title: Stabilization of pulmonary mitochondrial enzyme system by capsaicin during benzo(a)pyrene induced experimental lung cancer.
abstract: The modulatory efficacy of capsaicin on lung mitochondrial enzyme system with reference to mitochondrial lipid peroxidation (LPO), antioxidants, key citric acid cycle enzymes and respiratory chain enzymes during benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) induced lung cancer in Swiss albino mice was studied. Elevations in mitochondrial LPO along with decrements in enzymic antioxidants (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST)), non-enzymic antioxidants (reduced glutathione (GSH), vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin A), citric acid cycle enzymes (isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICDH), alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (alpha-KDH), succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH)), and respiratory chain enzymes (NADH dehydrogenase and Cytochrome c oxidase) were observed in B(a)P (50mg/kg body weight) administered animals. CAP (10mg/kg body weight) pretreatment decreased lung mitochondrial LPO and augmented the activities of enzymic, non-enzymic antioxidants, citric acid cycle enzymes and respiratory chain enzymes to near normalcy revealing its chemoprotective function during B(a)P induced lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anandakumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamaraj
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jagan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vinodhkumar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Devaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene / Q000633:toxicity; D002211:Capsaicin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004798:Enzymes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D004798:Enzymes; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene; D002211:Capsaicin