Toxicological Research
- Volume 17
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- Pages.329-333
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- 2001
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- 1976-8257(pISSN)
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- 2234-2753(eISSN)
Similar Pattern of Fourier-Transformed Infrared Spectrum of Bond Shift Shown in Human Cervical Cancer Cells and Rat Splenocytes Exposed to Colchicine and Methomyl
- Sindhuphak, Ratana (Institute of Health Research) ;
- Sinhaseni, Palarp (Pesticide Safe Use Unit and Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Chulalongkorn University) ;
- Suramana, Teerayut (Pesticide Safe Use Unit and Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Chulalongkorn University) ;
- Issaravanich, Somchai (Institute of Health Research) ;
- Udomprasertkul, Venus (Institute of Health Research) ;
- Dusitsin, Nikorn (Institute of Health Research)
- Published : 2001.07.01
Abstract
Apoptosis is the normal physiological process of cell death essential for the maintenance of homeostasis. The function of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and adenine diphosphate (ADP) ribosylation (transfer of ADP-ribose to proteins) reactions in modifying apoptosis have recently been of great interest. Recently. CD38. a type 2 transmembrane glycoprotein expressed in hematopoietic and non hematopoietic cell lines. has been reported to possess NAD glycohydrolase activity (Han. 1999) and PC-1 and CD38 NADase regulates T cells by inhibition of phosphodiesterase/pyrophosphatase activity of PC-1 by its association with glycosaminoglycan (Hozada et al., 1999). Sindhuphak et al. (2000) has reported that cervical cancer cells can be differentiated from normal cells by using FTIR (Fourier-Transformed Infrared) technique. which has characterized shifts to be due to the phosphodiester bond in nucleic acid. protein amide I&II. carbohydrate and glycogen bands. Mechanisms how phosphodiester bond shift in cervical cancer cells as compared to control cells remain to be elucidated. Suramana et al. (2000) as well as Lohitnavy and Sinhaseni (1998) have studied methomyl and colchicine effects in rat splenocytes. Lactate Dehydroge-nase Isozymes 3 (LDH3) and LDH4 were observed to increase transiently and subsided in plasma of rats exposed to 6~8 mg/kg methomyl after 48 hours. Phosphodiester bond shift of nucleic acid. detected by FTIR. was also reported (Suramana et al., 2000). We report here, after analysis of bond shift patterns. a similar bond shifts detected by FTIR spectrum observed in human cervical cells and splenocytes of rats exposed orally to 2~8 mg/kg methomyl as well as rats exposed to colchicine 2~6 mg/kg orally.
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