| Literature DB >> 15036653 |
Kaori Tsuboi1, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Masanobu Nakajima, Yasuyuki Fukai, Norihiro Masuda, Ryokuhei Manda, Minoru Fukuchi, Hiroyuki Kato, Hiroyuki Kuwano.
Abstract
Interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-18 participate in tumor immunology. Serum IL-12 and IL-18 levels were determined in patients with esophageal carcinoma, and the relationship between clinicopathologic factors and prognosis was investigated. Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 15 healthy volunteers and from 70 patients with esophageal carcinoma before curative surgery. IL-12 and IL-18 levels were determined in each serum sample by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Mean serum IL-12 and IL-18 levels were significantly higher in patients with esophageal carcinoma compared with healthy volunteers (P < 0.05) and mean serum IL-12 and IL-18 levels increased in patients as the pathologic stage progressed. A positive correlation was observed between serum IL-12 and IL-18 levels (P < 0.01). In patients with esophageal carcinoma, increasing serum IL-12 and IL-18 levels correlated with tumor growth and progression. The function of these two interleukin in the host immune response remains unclear. However, this part of the host immune response did not appear to contribute to the postoperative prognosis. Serum IL-12 and IL-18 levels might correlate with a certain depth of invasion and might be useful tumor markers in patients with esophageal carcinoma.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15036653 DOI： 10.1016/j.canlet.2003.10.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN： 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679