2007 journal article

Competitive inhibition of carcinogen-activating CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 enzymes by a standardized complex mixture of PAH extracted from coal tar.

International Journal of Cancer.

Eric Brooks

author keywords: cytochrome P450; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; coal tar; DNA adducts; chemical inhibition
MeSH headings : Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases / antagonists & inhibitors; Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases / drug effects; Benzo(a)pyrene / antagonists & inhibitors; Benzo(a)pyrene / toxicity; Benzopyrenes / toxicity; Carcinogens / antagonists & inhibitors; Carcinogens / toxicity; Coal Tar / chemistry; Complex Mixtures / isolation & purification; Complex Mixtures / pharmacology; Complex Mixtures / standards; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / antagonists & inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / drug effects; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1B1; DNA / drug effects; DNA / metabolism; DNA Adducts / analysis; Humans; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / isolation & purification; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / pharmacology; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / standards; Tumor Cells, Cultured
TL;DR: The decreases in PAH‐DNA adduct formation on co‐treatment with SRM 1597 revealed inhibitory effects on the CYP enzymes that convert carcinogenic PAH into DNA‐binding metabolites. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 23, 2022

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