticancer effects. Based on clinical investigation, although limited, a cumulative dose of doxorubicin of up to 900 mg/m2, and possibly higher, can be administered safely during chemotherapy as long as coenzyme Q10 is administered concurrently. The etiology of the dose-limiting cardiomyopathy that is induced by anthracyclines can be explained by irreversible damage to heart cell mitochondria, which differ from mitochondria of other cells in that they possess a unique enzyme on the inner mitochondrial membrane. This enzyme reduces anthracyclines to their semiquinones, resulting in severe oxidative stress, disruption of mitochondrial energetics, and irreversible damage to mitochondrial DNA. Damage to mitochondrial DNA blocks the regenerative capability of the organelle and ultimately leads to apoptosis or necrosis of myocytes. Coenzyme Q10, an essential component of the electron transport system and a potent intracellular antioxidant, appears to prevent damage to the mitochondria of the heart, thus preventing the development of anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy.
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- Kenneth A Conklin
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1778, USA.
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Effect of nisin and doxorubicin on DMBA-induced skin carcinogenesis--a possible adjunct therapy. Tumour Biol 2015; 36:8301-8. [PMID: 26002579 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3571-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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In view of the emergence of multidrug-resistant cancer cells, there is a need for therapeutic alternatives. Keeping this in mind, the present study was aimed at evaluating the synergism between nisin (an antimicrobial peptide) and doxorubicin (DOX) against DMBA-induced skin carcinogenesis. The possible tumoricidal activity of the combination was evaluated in terms of animal bioassay observations, changes in hisotological architecture of skin tissues, in situ apoptosis assay (TUNEL assay) and in terms of oxidant and antioxidant status of the skin tissues. In vivo additive effect of the combination was evidenced by larger decreases in mean tumour burden and tumour volume in mice treated with the combination than those treated with the drugs alone. Histological observations indicated that nisin-DOX therapy causes chromatin condensation and marginalisation of nuclear material in skin tissues of treated mice which correlated well with the results of TUNEL assay wherein a marked increase in the rate of apoptosis was revealed in tissues treated with the combination. A slightly increased oxidative stress in response to the adjunct therapy as compared to dox-alone-treated group was revealed by levels of lipid peroxidation (LPO) and nitrite generation in skin tissue-treated mice. An almost similar marginal enhancement in superoxide dismutase levels corresponding with a decrease in catalase activity could also be observed in nisin + DOX-treated groups as compared to nisin and dox-alone-treated groups. These results point towards the possible use of nisin as an adjunct to doxorubicin may help in developing alternate strategies to combat currently developing drug resistance in cancer cells.
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Vinothkumar R, Vinoth Kumar R, Karthikkumar V, Viswanathan P, Kabalimoorthy J, Nalini N. Oral supplementation with troxerutin (trihydroxyethylrutin), modulates lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced rat colon carcinogenesis. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2014; 37:174-184. [PMID: 24355798 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2013.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Revised: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The present study was aimed to investigate the chemopreventive potential of troxerutin on 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) induced rat colon carcinogenesis by evaluating the antioxidant and lipid peroxidation (LPO) status. Rats were randomly divided into six groups. Group I rats served as control. Group II rats received troxerutin (50 mg/kgb.w., p.o.) for 16 weeks. Groups III-VI rats received subcutaneous injections of DMH (20 mg/kgb.w., s.c.) once a week, for the first 4 weeks. In addition to DMH, groups IV-VI rats received troxerutin at the doses of 12.5, 25 and 50 mg/kgb.w., respectively. In DMH treated rats, our results showed decreased activities of antioxidants and increased levels of LPO in the liver. Moreover, LPO and antioxidants in the colon were found to be significantly diminished in DMH the treated rats. Furthermore, enhanced activity of colonic vitamin C and vitamin E levels were observed in DMH alone treated rats (group III), which was significantly reversed on troxerutin supplementation. Troxerutin at the dose of 25 mg/kgb.w. had shown profound beneficial effects by exhibiting near normal biochemical profile and well-preserved colon histology as compared to the other two tested doses (12.5 and 50 mg/kgb.w.). These findings suggest that troxerutin could serve as a novel agent for colon cancer chemoprevention.
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- R Vinothkumar
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pathology, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Surgery, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Das UN. Lipoxins, resolvins, protectins, maresins and nitrolipids, and their clinical implications with specific reference to cancer: part I. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.2217/clp.13.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Venkatachalam K, Gunasekaran S, Jesudoss VAS, Namasivayam N. The effect of rosmarinic acid on 1,2-dimethylhydrazine induced colon carcinogenesis. EXPERIMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE GESELLSCHAFT FUR TOXIKOLOGISCHE PATHOLOGIE 2013; 65:409-18. [PMID: 22236574 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2011.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Revised: 12/06/2011] [Accepted: 12/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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This study was carried out to investigate the chemopreventive potential of rosmarinic acid (RA) against 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) induced rat colon carcinogenesis by evaluating the effect of RA on tumour formation, antioxidant enzymes, cytochrome P450 content, p-nitrophenol hydroxylase and GST activities. Rats were divided into six groups and fed modified pellet diet for the entire experimental period. Group 1 served as control, group 2 received RA (10 mg/kgb.w.). Groups 3-6 were induced colon cancer by injecting DMH (20 mg/kgb.w.) subcutaneously once a week for the first four weeks (groups 3-6). In addition, RA was administered at the doses of 2.5, 5 and 10 mg/kgb.w. to groups 4-6 respectively. DMH treated rats showed large number of colonic tumours; decreased lipid peroxidation; decreased antioxidant status; elevated CYP450 content and PNPH activities; and decreased GST activity in the liver and colon. Supplementation with RA (5 mgkg/b.w.) to DMH treated rats significantly decreased the number of polyps (50%); reversed the markers of oxidative stress (21.0%); antioxidant status (38.55%); CYP450 content (29.41%); and PNPH activities (21.9%). RA at the dose of 5 mg/kgb.w. showed a most pronounced effect and could be used as a possible chemopreventive agent against colon cancer.
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- Karthikkumar Venkatachalam
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India
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Arora N, Bansal MP, Koul A. Azadirachta indica acts as a pro-oxidant and modulates cell cycle associated proteins during DMBA/TPA induced skin carcinogenesis in mice. Cell Biochem Funct 2012; 31:385-94. [PMID: 23055378 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.2909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Revised: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 09/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The present study was designed to determine the modulatory effect of aqueous Azadirachta indica leaf extract (AAILE) on cell cycle-associated proteins during two-stage skin carcinogenesis in mice. Considering the dual role of reactive oxygen species in cancer and its chemoprevention, the levels of lipid peroxidation (index of peroxidative damage) were also determined. Skin tumours were induced by topical application of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) as a carcinogen followed by the repetitive application of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) as a promoter. Skin tumours obtained in the DMBA/TPA group exhibited enhanced expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA, index of proliferation), p21 and cyclin D1, with no alterations in p53 expression in comparison to the control group. Tumours in AAILE + DMBA/TPA group exhibited low PCNA and cyclin D1 expression and enhanced expression of p53 and p21 in comparison to the DMBA/TPA group. The skin tumours obtained in the AAILE + DMBA/TPA group exhibited high lipid peroxidation levels in comparison to the tumours obtained in the DMBA/TPA group. The observations of the present study suggest that AAILE behaves as a pro-oxidant in the tumours, thereby rendering them susceptible to damage, which eventually culminates into its anti-neoplastic action. Also, cell cycle regulatory proteins may be modulated by AAILE and could affect the progression of cells through the cell cycle.
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- N Arora
- Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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Das UN. Essential fatty acids enhance free radical generation and lipid peroxidation to induce apoptosis of tumor cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.2217/clp.11.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Sreedharan V, Venkatachalam KK, Namasivayam N. Effect of morin on tissue lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in 1, 2-dimethylhydrazine induced experimental colon carcinogenesis. Invest New Drugs 2008; 27:21-30. [PMID: 18496650 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-008-9136-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2008] [Accepted: 04/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Colon cancer is the third most malignant neoplasm in the world and it remains today an important cause of death, especially in western countries. In this study, we have evaluated the chemopreventive efficacy of morin on tissue lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status, which are used as biomarkers in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced colon carcinogenesis in a rat model. Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups and received high fat diet. Group 1 served as control, groups 2 and 4 were given a daily treatment of morin (50 mg/kg body weight) orally, everyday for a total period of 30 weeks. Groups 3 and 4 were given weekly subcutaneous injections of DMH at a dose of 20 mg/kg body weight in the groin for 15 weeks. Animals were sacrificed at the end of 30 weeks. The liver, intestine, colon and caecum from different groups were subjected to histopathological studies, determination of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status. Our results showed decreased levels of liver enzymic and non-enzymic antioxidants and increased levels of lipid peroxidation (LPO) products such as tissue thiobarbituricacid substances (TBARS), lipid hydroperoxides (LOOH) and conjugated dienes (CD) in DMH treated rats, which were significantly (P < 0.05) reversed on morin supplementation. Moreover, intestinal, colonic and caecal TBARS, LOOH, CD and also the antioxidants superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR) and reduced glutathione (GSH) were significantly diminished in DMH treated rats, which were significantly (P < 0.05) elevated on simultaneous morin supplementation. Moreover, enhanced activity of intestinal, colonic and caecal ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol levels were also observed in DMH alone treated rats, which were significantly (P < 0.05) reduced on morin supplementation. These results indicate that morin could exert a significant chemopreventive effect on colon carcinogenesis induced by DMH.
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- Vennila Sreedharan
- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
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Murugan RS, Mohan KVPC, Nagini S. Modulatory effects of black tea polyphenols on rat forestomach carcinogenesis. Toxicol Mech Methods 2007; 17:467-74. [PMID: 20020873 DOI: 10.1080/15376510701190797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT The present study was designed to evaluate the chemopreventive effects of black tea polyphenols (Polyphenon-B) on N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG)-induced gastric carcinogenesis in Wistar rats. Intragastric administration of MNNG induced well-differentiated squamous cell carcinomas that showed diminished mitochondrial lipid and protein oxidation and an increase in antioxidants. In contrast to tumor tissue, the liver mitochondria of tumor-bearing animals showed elevated lipid and protein oxidation with compromised antioxidant defenses. Dietary administration of Polyphenon-B effectively suppressed MNNG-induced stomach tumors, modulated mitochondrial lipid and protein oxidation, and enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities in the stomach and liver. Our results suggest that Polyphenon-B may exert its chemopreventive effects by modulating mitochondrial cellular redox status in the tumor as well as in the host liver.
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- R Senthil Murugan
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
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Shahjahan M, Vani G, Shyamaladevi CS. Effect of Solanum trilobatum on the antioxidant status during diethyl nitrosamine induced and phenobarbital promoted hepatocarcinogenesis in rat. Chem Biol Interact 2005; 156:113-23. [PMID: 16188247 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2005.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2005] [Revised: 08/01/2005] [Accepted: 08/02/2005] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIM The methanolic extract of Solanum trilobatum (ST) is cytotoxic and exerts an inhibitory effect on tumor growth and in the present study, its role on the antioxidant status of N-diethylnitrosamine (DEN) induced and phenobarbital (PB) promoted hepatocarcinogenesis was assessed. METHODS The protective role of ST on DEN induced and PB promoted hepatocarcinogenesis in Wistar rats was assessed from total nodular incidence, nodule multiplicity and volume of persistent nodules after an experimental period of 3 and 6 months following co-administration. The levels of thiobarbituric reactive substances (TBARS), glutathione (GSH) and activities of antioxidant enzymes were assessed in the haemolysate and liver of experimental animals to evaluate the antioxidant status. RESULTS In DEN+PB+ST animals, the nodular incidence, multiplicity and volume reduced significantly compared to DEN+PB treated animals. In DEN+PB animals, the levels of TBARS increased significantly, whereas the levels of GSH and the activities of antioxidant enzymes-superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase and glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase showed significant alterations compared to control both in the haemolysate and liver. However, in DEN+PB+ST animals, the levels of TBARS decreased significantly and the levels of GSH increased with favorable alterations in the activities of antioxidant enzymes in both the haemolysate and liver. CONCLUSION The present results suggest that ST exerts its chemopreventive effects by modulating the antioxidant status during DEN induced hepatocarcinogenesis.
