O-6-ALKYLTRANSFERASE ACTIVITY IN NORMAL HUMAN GASTRIC-MUCOSA

被引:7
作者
DYKE, GW
CRAVEN, JL
HALL, R
COOPER, DP
SOBALLA, G
GARNER, RC
机构
[1] GEN INFIRM,LEEDS LS1 3EX,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[2] YORK DIST GEN HOSP,YORK YO3 7HE,N YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[3] CHRISTIE HOSP & HOLT RADIUM INST,PATERSON INST CANC RES,MANCHESTER M20 9BX,LANCS,ENGLAND
关键词
alkyltransferase; DNA repair; gastric mucosa;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3835(90)90036-W
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
The spectrum of activity of the DNA repair enzyme O6-alkyltransferase has been studied in a large series of normal stomachs in order to establish the baseline range of values for this enzyme. Sixty-eight patients with histologically normal stomachs were biopsied during the course of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and the biopsies assayed for O6-alkyl-transferase activity. A wide spectrum of activity was found with values ranging from 38 fmol O6-guanine extracted/mg protein to over 400 fmol/mg. This suggests that there may be wide interindividual differences in susceptibility to alkylating actions in the human gastric mucosa. © 1990.
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页码:147 / 151
页数:5
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