Ectoenzymes and cholinesterase activity and biomarkers of oxidative stress in patients with lung cancer

Mol Cell Biochem. 2013 Feb;374(1-2):137-48. doi: 10.1007/s11010-012-1513-6. Epub 2012 Nov 18.

Abstract

We aimed to examine the nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (NTPDase) in lymphocytes; adenosine deaminase (ADA) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) in serum; and acetylcholinesterase (AChE), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) activity in whole blood; since these enzymes are involved in inflammation responses as well as in oxidative stress conditions. We also checked the levels of total thiols (T-SH), non-protein thiols (NPSH), and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in serum of patients with lung cancer. We collected blood samples from patients (n = 31) previously treated for lung cancer with chemotherapy. Patients were classified as stage IIIb and IV according to the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The results showed a significant increase in the hydrolysis of ATP, ADP, and adenosine in patients when compared with the control group. The activity of AChE, SOD, and CAT as well as the T-SH and NPSH levels were higher in patients group and TBARS levels were lower in patients compared with the control group. These findings demonstrated that the enzymes activity involved in the control of inflammatory and immune processes as well as the oxidative stress parameters are altered in patients with lung cancer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholinesterase / blood
  • Adenosine Deaminase / blood
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood*
  • Butyrylcholinesterase / blood
  • Catalase / blood
  • Cholinesterases / blood*
  • Cholinesterases / metabolism
  • Cisplatin / therapeutic use
  • Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives
  • Deoxycytidine / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Gemcitabine
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / enzymology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / enzymology
  • Lung Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Lymphocytes / enzymology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Nucleoside-Triphosphatase / metabolism
  • Oxidative Stress*
  • Smoking / blood
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / blood
  • Superoxide Dismutase / blood
  • Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / analysis

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds
  • Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances
  • Deoxycytidine
  • Catalase
  • Superoxide Dismutase
  • Acetylcholinesterase
  • Butyrylcholinesterase
  • Cholinesterases
  • Adenosine Deaminase
  • Nucleoside-Triphosphatase
  • Cisplatin
  • Gemcitabine