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- M Shahjahan
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India
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Shi M, Xu B, Azakami K, Morikawa T, Watanabe K, Morimoto K, Komatsu M, Aoyama K, Takeuchi T. Dual role of vitamin C in an oxygen-sensitive system: discrepancy between DNA damage and cell death. Free Radic Res 2005; 39:213-20. [PMID: 15763969 DOI: 10.1080/10715760400022129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Although vitamin C is considered to act both as pro-oxidant and antioxidant, the mechanisms underlying these actions are still unclear. Using the oxygen-sensitive system of a strict anaerobe, Prevotella melaninogenica, we investigated both the pro-oxidant and antioxidant mechanisms of vitamin C. In the presence of vitamin C, the 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8OHdG) formation induced by oxygen exposure was enhanced, probably due to the action of vitamin C on hydrogen peroxide generated during oxygen exposure: while catalase almost completely suppressed the enhancing effect of vitamin C, 8OHdG formation induced by hydrogen peroxide was enhanced by vitamin C. By contrast, the presence of vitamin C inhibited bacterial cell death, membrane damage, and lipid peroxidation induced by oxygen exposure. Sodium azide showed similar effects to vitamin C, thus the antioxidant action of vitamin C may be due to its quenching of the singlet oxygen generated in this system. Both the pro-oxidant and antioxidant effects of vitamin C were observed only in acidic conditions.
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- Minyi Shi
- Department of Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Conklin KA. Chemotherapy-associated oxidative stress: impact on chemotherapeutic effectiveness. Integr Cancer Ther 2005; 3:294-300. [PMID: 15523100 DOI: 10.1177/1534735404270335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 510] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Antineoplastic agents induce oxidative stress in biological systems. During cancer chemotherapy, oxidative stress-induced lipid peroxidation generates numerous electrophilic aldehydes that can attack many cellular targets. These products of oxidative stress can slow cell cycle progression of cancer cells and cause cell cycle checkpoint arrest, effects that may interfere with the ability of anticancer drugs to kill cancer cells. The aldehydes may also inhibit drug-induced apoptosis (programmed cell death) by inactivating death receptors and inhibiting caspase activity. These effects would also diminish the efficacy of the treatment. The use of anti-oxidants during chemotherapy may enhance therapy by reducing the generation of oxidative stress-induced aldehydes.
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- Kenneth A Conklin
- Department of Anesthesiology, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles 90095-1778, USA.
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Popov B, Gadjeva V, Valkanov P, Popova S, Tolekova A. Lipid peroxidation, superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in brain tumor tissues. Arch Physiol Biochem 2003; 111:455-9. [PMID: 16026034 DOI: 10.3109/13813450312331342328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Free radical-mediated damages may play an important role in cancerogenesis. To investigate their relevance in the cancer process, malonyl dialdehyde (MDA) level, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) activities were determined in the normal brain tissue and brain tumor tissue. When compared with the normal brain tissue, we have detected: (i) significantly lower MDA concentration in brain tumor tissue (1.63 nmol/mg Pr vs 2.04 nmol/mg Pr; p = 0.03); (ii) SOD activity in brain tumor tissue was significantly lower (3.15 U/mg Pr vs 4.97 U/mg Pr; p = 0.0002); and (iii) CAT activity in brain tumor tissue was 106.3% higher than that in controls.
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- B Popov
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Thracian University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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OBJECTIVES VEGF may be an indicator for the angiogenic potential of a tumor and stimulates NO which plays complex roles in cancer. In our study, we investigated the levels of MDA, NO and VEGF in the plasma of various types cancer patients (untreated, yet). DESIGN AND METHODS The level of VEGF was determined by using ELISA. Plasma MDA, NO and VEGF levels were measured in 45 patients with various cancer types and in 21 healthy subjects. RESULTS Plasma MDA and VEGF levels were significantly higher than those of the healthy subjects (p < 0,0001). NO levels of the patients were significantly lower vs. the healthy subjects (p < 0,001). CONCLUSIONS Increased plasma VEGF and MDA concentrations and decreased plasma NO levels have been found in patients with various types of human cancer. Howewer, the prognostic and clinical significance of plasma VEGF in cancer patients is unknown.
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- Nevin Ilhan
- Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Firat University, Medical College, Elazig, Turkey.
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Toussaint O, Remacle J, Dierick JF, Pascal T, Frippiat C, Zdanov S, Magalhaes JP, Royer V, Chainiaux F. From the Hayflick mosaic to the mosaics of ageing. Role of stress-induced premature senescence in human ageing. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2002; 34:1415-29. [PMID: 12200036 DOI: 10.1016/s1357-2725(02)00034-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The Hayflick limit-senescence of proliferative cell types-is a fundamental feature of proliferative cells in vitro. Various human proliferative cell types exposed in vitro to many types of subcytotoxic stresses undergo stress-induced premature senescence (SIPS) (also called stress-induced premature senescence-like phenotype, according to the definition of senescence). The known mechanisms of appearance the main features of SIPS are reviewed: senescent-like morphology, growth arrest, senescence-related changes in gene expression, telomere shortening. Long before telomere-shortening induces senescence, other factors such as culture conditions or lack of 'feeder cells' can trigger either SIPS or prolonged reversible G(0) phase of the cell cycle. In vivo, 'proliferative' cell types of aged individuals are likely to compose a mosaic made of cells irreversibly growth arrested or not. The higher level of stress to which these cells have been exposed throughout their life span, the higher proportion of the cells of this mosaic will be in SIPS rather than in telomere-shortening dependent senescence. All cell types undergoing SIPS in vivo, most notably the ones in stressful conditions, are likely to participate in the tissular changes observed along ageing. For instance, human diploid fibroblasts (HDFs) exposed in vivo and in vitro to pro-inflammatory cytokines display biomarkers of senescence and might participate in the degradation of the extracellular matrix observed in ageing.
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- Olivier Toussaint
- Department of Biology, Research Unit of Cellular Biology (URBC), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium.
