title: Inhibition of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-enhanced transformation in vitro by radical scavengers.
abstract: The inhibitory effects of some scavengers of oxygen radicals were studied, using a two-stage transformation assay system in vitro 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC)-initiation and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-(TPA)-promotion in Balb 3T3 cells. Mannitol, a scavenger for hydroxyl radicals, strongly inhibited the TPA-enhanced transformation in a dose-dependent manner. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase, which are specific scavengers for O2-. and H2O2, respectively, also inhibited the transformation. These results suggest that oxygen radicals may play an important role in the TPA-enhanced transformation in Balb 3T3 cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D005609:Free Radicals; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism; D008353:Mannitol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D013481:Superoxides; D008353:Mannitol; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate