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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-30
pubmed:abstractText
Betel quid (BQ) chewing is associated with an increased risk of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) and oral cancer in India and many south-east Asian countries. Recently, we have shown that arecoline is cytotoxic to cultured human oral mucosal fibroblasts. This study investigated protective effects of various agents against the cytotoxicity of arecoline and its mechanisms. Arecoline, at concentrations of 0.2 and 0.4 mM, decreased the cell numbers by 38% and 63%, respectively. At a concentration of 2 mM, N-acetyl-L-cysteine [a glutathione (GSH) synthesis precursor] could prevent arecoline-induced cytotoxicity. The decrease in cell numbers was reduced to 17% relative to control. Extracellular addition of esterase at a concentration of 0.1 U/ml could almost completely protect the oral mucosal fibroblast (OMF) from arecoline-induced cytotoxicity. Arecoline is a muscarinic receptor agonist. However, atropine, a muscarinic receptor antagonist was unable to protect the cells from arecoline cytotoxicity at a concentration of 10 microM. Pretreatment of OMF with 50 microM buthionine sulfoximine (a cellular GSH synthesis inhibitor) or 0.5 mM diethylmaleate (a cellular GSH depleting agent) potentiated the cytotoxic effects of arecoline. These results indicate that cytotoxicity of arecoline on OMF is associated with cellular GSH levels and esterase activities. Factors that induce the GSH synthesis or esterase activity of oral mucosal cells can be used for future chemoprevention of BQ chewing-related lesions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Acetylcysteine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antimetabolites, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Arecoline, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Atropine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Buthionine Sulfoximine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Esterases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Expectorants, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ganglionic Stimulants, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Maleates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Muscarinic Antagonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sulfhydryl Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Thiolester Hydrolases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/diethyl maleate
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0278-6915
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
751-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Acetylcysteine, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Antimetabolites, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Areca, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Arecoline, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Atropine, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Buthionine Sulfoximine, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Esterases, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Expectorants, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Ganglionic Stimulants, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Maleates, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Mouth Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Muscarinic Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Plants, Medicinal, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Sulfhydryl Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:10496377-Thiolester Hydrolases
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Arecoline cytotoxicity on human oral mucosal fibroblasts related to cellular thiol and esterase activities.
pubmed:affiliation
Graduate Institute of Clinical Dental Science and School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't