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Dianzani MU, Canuto RA, Rossi MA, Poli G, Garcea R, Biocca ME, Cecchini G, Biasi F, Ferro M, Bassi AM. Further experiments on lipid peroxidation in transplanted and experimental hepatomas. Toxicol Pathol 2001; 12:189-99. [PMID: 11478322 DOI: 10.1177/019262338401200213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The results of experiments on the subject of lipid peroxidation in hepatomas are described. It is now clear that lipid peroxidation is strongly decreased in most highly dedifferentiated hepatomas. It seems evident that the extent of the decline is strictly related to the degree of dedifferentiation. The model of diethylnitrosamine carcinogenesis, according to the method by Solt, Medline and Farber, has been now adopted to study the stages of carcinogenesis. It was shown that a net decline in lipid peroxidation occurs as early as at the stage of reversible nodules and progresses until the development of clear hepatomas. This change is practically simultaneous with a decline in the efficiency of the enzymes of the drug metabolizing system and in the content of cytochrome P450-Glutathione content and metabolism show also important changes. In fact, a dramatic increase in gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase takes place very early during carcinogenesis, and is responsible for large decline in total glutathione during incubation of the homogenates. Glutathione peroxidase activity, on the contrary, is decreased, whereas glutathione reductase does not show significant changes. The supernatant of highly anaplastic tumors inhibits lipid peroxidation in normal liver homogenates, suggesting the presence of substances provided with antioxidant properties. These cannot be, however, related to a higher glutathione content. Supernatants from early nodules seem to be unable to block lipid peroxidation in normal liver homogenates. Preliminary experiments done to study the aldehyde pattern produced during lipid peroxidation, both in hepatomas and in nodules, confirm the presence of very poor lipid peroxidation and possibly of different peroxidation kinetics.
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- M U Dianzani
- Institute of General Pathology of the University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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Conklin KA. Dietary antioxidants during cancer chemotherapy: impact on chemotherapeutic effectiveness and development of side effects. Nutr Cancer 2001; 37:1-18. [PMID: 10965514 DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc3701_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Several studies suggest that dietary supplementation with antioxidants can influence the response to chemotherapy as well as the development of adverse side effects that results from treatment with antineoplastic agents. Administration of antineoplastic agents results in oxidative stress, i.e., the production of free radicals and other reactive oxygen species (ROS). Oxidative stress reduces the rate of cell proliferation, and that occurring during chemotherapy may interfere with the cytotoxic effects of antineoplastic drugs, which depend on rapid proliferation of cancer cells for optimal activity. Antioxidants detoxify ROS and may enhance the anticancer effects of chemotherapy. For some supplements, activities beyond their antioxidant properties, such as inhibition of topoisomerase II or protein tyrosine kinases, may also contribute. ROS cause or contribute to certain side effects that are common to many anticancer drugs, such as gastrointestinal toxicity and mutagenesis. ROS also contribute to side effects that occur only with individual agents, such as doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity, cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity, and bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Antioxidants can reduce or prevent many of these side effects, and for some supplements the protective effect results from activities other than their antioxidant properties. Certain side effects, however, such as alopecia and myelosuppression, are not prevented by antioxidants, and agents that interfere with these side effects may also interfere with the anticancer effects of chemotherapy.
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- K A Conklin
- Department of Anesthesiology, UCLA School of Medicine, Center for the Health Sciences 90095, USA.
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Reactive oxygen species are produced by all aerobic cells and are widely believed to play a pivotal role in aging as well as a number of degenerative diseases. The consequences of the generation of oxidants in cells does not appear to be limited to promotion of deleterious effects. Alterations in oxidative metabolism have long been known to occur during differentiation and development. Experimental perturbations in cellular redox state have been shown to exert a strong impact on these processes. The discovery of specific genes and pathways affected by oxidants led to the hypothesis that reactive oxygen species serve as subcellular messengers in gene regulatory and signal transduction pathways. Additionally, antioxidants can activate numerous genes and pathways. The burgeoning growth in the number of pathways shown to be dependent on oxidation or antioxidation has accelerated during the last decade. In the discussion presented here, we provide a tabular summary of many of the redox effects on gene expression and signaling pathways that are currently known to exist.
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- R G Allen
- Lankenau Medical Research Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Wynnewood, PA 19106, USA
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Oberley TD, Toyokuni S, Szweda LI. Localization of hydroxynonenal protein adducts in normal human kidney and selected human kidney cancers. Free Radic Biol Med 1999; 27:695-703. [PMID: 10490290 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(99)00117-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE) protein adducts were used to identify lipid peroxidation products in normal human kidney and in selected human kidney cancers using immunoperoxidase techniques at the light microscopic level and immunogold techniques at the ultrastructural level. HNE protein adducts were detected in most cell types in normal kidney, although in highly variable amounts. All six morphologic types of renal tumors examined showed some staining with antibodies to HNE protein adducts, although the intensity of staining varied considerably depending on tumor type. Renal oncocytoma and the granular cell variant of renal adenocarcinoma both showed greater cytoplasmic staining for HNE protein adducts than the other tumors examined; these tumors both contain high numbers of mitochondria and suggest that mitochondria are a major source of lipid peroxidation products. To test this possibility, immunogold ultrastructural analysis was performed. HNE protein adducts were identified in nuclei and mitochondria in both normal proximal tubule and three types of renal carcinoma examined; these results localize oxidative damage at the subcellular level in both benign and malignant epithelium to nuclei and mitochondria. In conclusion, HNE protein adducts occur in kidneys in both normal and tumor cells, although immunomorphologic analyses suggest less HNE protein adducts in tumor cells.
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- T D Oberley
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
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Ueta E, Yoneda K, Yamamoto T, Osaki T. Manganese superoxide dismutase negatively regulates the induction of apoptosis by 5-fluorouracil, peplomycin and gamma-rays in squamous cell carcinoma cells. Jpn J Cancer Res 1999; 90:555-64. [PMID: 10391096 PMCID: PMC5926104 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1999.tb00783.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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We investigated the relationship between manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) activity and apoptosis induced by anticancer drugs and radiation. Although the activity of copper, zinc-SOD did not differ greatly among 9 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cell lines (OSC-1 to OSC-9), the Mn-SOD activity did differ among the cell lines. The Mn-SOD activity was increased by treatments with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), peplomycin and 137Cs, reaching plateau levels at 12 h after treatment and then decreasing gradually. When OSC-1 and OSC-3, and OSC-2 and OSC-4 were examined as representative cell lines with low and high Mn-SOD activity, respectively, the decrease was more prominent in OSC-1 and OSC-3 than in OSC-2 and OSC-4. The intracellular levels of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were increased after treatment with the anticancer agents, and the increases were larger in OSC-1 and OSC-3 than in OSC-2 and OSC-4. The decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential (deltapsi(m)) by the anticancer agents was marked in OSC-1 and OSC-3. Correspondingly, the release of cytochrome c, the activation of caspase-3 and the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase were stronger in OSC-3 than in OSC-4. In addition, apoptosis induced by the anticancer agents was prominent in OSC-3, exhibiting a close relationship with the deltapsi(m) and the H2O2 level. These results indicate that Mn-SOD in SCC cells modulates apoptosis induction and the inactivation of Mn-SOD might be a promising strategy for SCC treatment.
