PURPOSE: The most worrying problem with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) seems to be the prediction of metastases by means of tumor-specific markers. Therefore, much effort is committed to the development of new markers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The level of latent transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) was measured in plasma samples by ELISA. These samples were collected from patients with RCC before they underwent radical nephrectomy, from patients 1 h after extracorporeal lithotripsy, from patients with pyelonephritis, and from healthy controls. RESULTS: In all cases of RCC the levels of latent TGF-beta1 in plasma were much higher (n = 20, 41.0 +/- 13.9 ng/ml, range 19.3-78.1 ng/ml) than in healthy controls (n = 20, 3.8 +/- 2.9 ng/ml, range 0.6-9.9 ng/ml, p < 0.0001). The TGF-beta1 levels in plasma after extracorporeal lithotripsy (n = 20, 7.4 +/- 4. 64 ng/ml, range 2.9-21.7 ng/ml, p < 0.01) and in patients suffering from pyelonephritis (n = 20, 18.93 +/- 14.2 ng/ml, range 4.2-46.7 ng/ml, p < 0.001) were also higher than in healthy controls. CONCLUSION: We conclude that increased levels of latent TGF-beta1 are common in the plasma of RCC patients. The TGF-beta1 plasma level in RCC was found to be significantly higher than in cases of inflammation. Thus, TGF-beta1 is a possible tumor-prognostic marker in RCC.
PURPOSE: The most worrying problem with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) seems to be the prediction of metastases by means of tumor-specific markers. Therefore, much effort is committed to the development of new markers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The level of latent transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) was measured in plasma samples by ELISA. These samples were collected from patients with RCC before they underwent radical nephrectomy, from patients 1 h after extracorporeal lithotripsy, from patients with pyelonephritis, and from healthy controls. RESULTS: In all cases of RCC the levels of latent TGF-beta1 in plasma were much higher (n = 20, 41.0 +/- 13.9 ng/ml, range 19.3-78.1 ng/ml) than in healthy controls (n = 20, 3.8 +/- 2.9 ng/ml, range 0.6-9.9 ng/ml, p < 0.0001). The TGF-beta1 levels in plasma after extracorporeal lithotripsy (n = 20, 7.4 +/- 4. 64 ng/ml, range 2.9-21.7 ng/ml, p < 0.01) and in patients suffering from pyelonephritis (n = 20, 18.93 +/- 14.2 ng/ml, range 4.2-46.7 ng/ml, p < 0.001) were also higher than in healthy controls. CONCLUSION: We conclude that increased levels of latent TGF-beta1 are common in the plasma of RCCpatients. The TGF-beta1 plasma level in RCC was found to be significantly higher than in cases of inflammation. Thus, TGF-beta1 is a possible tumor-prognostic marker in RCC.
Authors: John C Morris; Antoinette R Tan; Thomas E Olencki; Geoffrey I Shapiro; Bruce J Dezube; Michael Reiss; Frank J Hsu; Jay A Berzofsky; Donald P Lawrence Journal: PLoS One Date: 2014-03-11 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Eric A Engels; Linda Jennings; Troy J Kemp; Anil K Chaturvedi; Ligia A Pinto; Ruth M Pfeiffer; James F Trotter; Michelle Acker; Nicholas Onaca; Goran B Klintmalm Journal: Cancer Med Date: 2015-04-27 Impact factor: 4.452