Cytochrome P4502A6 (CYP2A6) expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma
Hannu Raunio, Risto Juvonen, Markku Pasanen, Olavi Pelkonen, Paavo Pääkkö, Ylermi Soini – 30 December 2003 – The hepatic cytochrome P4502A6 (CYP2A6) enzyme mediates the oxidative metabolism of several procarcinogens that have liver as their primary target. Mouse models indicate that liver tumors invariably overexpress CYP2A forms, and that inflammation and cirrhosis may regulate the CYP2A expression pattern. In this study, the distribution of the CYP2A6 protein was investigated in a series of 24 human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) samples by immunohistochemical analysis.