Protective effects of S-allylcysteine on hepatic glutathione and glutathione-dependent enzymes during hamster cheek pouch carcinogenesis.
The effects of S-allylcysteine (SAC) on hepatic lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status during 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced hamster buccal pouch carcinogenesis (HBP) were investigated in male Syrian hamsters. Enhanced lipid peroxidation in the liver of tumour-bearing animals was accompanied by significant decreases in the activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) and a reduction in reduced glutathione (GSH) levels. Administration of SAC significantly decreased the formation of lipid peroxides and enhanced the levels of antioxidants and detoxifying enzymes. We suggest that the elevation of hepatic GSH and GSH-dependent enzymes by SAC may play a key role in preventing cancer development in the hamster cheek pouch.
Balasenthil
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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nagini
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D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D000818:Animals; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D002610:Cheek; D006224:Cricetinae; D003545:Cysteine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism*; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020011:Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000032:analysis
D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D020011:Protective Agents; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; C065299:S-allylcysteine; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D005978:Glutathione; D003545:Cysteine