Protective role of vanadium in the survival of hosts during the growth of a transplantable murine lymphoma and its profound effects on the rates and patterns of biotransformation.

Vanadium, as ammonium mononium monovanadate, has been found to have anticarcinogenic effect in host mice bearing a transplantable ascitic lymphoma. The potentiating effect of vanadium was supported by biochemical analysis of autopsies relating to markers like microsomal cytochrome P-450, UDP glucuronyl transferase (UDPGT) and cytosolic glutathione-S-transferase (GSHT) in the hepatic tissue of the hosts, which showed substantial alterations in the extent of tumor regression as compared to their lymphoma and normal counterparts, prolonging the survival of the hosts.