The involvement of mitochondrial glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (mGPDH) has previously been established in the production of ROS in prostate cancer cell lines (LNCaP, DU145, PC3 and CL1). The current study demonstrates that the mRNA level of mGPDH in prostate cancer cells is 3.3-8.9-fold higher compared to the normal prostate epithelial cell line, PNT1A. This is consistent with the enzymatic activity and protein level of mGPDH. However, cytochrome c oxidase (COX) activity is 2.9-3.2-fold down-regulated in androgen-independent prostate cancer cell lines. The level of antioxidant enzymes, catalase, MnSOD and CuZnSOD are up-regulated in prostate cancer cell lines. Furthermore, it was observed that the activity of mGPDH is significantly higher in liver tissues from all mice with cancer compared to liver tissues from control mice. These data suggest that the up-regulation of mGPDH, due to a highly glycolytic environment, contributes to the overall increase in ROS generation and may result in the progression of the cancer.

Download Research Data :

New Cancer Research
Read the rest…

Share This

Polymorphisms at mitochondrial (mt) loci could modulate the risk of diseases including cancers. Here the mtDNA polymorphisms at 12,308 nucleotide pairs (np), 11,467 np, 10,400 np, and 10,398 np were studied to examine the association with the risk of oral cancer and leukoplakia, alone and in combination with polymorphisms at the GST loci. METHODS.: Polymorphisms at mt loci were screened in 310 cancer, 224 leukoplakia, and 389 control individuals by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) restriction length polymorphism (RFLP) and most of the GST genotype data were taken from previously published reports. Data were analyzed to determine the risk of the diseases. RESULTS.: The major allele, A, at 12,308 np on tRNA(Leu) (CUN), increased the risk of cancer (odd ratio [OR] of 1.7; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.1-2.6) but not that of leukoplakia. The same allele also appeared to increase the risk of cancer in smokers (OR of 4.0; 95% CI, 1.1-14.4), who are mostly males (OR of 1.8; 95% CI, 1.1-3-2), but not in smokeless tobacco users, who are mostly females. The major allele A at 11467 np demonstrated identical results as the major allele, A, at 12,308 np. The major alleles G at 10,398 np and T at 10,400 np (ie, M-haplogroup) increased the risk of cancer significantly in smokers (OR of 2.6; 95% CI, 1.2-5.7 and OR of 2.4; 95% CI, 1.1-5.1, respectively). The risk-risk genotype-allele combination at GSTP1 and mt12308 np loci increased the risk of cancer (OR of 2.6; 95% CI, 1.4-4.9) when compared with the nonrisk-nonrisk combination in leukoplakia patients. CONCLUSIONS.: Polymorphisms at the mt loci alone and in combination with the risk genotype at GSTP1 increased the risk of oral cancer. Thus, risk genotypes from 2 different organelles may work in combination to increase the risk of oral cancer. Cancer 2007. (c) 2007 American Cancer Society.
Download Research Data :

New Cancer Research
Read the rest…

Share This