title: Trace elemental analysis of cancer-afflicted intestine by PIXE technique.
abstract: Trace elemental analysis was carried out in the biological samples of cancer-afflicted intestine using the particle-induced X-ray emission technique (PIXE). A 2-MeV proton beam was employed to excite the samples. From the present results, it can be seen that the concentration of the elements Cr, Fe, and Ni are higher in the cancerous tissue of the intestine than those observed in the normal tissue, whereas the concentration levels of the element Zn is slightly lower in the cancer tissue of intestine than that observed in the normal tissue. The concentrations of S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Co, and Cu in the cancer tissue of the intestine are in agreement with those observed in the normal tissues within standard deviations. The present results support the previous observations that Ni and Cr are carcinogenic agents. The observed slightly low levels of zinc in the cancer tissue of the intestine suggest that zinc could possibly inhibit the tumor growth and development of neoplastic transformation. For correctly assessing the role played by the trace elements in initiating, promoting, or inhibiting cancer in various organs, there is a need for the acquisition of more data by trace elemental analysis from several investigations of this type undertaken in different regions.
authors.affiliation: Swamy Jnanananda Laboratories for Nuclear Research, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003, India.
authors.forename: S Bhuloka
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: M John
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: G J Naga
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: B Seetharami
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: T Seshi
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: P V B Rama
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Lakshmi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vijayan
mesh_terms: D002857:Chromium / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry*; D007422:Intestines / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis; D009532:Nickel / Q000032:analysis; D012016:Reference Values; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D002857:Chromium; D009532:Nickel; D007501:Iron; D015032:Zinc