Table 3.
Levels Acr-dGuo (1 and 2), εdAdo (3), and εdCyd (4) in cytobrush DNA from smokers (A) and non-smokers (B). There is a spacing problem in part B
| A. Smokers Cytobrush sample | DNA (μg) a | α-OH-Acr-dGuo (1) | γ-OH-Acr-dGuo (2) | εdAdo (3) | εdCyd (4) |
| adducts/109 nucleotides | |||||
| 1 | 1.59 | ND b | 51.7 | 15.1 | ND |
| 2 | 2.65 | 38.9 | 1560 | 44.9 | ND |
| 3 | 1.88 | ND | 35.7 | 18.7 | ND |
| 4 | 1.64 | ND | 314 | 1200 | nd c |
| 5 | 2.17 | ND | ND | 12.1 | ND |
| 6 | 1.08 | 34.8 | 302 | 58.7 | 108 |
| 7 | 3.99 | ND | 15.6 | 9.24 | ND |
| 8 | 0.59 | 44.9 | 1950 | 58.2 | ND |
| 9 | 2.09 | ND | 146 | 16.3 | 32.9 |
| 10 | 0.66 | ND | 216 | 47.5 | ND |
| 11 | 2.44 | ND | 20.5 | 14.9 | ND |
| 12 | 2.86 | ND | 34.6 | 12.2 | 351 |
| 13 | 2.94 | ND | 83.2 | 9.05 | 14.1 |
| 14 | 2.16 | ND | 12.1 | 14.8 | 30.1 |
| 15 | 2.81 | ND | 20.8 | 11.9 | ND |
| 16 | 2.39 | ND | 23.5 | 11.8 | 49.2 |
| 17 | 3.02 | ND | 76.2 | 7.21 | 16.2 |
| 18 | 3.81 | ND | 29.5 | 10.7 | ND |
| 19 | 4.72 | ND | 19.7 | 6.33 | ND |
| Mean ± S.D. d | 2.27 ± 0.94 | 11.8 ± 13.1 | 259 ± 540 | 82.9 ± 271 | 36.9 ± 79.9 |
| B. Non-smokers Cytobrush sample | DNA (μg) a | α-OH-Acr-dGuo (1) | γ-OH-Acr-dGuo (2) | εdAdo (3) | εdCyd (4) |
| adducts/109 nucleotides | |||||
| 1 | 0.83 | ND b | ND | ND | ND |
| 2 | 2.83 | ND | ND | 9.19 | ND |
| 3 | 3.71 | ND | 16.5 | 8.91 | ND |
| 4 | 0.85 | ND | ND | 19.3 | ND |
| 5 | 1.76 | ND | ND | 11.3 | ND |
| 6 | 2.59 | ND | 10.8 | 14.4 | 33.3 |
| 7 | 1.31 | ND | ND | 11.4 | 1060 |
| 8 | 1.39 | ND | ND | 11.6 | ND |
| 9 | 1.44 | ND | ND | 10.7 | ND |
| 10 | 1.97 | ND | 11.3 | 7.41 | ND |
| 11 | 5.06 | ND | ND | 5.07 | ND |
| 12 | 9.52 | ND | ND | 4.62 | ND |
| 13 | 2.59 | ND | ND | 7.98 | ND |
| 14 | 3.58 | ND | ND | 11.4 | ND |
| 15 | 3.49 | ND | ND | 6.62 | ND |
| 16 | 5.26 | ND | ND | 5.12 | ND |
| 17 | 4.56 | ND | ND | 143 | 246 |
| 18 | 5.83 | ND | ND | 4.06 | ND |
| 19 | 2.92 | ND | ND | 7.69 | ND |
| 20 | 4.33 | ND | ND | 5.94 | ND |
| Mean ± S.D. d | 3.29 ± 2.10 | ND | 7.37 ± 5.09 | 16.2 ± 30.2 | 72.2 ± 238 |
calculated on the basis of the dGuo quantified by HPLC-UV
ND: not detected
nd: not determined
calculated using ½ LOQ of the adduct for ND values