Benzo(a)pyrene

"Benzo(a)pyrene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A potent mutagen and carcinogen. It is a public health concern because of its possible effects on industrial workers, as an environmental pollutant, an as a component of tobacco smoke.

Descriptor ID	D001564
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.426.559.847.799.306.300 D04.615.799.306.300
Concept/Terms	Benzo(a)pyrene Benzo(a)pyrene 3,4-Benzpyrene 3,4 Benzpyrene 3,4-Benzopyrene 3,4 Benzopyrene

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Benzo(a)pyrene".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [D02.455.426.559.847]
Pyrenes [D02.455.426.559.847.799]
Benzopyrenes [D02.455.426.559.847.799.306]
Benzo(a)pyrene [D02.455.426.559.847.799.306.300]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [D04.615]
Pyrenes [D04.615.799]
Benzopyrenes [D04.615.799.306]
Benzo(a)pyrene [D04.615.799.306.300]

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Bar chart showing 71 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	2	0	2
2001	3	0	3
2002	2	0	2
2003	4	1	5
2004	2	0	2
2005	3	0	3
2006	3	0	3
2007	5	0	5
2008	4	1	5
2009	3	1	4
2010	2	1	3
2011	2	0	2
2012	8	1	9
2013	4	0	4
2014	2	0	2
2015	4	1	5
2016	2	1	3
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Benzo(a)pyrene" by people in Profiles.

Ferguson DT, Taka E, Messeha S, Flores-Rozas H, Reed SL, Redmond BV, Soliman KFA, Kanga KJW, Darling-Reed SF. The Garlic Compound, Diallyl Trisulfide, Attenuates Benzo[a]Pyrene-Induced Precancerous Effect through Its Antioxidant Effect, AhR Inhibition, and Increased DNA Repair in Human Breast Epithelial Cells. Nutrients. 2024 Jan 19; 16(2).

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Lim J, Ramesh A, Shioda T, Leon Parada K, Luderer U. Sex Differences in Embryonic Gonad Transcriptomes and Benzo[a]pyrene Metabolite Levels After Transplacental Exposure. Endocrinology. 2022 01 01; 163(1).

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Darling-Reed SF, Nkrumah-Elie Y, Ferguson DT, Flores-Rozas H, Mendonca P, Messeha S, Hudson A, Badisa RB, Tilghman SL, Womble T, Day A, Jett M, Hammamieh R, Soliman KFA. Diallyl Sulfide Attenuation of Carcinogenesis in Mammary Epithelial Cells through the Inhibition of ROS Formation, and DNA Strand Breaks. Biomolecules. 2021 09 06; 11(9).

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Myers JN, Harris KL, Rekhadevi PV, Pratap S, Ramesh A. Benzo(a)pyrene-induced cytotoxicity, cell proliferation, DNA damage, and altered gene expression profiles in HT-29 human colon cancer cells. Cell Biol Toxicol. 2021 12; 37(6):891-913.

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Harris KJ, Subbiah S, Tabatabai M, Archibong AE, Singh KP, Anderson TA, Adunyah SE, Ramesh A. Pressurized liquid extraction followed by liquid chromatography coupled to a fluorescence detector and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry for the determination of benzo(a)pyrene metabolites in liver tissue of an animal model of colon cancer. J Chromatogr A. 2020 Jul 05; 1622:461126.

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Huderson AC, Rekha Devi PV, Niaz MS, Adunyah SE, Ramesh A. Alteration of benzo(a)pyrene biotransformation by resveratrol in ApcMin/+ mouse model of colon carcinogenesis. Invest New Drugs. 2019 04; 37(2):238-251.

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Jin F, Thaiparambil J, Donepudi SR, Vantaku V, Piyarathna DWB, Maity S, Krishnapuram R, Putluri V, Gu F, Purwaha P, Bhowmik SK, Ambati CR, von Rundstedt FC, Roghmann F, Berg S, Noldus J, Rajapakshe K, G?dde D, Roth S, St?rkel S, Degener S, Michailidis G, Kaipparettu BA, Karanam B, Terris MK, Kavuri SM, Lerner SP, Kheradmand F, Coarfa C, Sreekumar A, Lotan Y, El-Zein R, Putluri N. Tobacco-Specific Carcinogens Induce Hypermethylation, DNA Adducts, and DNA Damage in Bladder Cancer. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2017 Oct; 10(10):588-597.

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Yang F, Yang H, Ramesh A, Goodwin JS, Okoro EU, Guo Z. Overexpression of Catalase Enhances Benzo(a)pyrene Detoxification in Endothelial Microsomes. PLoS One. 2016; 11(9):e0162561.

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Harris KL, Pulliam SR, Okoro E, Guo Z, Washington MK, Adunyah SE, Amos-Landgraf JM, Ramesh A. Western diet enhances benzo(a)pyrene-induced colon tumorigenesis in a polyposis in rat coli (PIRC) rat model of colon cancer. Oncotarget. 2016 May 17; 7(20):28947-60.

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Clark RS, Pellom ST, Booker B, Ramesh A, Zhang T, Shanker A, Maguire M, Juarez PD, Patricia MJ, Langston MA, Lichtveld MY, Hood DB. Validation of research trajectory 1 of an Exposome framework: Exposure to benzo(a)pyrene confers enhanced susceptibility to bacterial infection. Environ Res. 2016 Apr; 146:173-84.

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