UGT2B7 polymorphism at locus C802T ( His(268)Tyr) was detected using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP)-based procedure. The study group consisted of 211 bladder cancer cases and 210 controls suffering from different urological diseases, but without any history of cancer. Both JPH203 ic50 groups were recruited from a Department of Urology located in a center of former chemical and rubber industries in Germany. Furthermore, 171 bladder cancer cases with a history of occupational exposure to aromatic amines surveyed for compensation due to an occupational disease

were investigated. T/T genotype frequencies in bladder cancer cases, urological controls, and exposed patients appeared similar ( 27 vs. 35 vs. 25%). This study indicated that there were ethnic differences between Caucasian and Chinese general populations with respect to the UGT2B7 genotype. Furthermore, in contrast to an

earlier investigation in benzidine-exposed Chinese bladder cancer patients, no relevant differences between bladder cancer patients and urological hospital controls were observed in Germany.”
“Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is an environmental pollutant used as a key marker substance for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs are believed to play a prominent role in the development of bladder cancer. A test system based EPZ5676 on primary porcine urinary bladder epithelial cells (PUBEC) has been utilized as an in vitro model for urinary bladder epithelium. Recently in PUBEC cultures derived from pools of several bladders potent

induction of CYP1A1 was detected after BaP treatment. Results from a modified approach using miniaturized PUBEC cultures for the analysis of individual bladder specimens with regard to cell growth and to BaP-mediated induction of CYP1A1 mRNA expression are presented herein. Two types of responses, low and high CYP1A1 induction among individual Dynein bladder specimens from eight donor animals, were detected. All of these tissue samples expressed the wildtype genotype of CYP1A1.”
“Human bladder cancer is a common malignant tumor that may be produced by factors such as lifestyle, environment and occupation. The aim of this study was to evaluate parameters related to the viability of exfoliated urothelial cells. Exfoliated urothelial cells were obtained from 83 urine samples of 22 healthy participants (20-53 yr). From 67 of these samples, cells were transferred to collagen-coated 24-well plates. Parameters including sample volume, pH, osmolality and participant age and gender were examined on cell viability. In successive cultures, the numbers of cell colonies and cells per cell colony were determined. The number of viable cells in the urinary sediments of males varied from 0 to 6.5 x 10(3) cells per sample ( mean 1 x 10(3)). Higher cell numbers in urine samples from females (6 x 10(3)) were due to considerable amounts of exfoliated vaginal cells.