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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
Several epidemiological studies have indicated that female tobacco smokers may be at higher risk of lung cancer than males. In a study of lung cancer cases, we have found that female smokers had a significantly higher level of aromatic/hydrophobic DNA adducts in their nontumor lung tissue (15.39+/-9.47 adducts/10(8) nucleotides, n = 29) than male smokers (12.08+/-8.14, a = 93; P = 0.047). Females had significantly higher levels of adducts/pack-year (females 0.95+/-0.82 adducts/pack-year and males 0.46+/-0.46; P = 0.0004) and adducts/cigaret/day (females 1.48+/-1.29 and males 0.89+/-0.74, P = 0.015). By quantitative reverse transcription-PCR, it was found that female smokers exhibited a significantly higher expression level of lung CYP1A1 (494+/-334 CYP1A1 mRNA/10(6) glyceraldehyde-3-phophate dehydrogenase mRNA, n = 15) compared with males (210+/-208, n = 12; P = 0.016). Furthermore, for both sexes combined a significant correlation between CYP1A1 expression and DNA adduct level was found (r = 0.50, P = 0.009). In conclusion, the observed sex difference in aromatic/hydrophobic DNA adduct levels may at least in part be explained by different levels of CYP1A1 expression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3317-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-DNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-DNA Adducts, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Enzyme Induction, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Nitroso Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10416585-Smoking
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Sex differences in lung CYP1A1 expression and DNA adduct levels among lung cancer patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Toxicology, National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway. Steen.Mollerup@stami.no
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't