title: The effect of mainstream and sidestream cigarette smoke exposure on oxygen defense mechanisms of guinea pig erythrocytes.
abstract: We have studied the effects of short-term exposure of guinea pigs to cigarette smoke under both mainstream (MS) and sidestream (SS) conditions on the activities of major antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation potential of erythrocytes. The smoke-exposed groups had an increase in the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), a decrease in the activities of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and NADPH generating enzymes, and no change in the activity of catalase. Furthermore, there was a significant increase in the in vitro lipid peroxidation potential of erythrocytes in both MS- and SS-exposed groups. However, the lipid peroxidation potential was higher in the MS-exposed group than that in the SS-exposed group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Weston
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D015415:Biomarkers; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D003367:Cotinine / Q000652:urine; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D015415:Biomarkers; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin; D003367:Cotinine