Abstract |
When polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were applied solely or together with a tumor promoter (12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate) to the skin of mice, a marked decrease in the level of lathosterol was observed, reflecting a significant change in the metabolism of sterols. Yet the total amount of cholesterol was not changed. When diazacholesterol (a metabolic inhibitor) was administered to mice, both desmosterol and 5 alpha-cholesta-7,24-dien-3 beta-ol accumulated in the skin, whereas the level of lathosterol decreased. These results seem to suggest that a significant portion of lathosterol is formed via 5 alpha-cholesta-7,24-dien-3 beta-ol in addition to the pathway through methostenol. When polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon was applied to the skin of the mouse treated with diazacholesterol, a significant increase of desmosterol and a marked drop of the level of 5 alpha-cholesta-7,24-dien-3 beta-ol were observed. These results strongly suggest that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons perturb the metabolism of sterol in the skin of mice while keeping the total amount of cholesterol unchanged. A similar metabolism also seems to be operating in tumor tissue itself.
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Authors | K Fukao, Y Tanimoto, Y Kayata, K Yoshiga, K Takada, Y Ohyama, K Okuda |
Journal | Cancer research
(Cancer Res)
Vol. 48
Issue 9
Pg. 2555-60
(May 01 1988)
ISSN: 0008-5472 [Print] United States |
PMID | 3356016
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Carcinogens
- Polycyclic Compounds
- Sterols
- Methylcholanthrene
- Cholesterol
- Azacosterol
- Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
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Topics |
- Animals
- Azacosterol
(pharmacology)
- Carcinogens
(pharmacology)
- Cholesterol
(biosynthesis)
- Male
- Mass Spectrometry
- Methylcholanthrene
(pharmacology)
- Mice
- Polycyclic Compounds
(pharmacology)
- Skin
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Skin Neoplasms
(analysis)
- Sterols
(analysis)
- Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
(pharmacology)
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