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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is elevated in several human tumors. This study was conducted to determine whether increased levels of NQO1 expression also occur in human pancreatic tumor tissue, and to compare expression levels in nontumorous tissue from smokers with those in nonsmokers. The expression of NQO1 was examined in pancreatic tissue samples from 82 human donors. These samples included normal (n = 20), smokers (n = 25), pancreatitis (n = 7), and adenocarcinomas of the pancreas (n = 30). Genotyping for the C609T polymorphism in NQO1 by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis was also performed. Polymorphic variants were confirmed by automatic sequencing. Higher levels of NQO1 expression were demonstrated in pancreatic adenocarcinomas (0.831 +/- 0.021) compared to those in nontumorous tissues from nonsmokers (0.139 +/- 0.024). These high levels were also found in smokers (0.729 +/- 0.167) and in pancreatitis tissues (0.923 +/- 0.184). NQO1 activity was also higher in smokers (2.43 +/- 0.61 nmol/min per mg protein) compared to nonsmokers (0.44 +/- 0.05 nmol/min per mg protein; p < 0.05). No differences were found in genotype distribution and frequencies of the variant alleles between normal and cancer tissues in this relatively small sample pool. Seventy-five percent of the normal pancreatic tissues showed 609(C/C) and 25% 609(C/T). In pancreatic adenocarcinomas the frequency distribution was 65% C/C, 30% C/T and 5% T/T. The increased expression in noncancer pancreatic tissue from smokers and the fact that smoking is a moderate risk factor for pancreatic cancer suggest that NQO1 expression may be a good candidate as a biomarker for pancreatic cancer, especially in risk groups such as smokers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0742-2091
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
73-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone), pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Pancreas, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Pancreatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Pancreatitis, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Smoking, pubmed-meshheading:16532285-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased levels of NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) in pancreatic tissues from smokers and pancreatic adenocarcinomas: A potential biomarker of early damage in the pancreas.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Molecular Epidemiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arizona, USA. blyncook@nctr.fda.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Evaluation Studies