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Benzo[a]pyrene phenols are more potent inducers of CYP1A1, CYP1B1 and COX-2 than benzo[a]pyrene glucuronides in cell lines derived from the human aerodigestive tract

  • Taghreed Almahmeed
  • , Jay O. Boyle
  • , Erik G. Cohen
  • , John F. Carew
  • , Baoheng Du
  • , Nasser K. Altorki
  • , Levy Kopelovich
  • , Jia Long Fang
  • , Philip Lazarus
  • , Kotha Subbaramaiah
  • , Andrew J. Dannenberg
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • Cornell University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Moffitt Cancer Center
  • Strang Cancer Prevention Center

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Abstract

In summary, our study provides a mechanism for the increased risk of orolaryngeal cancer in smokers with low-activity UGT genotypes. We have demonstrated that B[a]P phenols are more potent inducers of CYP1A1, CYP1B1 and COX-2 than the corresponding B[a]P glucuronides. These results support the concept of developing chemopreventive agents that induce UGTs such as UGT1A7 and UGT1A10.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)793-799
Number of pages7
JournalCarcinogenesis
Volume25
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2004

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