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- E Ueta
- Department of Oral Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku-city
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Leaver HA, Williams JR, Ironside JW, Miller EP, Gregor A, Su BH, Prescott RJ, Whittle IR. Dynamics of reactive oxygen intermediate production in human glioma: n-6 essential fatty acid effects. Eur J Clin Invest 1999; 29:220-31. [PMID: 10202379 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1999.00418.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reactive oxygen intermediates (ROIs) are important signals controlling cell growth and cell death. Local essential fatty acid (EFA) deficiencies in tumour cells may limit tumour ROI generation. This deficiency may be rectified by the addition of exogenous EFA. MATERIALS AND METHODS The n-6 EFA effects on tumour ROIs were analysed in terms of kinetics, dose-response and individual cell type responses using flow cytometry of intracellular 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin oxidation. ROI formation in 30 gliomas and five paired samples of normal brain tissue, > 500 000 cells per specimen, was analysed every 10 s for 0-25 min. RESULTS Tumour cell basal ROI was lower than normal brain tissue ROI from the same subjects (P < 0.00002). Normal and tumour cell ROIs were stimulated by 4-40 micromol L-1 n-6 EFAs, arachidonic acid (AA) and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). The stimulated ROI rate was exponential, with the maximum dependent on EFA concentration and tumour grade. CONCLUSIONS EFAs stimulated tumour cells more than normal cells (P < 0.0000017, n = 71) and increased ROIs in glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive cells in tumours. This indicated high sensitivity of glioma cell ROIs to n-6 EFAs.
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- H A Leaver
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Edinburgh, UK.
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Gioacchini AM, Calonghi N, Boga C, Cappadone C, Masotti L, Roda A, Traldi P. Determination of 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal at cellular levels by means of electrospray mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 1999; 13:1573-1579. [PMID: 10421899 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0231(19990815)13:15<1573::aid-rcm675>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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trans-4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE) is an end-product of lipid peroxidation in biological systems which produces a variety of powerful biological effects. A method based on electrospray mass spectrometry was developed for the determination of 4-HNE at cellular levels. Quantification was carried out by using HNE-d(11) as internal standard; the mass chromatograms were acquired in the single ion monitoring mode (SIM) on the [M + H](+) monoisotopic species for HNE and HNE-d(11). With this approach a higher precision and lower detection limit and biological sample size than those typical of the methods so far employed are achieved. Furthermore the determination of the analyte from the cell extract is directly performed without the need of any HNE derivatization. As a first application the method was used to identify and quantify HNE in human T cell leukemia extracts.
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- A M Gioacchini
- CNR, Area di Ricercadi Padova Corso Stati Uniti 4, I-35020 Padova, Italy
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Griffiths G, Jones HE, Eaton CL, Stobart AK. Effect of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on growth and lipid composition of neoplastic and non-neoplastic canine prostate epithelial cell cultures. Prostate 1997; 31:29-36. [PMID: 9108883 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0045(19970401)31:1<29::aid-pros5>3.0.co;2-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-6) are reported to selectively kill malignant cells. Most investigations, however, did not compare neoplastic with non-neoplastic cells from the same tissue type. Here we evaluate the effects of n-6 fatty acids on a non-neoplastic epithelium cell line (CAPE) and a spontaneous carcinoma cell line (CPA) derived from the canine prostate. METHODS Cell lines were cultured in DME in the presence of fatty acids and their effects on cell proliferation monitored by coulter counting. Lipids were extracted and quantitized by gas chromatography. RESULTS Cell proliferation was reduced more in CAPE. A neoplastic strain (CPA-GLA) tolerant to prolonged culture in 18:3n-6 was isolated. CPA grown in an 18:2n-6 or 18:3n-6 supplemented media accumulated 20:3n-6 and contained little 20:4n-6. CONCLUSIONS Polyenoic n-6 fatty acids are not specifically inhibitory to neoplastic cells which exhibited a marked alteration in the metabolism of 20:4n-6.
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- G Griffiths
- School of Biological Sciences, The University, Bristol, U.K
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Jiang WG, Puntis MC, Horrobin DF, Scott C, Hallett MB. Inhibition of neutrophil respiratory burst and cytokine priming by gamma-linolenic acid. Br J Surg 1996; 83:659-64. [PMID: 8689213 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The effect of n-6 fatty acids, particularly gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), on the oxidase response and neutrophil priming by tumour necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 8 was studied in both normal volunteers and patients with obstructive jaundice. GLA inhibited the neutrophil respiratory burst at concentrations higher than 50 mummol/l, but abolished cytokine priming at concentrations as low as 1 mummol/l. Inhibition was not the result of either cytotoxicity to the neutrophils or alteration in cytosolic free calcium homoeostasis. It is concluded that GLA is a potential inhibitor of neutrophil priming by cytokines and of the oxidative response.
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- W G Jiang
- University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
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Heys SD, Gough DB, Khan L, Eremin O. Nutritional pharmacology and malignant disease: a therapeutic modality in patients with cancer. Br J Surg 1996; 83:608-19. [PMID: 8689201 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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It is now established that certain nutrients have a significant effect on cellular metabolism and growth, tissue repair and regeneration, and modulation of host defences. So far, however, potential clinical benefits have been difficult to demonstrate. Nevertheless, the use of nutrients in combinations seems to have promise and may be associated with a reduction in infectious complications and length of hospital stay. Nutritional pharmacology in the future may be able to improve tumour response to chemotherapy and may minimize the metabolic effect of cachexia.
