Carcinogenesis, Vol 19, 667-672, Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press
TJ Smith, A Liao, LD Wang, GY Yang, S Starcic, MA Philbert and CS Yang
Esophageal cancer has been associated with tobacco smoking, and
nitrosamines are possible causative agents for this cancer. The present
study investigated the metabolism of the tobacco carcinogens N'-
nitrosonornicotine (NNN), 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1- butanone
(NNK), and N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), as well as the presence of
xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes in human esophageal tissues from
individuals in the United States and Huixian, Henan Province, China (a
high-risk area for esophageal cancer). All esophageal microsomal samples
activated NNN and the metabolic rate was 2-fold higher in the esophageal
samples from China than the USA. All microsomal samples activated NDMA.
However, most of the microsomal samples did not activate NNK.
Troleandomycin (an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 3A) decreased the formation
of NNN-derived keto acid by 20-26% in the esophageal microsomes. The
activities for NADPH: cytochrome c reductase, ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase,
NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase and glutathione S-transferase were present
in the esophageal samples. Coumarin 7-hydroxylase (a representative
activity for P450 2A6) activity was not detected in the esophageal
microsomal samples. The activities for nitrosamine metabolism and
xenobiotic- metabolizing enzymes were decreased (by 30-50%) in the squamous
cell carcinomas compared with their corresponding non-cancerous mucosa. The
presence of activation and detoxification enzymes in the esophagus may play
an important role in determining the susceptibility of the esophagus to the
carcinogenic effect of nitrosamines. Our results suggest that P450s 3A4 and
2E1 are involved in the activation of NNN and NDMA, respectively, in the
human esophagus.
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Characterization of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes and nitrosamine metabolism in the human esophagus
Laboratory for Cancer Research, College of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA. tjsmith@rci.rutgers.edu
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