Abstract
The study covered 152 lung cancer patients and 210 controls. The results of the study indicated decreased selenium (Se) concentrations and lowered activity of erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes (glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione-S-transferase) in the blood of lung cancer patients, as well as significantly increased concentrations of vitamin E in erythrocytes and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in the plasma of the study population. Low plasma Se concentrations (< 45.7 microg/L) enhance the estimated risk of lung cancer (odds ratio = 3.047, p < 0.001). A more precise exposure assessment is required to identify the association between lung cancer incidence and occupational exposure to carcinogens.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Biomarkers / blood
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Carcinogens, Environmental / adverse effects*
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Erythrocytes / enzymology
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Female
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Glutathione Peroxidase / metabolism
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Glutathione Transferase / metabolism
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms / blood*
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Lung Neoplasms / etiology
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Lung Neoplasms / metabolism
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Occupational Diseases / blood*
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Occupational Diseases / etiology
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Occupational Diseases / metabolism
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Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
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Oxidative Stress / drug effects*
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Selenium / blood
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Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism
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Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / metabolism
Substances
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Biomarkers
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Carcinogens, Environmental
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Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances
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Glutathione Peroxidase
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Superoxide Dismutase
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Glutathione Transferase
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Selenium