Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: EC:1.6.5.2 (NQO1)
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This study investigated the effect of protein malnutrition on metabolism and toxicity of cisplatin (CP), 5-fluorouracil (FU) and mitomycin C (MMC) in rat stomach. Weanling male Wistar rats received a normal (24%) or low (2.5%) protein diet for 28 days and were allocated into: normally-fed control, protein-malnourished control (PM), 3 normally-fed drug-treated groups and 3 protein-malnourished drug-treated groups (PM-CP, PM-FU and PM-MMC). Cisplatin and MMC were injected intraperitoneally (8 mg/kg on day 26 and 1 mg/kg/day for 7 days, respectively). 5-Fluorouracil was given orally (50 mg/kg/day for 5 days). Compared with normally-fed counterparts, PM-CP rats exhibited higher glutathione S-transferase, aminopeptidase N and cysteine S-conjugate beta-lyase (CCBL) and lower gamma-glutamyltransferase activities, PM-FU rats exhibited decreased dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase and cytochrome P450 1A1/2 activities and PM-MMC rats showed higher quinone reductase and depleted xanthine oxidase activities. Protein-malnourished drug-treated groups exhibited exacerbated gastrotoxicity, relative to normally-fed counterparts, manifested by lower mucus levels, higher permeability and histopathological deterioration, along with increased oxidative stress in PM-CP rats and exaggerated prostaglandin E2 production in PM-MMC rats. Conclusively, protein malnutrition alters CP, FU and MMC metabolism in rat stomach by enhancing CCBL pathway for CP activation, delaying FU elimination and activating two-electron reduction of MMC, potentiating their gastrotoxicity.
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PMID:Effect of protein malnutrition on the metabolism and toxicity of cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin C in rat stomach. 2345 48

Personalized medicine, the best treatment suited for an individual, is a hot field of clinical research in the world. Many recent studies have shown that genetic variations had a great influence on the treatment. The study aimed to identify the distribution differences of very important pharmacogene (VIP) variants between the Tibetan population and the 26 populations. Based on the PharmGKB database, we successfully genotyped 50 VIP variants located in 27 genes in the Tibetan population. We also compared the genotype frequencies of VIP variants between Tibetan and the 26 populations from the 1000 Genomes project. Without adjustment, the Chi-square test showed that the only significant variant between Tibetans and every other group was rs1801159 in dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD), followed by rs1800566 in NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1) and rs1051296 in solute carrier family 19 member 1 (SLC19A1). After Bonferroni's multiple adjustments, the genotype frequencies distribution of DPYD rs1801159 was found to be different in Tibetans compared to 26 groups, apart from ACB and ASW. Moreover, genetic structure/F-statistics (Fst) analysis and the phylogenetic tree illustrated that Tibetans had a closer affinity with CDX, CHB, CHS, JPT and KHV. Our data will complement pharmacogenomics information of the Tibetan population and provide theoretical support for the realization of individualized medical treatment for Tibetans in the future.
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PMID:Analysis of Very Important Pharmacogenevariants in the Tibetan population from China. 3231 Nov 12