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- S D Heys
- Department of Surgery, University of Aberdeen, UK
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Intracellular levels of H2O2 in BHK-21 cells are not static but decline progressively with cell growth. Exposure of cells to inhibitors of catalase, or glutathione peroxidase, not only diminishes this decline but also depresses rates of cell proliferation, suggesting important growth regulatory roles for those antioxidant enzymes. Other agents which also diminish the growth-associated decline in intracellular levels of H2O2, such as the superoxide dismutase mimic, copper II-(3,5-diisopropylsalicylate)2, or docosahexaenoic acid, also reduced cell proliferation. In contrast, proliferation can be stimulated by the addition of 1 microM exogenous H2O2 to the culture medium. Under these conditions, however, intracellular levels of H2O2 are unaffected, whereas there is a reduction in intracellular levels of glutathione. It is argued that critical balances between intracellular levels of both H2O2 and glutathione are of significance in relation both to growth stimulation and inhibition. In addition growth stimulatory concentrations of H2O2, whilst initially leading to increased intracellular levels of lipid peroxidation breakdown products, appear to "trigger" their metabolism, possibly through aldehyde dehydrogenase, whose activity is also stimulated by H2O2.
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- R H Burdon
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Strathclyde, Todd Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Das UN, Prasad VV, Reddy DR. Local application of gamma-linolenic acid in the treatment of human gliomas. Cancer Lett 1995; 94:147-55. [PMID: 7634242 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(95)03844-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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gamma-Linolenic acid (GLA) has been shown to have selective tumoricidal action both in vitro and in vivo. Earlier, in a limited clinical study, we have demonstrated that intra-tumoral administration of GLA can induce regression of human gliomas. In an extension of this study, we evaluated the effect of intra-cerebral injection of GLA on normal dog brain and in 15 patients with malignant gliomas. Histopathological examination revealed that GLA is not cytotoxic to the normal dog brain cells. Administration of 10 mg of GLA via a cerebral reservoir placed in the tumour bed, at the rate of 1 mg/day over a period of 10 days, revealed that GLA is not only safe and non-toxic but can also regress cerebral gliomas as evaluated by computerised tomography and increased survival of the patients by 1.5-2 years. Based on these results and our earlier in vitro study, we suggest that GLA is a safe anti-tumour agent and recommend its use in the management of human gliomas.
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- U N Das
- Department of Medicine, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, India
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There is evidence that the level and especially the type of dietary fat can be an important determinant of mammary tumor development and growth. Diets containing high levels of fish oil have been shown to inhibit or suppress mammary tumor growth. Various mechanisms have been proposed to explain this modulatory activity of dietary fish oil or fats in general on tumor growth; of special interest is lipid peroxidation. The oxidation of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids present in fish oil, such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) can produce an array of secondary products of lipid oxidation that may possess a cytostatic or cytolytic capacity.
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- M J Gonzalez
- University of Puerto Rico, School of Public Health, Dept. Human Development, San Juan 00936
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A wide variety of normal and malignant cell types generate and release superoxide or hydrogen peroxide in vitro either in response to specific cytokine/growth factor stimulus or constitutively in the case of tumour cells. These species at submicromolar levels appear to act as novel intra and intercellular "messengers" capable of promoting growth responses in culture. The mechanisms may involve direct interaction with specific receptors or oxidation of growth signal transduction molecules such as protein kinases, protein phosphatases, transcription factors, or transcription factor inhibitors. It is also possible that hydrogen peroxide may modulate the redox state and activity of these important signal transduction proteins indirectly through changes in cellular levels of GSH and GSSG. Critical balances appear to exist in relation to cell proliferation on one hand and lipid peroxidation and cell death on the other. Progression to a more prooxidant state whilst initially leading to enhanced proliferative responses results subsequently in increased cell death.
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- R H Burdon
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Van Aswegen CH, Du Plessis DJ. Can linoleic acid and gamma-linolenic acid be important in cancer treatment? Med Hypotheses 1994; 43:415-7. [PMID: 7739415 DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(94)90018-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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This hypothesis proposes that the essential fatty acids (EFAs), linoleic acid (LA) and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), play important roles in cancer treatment. Oxidation of LA by lipoxidase especially increases tumour cell death, whilst GLA inhibits urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) activity. Increased uPA activity is: firstly, responsible for cancer invasion and metastasis and secondly, responsible for proteolysis of lipoxidase which favours a decrease in cancer cell death. Addition of LA and GLA to available therapeutic regimens may be worth considering in cancer treatment.
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- C H Van Aswegen
- Department of Urology, HF Verwoerd Hospital, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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van Aswegen CH, du Toit PJ, du Plessis DJ. Modulation of lipoxidase activity by urokinase-type plasminogen activator. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 1994; 51:183-6. [PMID: 7824532 DOI: 10.1016/0952-3278(94)90132-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Malignant cells show increased urokinase (UK) activity and decreased peroxidation of essential fatty acids (EFA). In order to explore this phenomenon the effect of UK on the lipoxidase activity was spectrophotometrically investigated. Decreased lipoxidase activity was obtained with increased UK concentrations (r = -1.000, p < 0.0001). This proteolytic effect of UK on lipoxidase was eliminated with the addition of the UK inhibitor leupeptin. These results suggest that the increase in UK activity in malignant cells may decrease the lipoxidase activity and thus peroxidation of EFA. The effectiveness of a given EFA in killing cancer cells would therefore depend on the modulation of the lipoxidase activity by the UK-type plasminogen activator.
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- C H van Aswegen
- Wolmarans Research Laboratory, Department of Urology, HF Verwoerd Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
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du Toit PJ, van Aswegen CH, du Plessis DJ. The effect of gamma-linolenic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid on urokinase activity. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 1994; 51:121-4. [PMID: 7972265 DOI: 10.1016/0952-3278(94)90087-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Urokinase (UK) is an important protease enzyme in carcinogenesis, and is involved in the invasion and metastasis of cancer. Thus, regulation of UK activity is likely to be important in healthy cell metabolism. As it has been reported that a decrease in delta 6-desaturated essential fatty acid (EFA) metabolites occurs in malignant cells and that gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) exert antimutagenic effects, the effects of GLA and EPA on UK activity have been investigated in this study. Both GLA (n-6) and EPA (n-3) acted as competitive inhibitors of UK with Ki values of 120 and 96 microM respectively. No modification of plasmin activity occurred with either 1.4 x 10(-4) M GLA or EPA. These results could explain why malignant cells with decreased EFA concentrations show increased UK activity. The addition of EFAs to available therapeutic regimens may be worth considering in the treatment of cancer.
