title: Association of benzo[a]pyrene-diol-epoxide-deoxyribonucleic acid (BPDE-DNA) adduct level with aging in male smokers and nonsmokers.
abstract: We used our new flow cytometric method to measure benzo[a]pyrene-diolepoxide-deoxyribonucleic acid adduct levels in peripheral lymphocytes from healthy male smokers and nonsmokers. Smokers who had pack-years of 20 or more had significantly higher mean benzo[a]pyrene-diol-epoxide-deoxyribonucleic acid adduct levels than nonsmokers. In smokers, the adduct levels were correlated significantly with age, years of smoking, and pack-years, whereas daily tobacco consumption was not correlated with adduct levels. We also found a positive relationship between age and benzo[a]pyrene-diol-epoxide-deoxyribonucleic acid adduct levels in nonsmokers. Passive exposure to tobacco smoke was not associated with adduct levels. The results of our study indicate that benzo[a]pyrene-diol-epoxide-deoxyribonucleic acid adduct levels may be closely related to aging and that tobacco smoking-as well as other environmental factors-may play a role in the benzo[a]pyrene-diol-epoxide-deoxyribonucleic acid adduct formation.
authors: Department of Environmental Medicine and Informatics, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Shinozaki
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Inoue
authors: K S
authors: KS
authors: Choi
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Tatsuno
mesh_terms: D015123:7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018736:DNA Adducts / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: C057268:7,8-dihydroxy-9,10-oxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene-DNA adduct; D018736:DNA Adducts; D015123:7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide