title: Activities of DNA turnover and free radical metabolizing enzymes in cancerous human prostate tissue.
abstract: Activities of adenosine deaminase (ADA), 5'nucleotidase (5'NT), xanthine oxidase (XO), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and catalase (CAT) and levels of thiobarbituric acid reagent substances (TBARS) were measured in 10 cancerous and 10 noncancerous human prostate tissues. Decreased activities of DNA turnover enzymes (ADA and 5'NT), increased activities of GSH-Px and CAT, and unchanged activities of SOD and XO were observed in cancerous prostate tissues compared with those of noncancerous ones. TBARS levels were found to be higher in cancerous tissues than noncancerous ones. In correlation analysis, mostly positive correlations were established between enzyme activities of the cancerous tissues, whereas no meaningful correlations were found between enzyme activities of the noncancerous tissues except for a positive correlation between XO and SOD. The results indicate that the activities of DNA turnover enzymes were reduced, which was possibly an attempt to lower the rate of purine catabolism, and the activities of GSH-Px and CAT enzymes were increased, probably in response to increased free radical stress occurring in cancerous prostate tissues. Increased concentrations of TBARS suggested oxidant stress and thus accelerated peroxidative reactions in the cancerous tissues, even though antioxidant defense mechanisms were activated. These findings suggest that enzymatic antioxidant systems of cancerous prostate tissues cannot sufficiently eliminate oxidant factors and prevent cellular peroxidative reactions occurring during the carcinogenic process.
authors.affiliation: Gazi University, Medical Faculty, Urology Department, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Biri
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaçmaz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokuçoğlu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Durak
mesh_terms: D015720:5'-Nucleotidase / Q000378:metabolism; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase / Q000378:metabolism; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D005609:Free Radicals; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D004247:DNA; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase; D015720:5'-Nucleotidase; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase