title: [Activity of enzymes of glutathione metabolism and regulation by cAMP in human tumors].
abstract: Tumors were studied in 38 patients, tissues located far away from tumor being used as control. Breast and stomach tumors revealed relatively high levels of glutathione reductase, glutathione-S-transferase (I) and, particularly, gamma-glutamyl transferase (II). The said changes were not observed in colorectal tumors. Gamma-glutamyl transferase (II) may be used as a marker for breast and stomach malignancies in man but it is not a universal and absolutely specific marker for all tumors. The activity of glutathione peroxidase (III) either did not change or decreased. The activating effect of cAMP on III and I remained generally unchanged in all tumors studied.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism*; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D005980:Glutathione Reductase / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000242:Cyclic AMP; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D005980:Glutathione Reductase; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D005978:Glutathione
vernacular_title: Aktivnost' fermentov metabolizma glutationa i ikh reguliatsiia tsAMF v opukholiakh cheloveka.