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Glutathione S-transferases and aromatic DNA adducts in smokers' bronchoalveolar macrophages.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Mar 2003
Piipari Ritva, Nurminen Tuula, Savela Kirsti, Hirvonen Ari, Mäntylä Timo, Anttila Sisko
Abstract excerpt
Interindividual differences in the expression of carcinogen-metabolizing enzymes in the lung may modify the effective dose of tobacco carcinogens in this organ. We investigated the role of detoxifying glutathione S-transferases (GST) in the formation of aromatic DNA adducts in bronchoalveolar macrophages (BAM) of active smokers. The effect of GSTs on aromatic DNA adducts was studied separately and in combination...
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