Evidence of oxidative and nitrosative stress in patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma.
BACKGROUND
We conducted a study to evaluate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) simultaneously together with the antioxidant status in patients with cervical carcinoma.


METHODS
We measured lipid peroxidation product, including malondialdehye (MDA), nitric oxide (NO) products, including nitrite (NO(2)(-)), nitrate (NO(3)(-)) and total nitrite (TNO(2)(-)) and antioxidant enzymes in 45 patients with cervical cancer and compared them against 30 healthy controls.


RESULTS
Plasma as well as erythrocyte MDA and plasma NO levels was higher (p<0.001) in cervical cancer as compared to healthy controls. Antioxidant enzymes, Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities, were decreased (p<0.001) whereas glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity was increased (p<0.001) in cervical cancer patients. Lipid peroxidation and NO products accumulation correlated significantly with a deranged antioxidant system.


CONCLUSIONS
We demonstrated a possible involvement of both oxidative and nitrosative stress, as evidenced by increased lipid peroxidation and NO levels with altered antioxidant defense system in the pathogenesis of cervical cancer.
Beevi
Syed Sultan
SS
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai-600 119, Tamil Nadu, India. Sayeedamaricar@yahoo.co.in
Rasheed
Muzib Hassanal
MH
Geetha
Arumugam
A
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002374:Catalase / Q000097:blood; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000097:blood; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology
D009569:Nitric Oxide; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase