title: [Role of glyoxalases and methylglyoxal in cell proliferation and differentiation].
abstract: The glyoxalase system catalyses the conversion of methylglyoxal (and other 2-ketoaldehydes) to D-lactic acid via the intermediate S-D-lactoylglutathione. It comprises two enzymes, glyoxalases I and glyoxalases II, and catalytic amount to reduced glutathione. Methylglyoxal inhibits cell growth, while the glyoxalase system by breaking down methylglyoxal may act as a promoter of cell growth. Inhibitors of glyoxalases may serve as possible therapeutic agents against cancer by virtue of their ability to elevate the level of methylglyoxal in the body.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Biochemii i Chemii Slaaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piskorska
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grabowska-Bochenek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase / Q000378:metabolism*; D011765:Pyruvaldehyde / Q000378:metabolism*; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099301:Hydroxyacylglutathione Hydrolase
chemical_list: D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase; D011765:Pyruvaldehyde; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases; D000099301:Hydroxyacylglutathione Hydrolase
vernacular_title: Rola glioksalaz i metyloglioksalu w proliferacji i róznicowaniu komórek.