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- P J du Toit
- Wolmarans Research Laboratory, Department of Urology, HF Verwoerd Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
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Thangaraju M, Vijayalakshmi T, Sachdanandam P. Effect of tamoxifen on lipid peroxide and antioxidative system in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. Cancer 1994; 74:78-82. [PMID: 8004586 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19940701)74:1<78::aid-cncr2820740114>3.0.co;2-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Current evidence clearly indicates that free radicals play a prominent role in the incidence and development of breast cancer. Available literature suggests that tamoxifen is a potent suppressor of lipid peroxide formation in both animal and human systems. The purpose of this study was to understand the rate of lipid peroxidation and the status of antioxidants in tamoxifen-treated postmenopausal women with breast cancer. METHODS A short term evaluation of 6 months' tamoxifen therapy (10 mg twice a day) in 64 postmenopausal women was conducted. The rate of serum lipid peroxidation and the status of enzymic and nonenzymic antioxidants were evaluated before and after 3 and 6 months' tamoxifen treatment. RESULTS At 3 and 6 months' evaluation, tamoxifen-treated patients showed a significantly decreased concentration of malondialdehyde (P < 0.001), an end product of lipid peroxidation, and remarkably increased levels of enzymic and nonenzymic antioxidants. In addition to that, the concentrations of serum selenium and vitamins A, C, and E were increased significantly (P < 0.01 for each) in these patients. CONCLUSION The results suggest that tamoxifen therapy exerts significant positive effects on the rate of lipid peroxidation and protective systems in postmenopausal women with breast cancer.
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- M Thangaraju
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Madras, India
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- M U Dianzani
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Oncology, University of Torino, Italy
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Lipid peroxidation is an important mechanism in free radical mediated cell injury. It can damage cell membranes directly and the reactive carbonyl products may spread the damage far from the original site of radical production. It has long been considered to be involved in various toxic tissue injuries and in certain disease processes, including cancer. Paradoxically, cancer cells are very resistant to lipid peroxidation. Recently, it has been suggested that lipid peroxidation may exert more subtle effects than was previously thought possible, by influencing gene expression.
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- K H Cheeseman
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Brunel University, Uxbridge, U.K
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Masotti L, Casali E, Gesmundo N. Influence of hydroxystearic acid on in vitro cell proliferation. Mol Aspects Med 1993; 14:209-15. [PMID: 8264335 DOI: 10.1016/0098-2997(93)90007-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Lipid peroxidation products have recently been proposed among the possible regulators of tumour cell growth. According to our current working hypothesis, the greatly diminished content of such products in tumour cells might relieve the inhibition of cell growth thus leading to uncontrolled proliferation. Hydroperoxy- and hydroxy derivatives of long chain fatty acids have been identified and determined in normal and tumour cells. Among these, hydroxystearic acid (HSA) has been shown to have a different cytostatic and cytotoxic effect when administered to murine lung carcinoma cells or to human colon tumour cells. It interferes with cell cycle kinetics, blocking the murine cells in G2-M and the human ones in G0-G1. The molecular target of HSA in both cell lines has been shown to be the cdc2 kinase complex. The results so far obtained in tumour as long as in normal highly proliferating cells do not exclude a potential future use of this class of compounds as selective anti tumour drugs.
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- L Masotti
- Dipartimento di Biochimica G. Moruzzi, Università di Bologna, Italy
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Lipid peroxidation may play a very important role in cell proliferation especially those of tumors. Secondary products of lipid peroxidation may interact in an inhibitory manner with various cell processes and/or cycle phases that are essential for cell division resulting in a decreased tumor growth rate by killing actively dividing cells of the growth fraction and probably increasing cell loss. The inhibitory or static action of diets containing elevated levels of fish oil on tumor growth may be via lipid peroxidation control over cell proliferation.
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- M J Gonzalez
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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Biochemical membrane alterations appearing during the process of chemical carcinogenesis are described. Emphasis is put on membrane composition, structure, and biogenesis. In this presentation the knowledge gained from experimental studies of liver and skin in the process of cancer development is acknowledged. Important biochemical changes have been reported in lipid composition, fatty acid saturation, constitutional enzyme expression, receptor turnover and oligomerization. Functional consequences of the altered membrane structure is discussed within the concepts of regulation of cell proliferation, regulation of membrane receptor expression, redox control, signal transduction, drug metabolism, and multidrug resistance. Data from malignant tumours and normal tissue are addressed to evaluate the importance of the alterations for the process and for the eventual malignant transformation.
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- L C Eriksson
- Karolinska Institute, Department of Pathology, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden
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- D F Horrobin
- Efamol Research Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Aldehydes are highly reactive molecules that may have a variety of effects on biological systems. They can be generated from a virtually limitless number of endogenous and exogenous sources. Although some aldehyde-mediated effects such as vision are beneficial, many effects are deleterious, including cytotoxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity. A variety of enzymes have evolved to metabolize aldehydes to less reactive forms. Among the most effective pathways for aldehyde metabolism is their oxidation to carboxylic acids by aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs). ALDHs are a family of NADP-dependent enzymes with common structural and functional features that catalyze the oxidation of a broad spectrum of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes. Based on primary sequence analysis, three major classes of mammalian ALDHs--1, 2, and 3--have been identified. Classes 1 and 3 contain both constitutively expressed and inducible cytosolic forms. Class 2 consists of constitutive mitochondrial enzymes. Each class appears to oxidize a variety of substrates that may be derived either from endogenous sources such as amino acid, biogenic amine, or lipid metabolism or from exogenous sources, including aldehydes derived from xenobiotic metabolism. Changes in ALDH activity have been observed during experimental liver and urinary bladder carcinogenesis and in a number of human tumors, including some liver, colon, and mammary cancers. Changes in ALDH define at least one population of preneoplastic cells having a high probability of progressing to overt neoplasms. The most common change is the appearance of class 3 ALDH dehydrogenase activity in tumors arising in tissues that normally do not express this form. The changes in enzyme activity occur early in tumorigenesis and are the result of permanent changes in ALDH gene expression. This review discusses several aspects of ALDH expression during carcinogenesis. A brief introduction examines the variety of sources of aldehydes. This is followed by a discussion of the mammalian ALDHs. Because the ALDHs are a relatively understudied family of enzymes, this section presents what is currently known about the general structural and functional properties of the enzymes and the interrelationships of the various forms. The remainder of the review discusses various aspects of the ALDHs in relation to tumorigenesis. The expression of ALDH during experimental carcinogenesis and what is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying those changes are discussed. This is followed by an extended discussion of the potential roles for ALDH in tumorigenesis. The role of ALDH in the metabolism of cyclophosphamidelike chemotherapeutic agents is described. This work suggests that modulation of ALDH activity may an important determinant of the effectiveness of certain chemotherapeutic agents.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- R Lindahl
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion 57069
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Galeotti T, Masotti L, Borrello S, Casali E. Oxy-radical metabolism and control of tumour growth. Xenobiotica 1991; 21:1041-51. [PMID: 1776276 DOI: 10.3109/00498259109039544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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1. The content of oxy-radical scavenging enzymes is decreased in Morris hepatomas in a fashion which is inversely related with the growth rate of the tumour. 2. Hepatoma microsomal membranes are more resistant than normal rat liver membranes to lipid peroxidation induced in vitro by organic hydroperoxides or superoxide radicals. 3. In tumour membranes the most relevant rate-limiting factor of peroxidation is the low availability of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Besides lipids, some proteins (particularly cytochrome P-450) act as controlling factors of peroxidation. 4. Tumour microsomes are more ordered and less fluid than liver microsomes. The latter, exposed to superoxide radical attack, exhibit chemical (fatty acid composition) and physical (molecular order) properties that are similar to those of transformed cell membranes. 5. These data indicate an aberration in the oxy-radical metabolism of cancer cells, and a sequence of events is hypothesized that could drive the transformed cell towards uncontrolled proliferation.
