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AKRs expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes from smokers: the role of body mass index.
Human & experimental toxicology - 1 Apr 2013
Barrón-Vivanco B S, Rothenberg S J, Medina-Díaz I M, Robledo-Marenco L, Rojas-García A E, Hernández-Cadena L, Poblete-Naredo I, Elizondo G, Albores A
Abstract excerpt
Aldo-keto reductases (AKRs) metabolize a wide range of substrates, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), generating metabolites (o-quinones) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are capable of initiating and promoting carcinogenesis. Exposure to PAHs, their metabolites, and ROS f...
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