Serum P-selectin, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-I (s-VCAM-I) and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-I (s-ICAM-I) levels in bladder carcinoma patients with different stages

Coskun U., Sancak B., Sen İ., Bukan N., Tufan M., Gulbahar Ö., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY, cilt.6, sa.4, ss.672-677, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.intimp.2005.10.009
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.672-677
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: P-selectin, s-VCAM-I, s-ICAM-I, adhesion molecules, bladder cancer, COLORECTAL-CANCER, PROGNOSTIC VALUE, EXPRESSION, METASTASIS, MELANOMA, LUNG
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Adhesion molecules are thought to have a role in the host defense against carcinogenesis. In this study, we measured serum platelet-(P-) selectin, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-I (s-VCAM-I), and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-I (sICAM-I) levels in 51 sequential bladder cancer patients at our urology clinic and 8 controls. Serum levels of P-selectin, s-VCAM-I and s-ICAM-I were significantly higher in all patients than controls. Serum P-selectin and s-ICAM-I levels did not differ based on tumor (T) stage and tumor grade, whereas serum levels of s-VCAM-I were significantly higher in patients with muscle invasive tumors than those with superficial tumors. Further, s-VCAM-I levels correlated with T stage. In conclusion, significantly increased P-selectin, s-VCAM-I, and s-ICA-M-I levels were observed in patients with bladder cancer, and s-VCAM-I levels correlated with T stage. Thus, we suggest that the analysis of serum s-VCAM-I levels may provide a prognostic test for T stage and bladder cancer progression during and/or following therapy. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.