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Tissue lipid peroxidation and glutathione‐dependent enzyme status in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Saroja M.,
Balasenthil S.,
Nagini S.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
cell biochemistry and function
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1099-0844
pISSN - 0263-6484
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0844(199909)17:3<213::aid-cbf831>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - glutathione , lipid peroxidation , glutathione peroxidase , gpx4 , medicine , carcinogen , endocrinology , enzyme , antioxidant , chemistry , glutathione s transferase , biochemistry , biology
We examined the extent of lipid peroxidation and the status of reduced glutathione (GSH) and the GSH‐dependent enzymes—glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione‐S‐transferase (GST)—in oral tumour tissues from 33 adult oral cancer patients and an equal number of age‐ and sex‐matched normal subjects. Diminished lipid peroxidation in the oral tumour tissue was accompanied by a significant decrease in phospholipids and an increase in the cholesterol/phospholipid (C/P) ratio. The concentration of glutathione and the activities of GPx and GST were elevated in oral tumour tissues. These findings suggest that GSH‐ and GSH‐dependent enzymes play a crucial role in tobacco‐related tumourigenesis and may be considered as markers of carcinogen exposure. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.