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- T Galeotti
- Institute of General Pathology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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Lertprasertsuke N, Shinoda M, Takekoshi S, Tsutsumi Y, Yamamoto Y, Niki E, Watanabe K. Different effects of carbon tetrachloride on carcinogen-induced hepatocellular carcinoma and normal liver of the rat: lowered lipid peroxidation and accelerated necrosis in cancer. Jpn J Cancer Res 1991; 82:503-10. [PMID: 1905697 PMCID: PMC5918484 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1991.tb01879.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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To investigate molecular responses to lipid peroxidative stimuli in neoplastic cells, lipid peroxidation was induced in liver of rats bearing 3'-methyl-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene-induced hepatocellular carcinoma by injecting a high dose of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), a strong lipoperoxidative reagent. Normal rat livers with or without CCl4 treatment served as controls. CCl4 administration markedly provoked fatty metamorphosis, visualized by oil red O staining, in normal livers while minimal fatty changes were seen in hepatocellular carcinomas, where necrosis was often observed instead. After CCl4 treatment, the thiobarbituric acid values (representing levels of lipid peroxides in the tissue) were increased two-fold in the untreated normal liver, but were unchanged in the cancer tissue. Levels of vitamin C, an acutely reactive antioxidant, measured by high-performance liquid chromatography were not influenced by the CCl4 injection in the cancer tissue whereas a significant decrease was evident in normal livers. The total fatty acid content, measured by gas chromatography, was significantly lower in the cancer tissue than in the normal liver while the ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in total fatty acids was little changed. Resistance of hepatocellular cancer cells to fatty metamorphosis and their susceptibility to necrosis induced by free radicals may be due to the paucity of the target PUFAs in their cell membrane fraction, resulting in low levels of lipid peroxides. Peroxidation of PUFAs might act as a "shock absorber" against free radical-induced toxic cell death in normal cells.
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- N Lertprasertsuke
- Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara
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Wiseman H, Laughton MJ, Arnstein HR, Cannon M, Halliwell B. The antioxidant action of tamoxifen and its metabolites. Inhibition of lipid peroxidation. FEBS Lett 1990; 263:192-4. [PMID: 2335223 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(90)81371-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The anti-oestrogen drug tamoxifen is an inhibitor of lipid peroxidation in rat liver microsomes and in phospholipid liposomes. Its cis isomer and N-desmethyl form are weaker inhibitors, but 4-hydroxytamoxifen is much more powerful. It is possible that the antioxidant property of tamoxifen might contribute to its biological actions.
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- H Wiseman
- Department of Biochemistry, University of London, King's College, Strand Campus, UK
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Bandy B, Davison AJ. Mitochondrial mutations may increase oxidative stress: implications for carcinogenesis and aging? Free Radic Biol Med 1990; 8:523-39. [PMID: 2193852 DOI: 10.1016/0891-5849(90)90152-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 373] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The sensitivity of mitochondrial DNA to damage by mutagens predisposes mitochondria to injury on exposure of cells to genotoxins or oxidative stress. Damage to the mitochondrial genome causing mutations or loss of mitochondrial gene products, or to some nuclear genes encoding mitochondrial membrane proteins, may accelerate release of reactive species of oxygen. Such aberrant mitochondria may contribute to cellular aging and promotion of cancer.
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- B Bandy
- Bioenergetics Research Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
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Slater TF, Cheeseman KH, Benedetto C, Collins M, Emery S, Maddix SP, Nodes JT, Proudfoot K, Burton GW, Ingold KU. Studies on the hyperplasia ('regeneration') of the rat liver following partial hepatectomy. Changes in lipid peroxidation and general biochemical aspects. Biochem J 1990; 265:51-9. [PMID: 2105718 PMCID: PMC1136613 DOI: 10.1042/bj2650051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Using the experimental model of partial hepatectomy in the rat, we have examined the relationship between cell division and lipid peroxidation activity. In rats entrained to a regime of 12 h light/12 h dark and with a fixed 8 h feeding period in the dark phase, partial hepatectomy is followed by a rapid regeneration of liver mass with cycles of synchronized cell division at 24 h intervals. The latter phenomenon is indicated in this study by pulses of thymidine kinase activity having maxima at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after partial hepatectomy. Microsomes prepared from regenerating livers show changes in lipid peroxidation activity (induced by NADPH/ADP/iron or by ascorbate/iron), which is significantly decreased relative to that in microsomes from sham-operated controls, again at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after the operation. This phenomenon has been investigated with regard to possible underlying changes in the content of microsomal fatty acids, the microsomal enzymes NADPH:cytochrome c reductase and cytochrome P-450, and the physiological microsomal antioxidant alpha-tocopherol. The cycles of decreased lipid peroxidation activity are apparently due, at least in part, to changes in microsomal alpha-tocopherol content that are closely associated in time with thymidine kinase activity.
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- T F Slater
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, U.K
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