Abstract | AIM: METHODS: Thirty three consecutive subjects with one or more histologically confirmed colorectal adenomatous polyps, 16 colorectal cancer patients and a group of 11 control subjects with normal colonoscopy were included in the study. Glyoxalase I and FN3K activities were measured in red blood cells using a spectrophotometric and radiometric assay, respectively. RESULTS: A significant reduction in both Glyoxalase I and FN3K activity was detected in patients with tumors compared to patients with adenomas and the controls. Erythrocyte Glyoxalase I activity in colorectal cancer was approximately 6 times lower than that detected in patients with adenoma (0.022 ± 0.01 mmol/min per milliliter vs 0.128 ± 0.19 mmol/min per milliliter of red blood cells, P = 0.003, Tukey's test). FN3K activity in red blood cells from patients with colon cancer was approximately 2 times lower than that detected in adenoma patients (19.55 ± 6.4 pmol/min per milliliter vs 38.6 ± 31.7 pmol/min per milliliter of red blood cells, P = 0.04, Tukey's test). CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that deglycating enzymes may be involved in the malignant transformation of colon mucosa.
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Authors | Maria Notarnicola, Maria Gabriella Caruso, Valeria Tutino, Vito Guerra, Giovanni Misciagna |
Journal | World journal of gastroenterology
(World J Gastroenterol)
Vol. 17
Issue 3
Pg. 329-33
(Jan 21 2011)
ISSN: 2219-2840 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21253391
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
- fructosamine-3-kinase
- Lactoylglutathione Lyase
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Colorectal Neoplasms
(blood, enzymology, pathology)
- Erythrocytes
(enzymology)
- Female
- Humans
- Lactoylglutathione Lyase
(blood)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
(blood)
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