Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare plasma
endoglin and endocan levels between bladder cancer patients and the
control group. The secondary aim of the study was to compare plasma and
tissue endoglin and endocan levels between high grade and low grade
bladder cancers.
Methods: A total of 36 patients with bladder cancer
and 20 patients as control group were included. Eight milliliters of
peripheral venous blood sample was taken from both study and control
group to determine plasma Endocan and Endoglin levels. A tissue sample
of 0.5 cm3 was obtained by cystoscopy and resection of papillary lesion
of bladder to determine tissue Endocan and Endoglin levels. Results were
compared between bladder cancer and control group.
Result: The mean plasma Endoglin levels were 10.2
(4.5-13.7) ng/mL in low grade bladder cancer, 14.6 (8.4-22.3) ng/mL in
high grade bladder cancer and 8.8 (6.3-19.4) ng/mL in the control group.
The mean plasma Endocan levels were 520.4 (346.9-647.6) ng/L in low
grade bladder tumors; 728.5 (311.4-1518.1) ng/L in high grade bladder
tumors and 479.9 (140.6-864.7) ng/L in the control group. Plasma
Endoglin level of control group was significantly lower than bladder
cancer group (p<0.001). Plasma Endocan level was not different
between bladder cancer and control group (p=0.117).
Conclusions: Plasma Endoglin level was up-regulated in bladder cancer patients whereas plasma Endocan level did not show any difference. J Clin Exp Invest 2016; 7 (2): 195-199
Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
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Bölüm | Araştırma Yazısı |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 16 Haziran 2016 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2016 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2 |