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The cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes metabolize drugs and other xenobiotics in liver and also in some extrahepatic tissues. We have studied the expression and localization of CYP3A in primary lung tumours and normal lung tissue from the same patients. Thirtytwo patients undergoing partial or total lung resection for therapy of primary pulmonary carcinoma were included in this study. Immunohistochemical staining for CYP3A was performed with a modification of the ABC technique. Eight of the 32 cases of primary pulmonary carcinoma showed expression of CYP3A. In 12 of the 32 cases of normal tissue, the seromucous glands were positive for CYP3A. The bronchial epithelium was positive for CYP3A in 11 cases. We observed no correlation between CYP3A expression in tumour tissue and that in seromucous glands or bronchial epithelium. We conclude that CYP3A is present in both normal and cancerous lung tissue. Our findings suggest, however, no co-expression of CYP3A in lung cancer.
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Kivistö, K.T., Kroemer, H.K., Fritz, P. et al. Immunohistochemical localization of cytochrome P450 3A in human pulmonary carcinomas and normal bronchial tissue. Histochem Cell Biol 103, 25–29 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01464472
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