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The role of the cellular antioxidant defense in oxidant carcinogenesis

P Cerutti et al. Environ Health Perspect. 1994 Dec.

Abstract

Oxidant carcinogens interact with multiple cellular targets including membranes, proteins, and nucleic acids. They cause structural damage to DNA and have the potential to mutate cancer-related genes. At the same time, oxidants activate signal transduction pathways and alter the expression of growth- and differentiation-related genes. Indeed, the carcinogenic action of oxidants results from the superposition of these genetic and epigenetic effects. All cells possess elaborate antioxidant defense systems that consist of interacting low and high molecular weight components. Among them, superoxide dismutases (SOD), glutathione peroxidases (GPx), and catalase (CAT) play a central role. Our studies with mouse epidermal cells demonstrate that the balance between several antioxidant enzymes rather than the activity of a single component determines the degree of protection. Unexpectedly, increased levels of Cu,Zn-SOD alone in stable transfectants resulted in sensitization to oxidative chromosomal aberrations and DNA strand breaks. However, a concomitant increase in CAT or GPx in double transfectants corrected or overcorrected the hypersensitivity of the SOD clones depending on the ratios of activities CAT/SOD or GPx/SOD. The cellular antioxidant capacity also affected oxidant induction of the growth-related immediate early protooncogene c-fos. Increases in CAT or SOD reduced the accumulation of c-fos message, albeit for different reasons. The cellular antioxidant defense also affects the action of UVB light (290-320 nm) that represents the most potent carcinogenic wavelength range of the solar spectrum. UVB light is known to exert its action in part through oxidative mechanisms. Increases in CAT and GPx protected mouse epidermal cells from UVB-induced DNA breakage.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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