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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
Modulation of biochemical markers by ascorbic acid was investigated in mice to which benzanthrone (BA) was applied topically (150 nmol/mouse) twice a week for 34 wk. After BA exposure without ascorbic acid, in the skin there were significant decreases in the activities of aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH; 38% decrease relative to controls) and ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD; 39%), and enhancement of the activities of quinone reductase (41% increase), tyrosinase (82%) and histidine decarboxylase (HDC; 190%). BA exposure also caused significant inhibition of hepatic AHH, EROD and glutathione-S-transferase activities, with concomitant increases in the activities of histidase (52%) and HDC (58%). Ascorbic acid given orally (5 mg/mouse) or topically (1 mg/mouse) twice weekly for 34 wk to BA-treated mice resulted in substantial protection against the effects of BA on these enzyme markers in both the skin and the liver. These results suggest that ascorbic acid could be useful in preventing the biochemical and toxicological manifestations caused by BA in laboratory animals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ascorbic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Benz(a)Anthracenes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glutathione Transferase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Histidine Ammonia-Lyase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Histidine Decarboxylase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Monophenol Monooxygenase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Oxidoreductases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/benzanthrone
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0278-6915
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
503-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Modulation by ascorbic acid of the cutaneous and hepatic biochemical effects induced by topically applied benzanthrone in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Dyes and Food Adulterant Toxicology Laboratory, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't