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The present preliminary study was performed to find out stability of total prostate specific antigen (PSA) and free prostate
specific antigen (FPSA) in serum of healthy males as well as in patients of benign and malignant disorders of prostate at
various freezing and nonfreezing temperatures and at different duration of time.
The results of our study indicated long-term stability of both the analytes in frozen serum. Serum total and free PSA were
stable only for three to four days in regular refrigerators in unfrozen states. Clotted blood kept at room temperature (25°C–30°C)
did not cause change in concentrations of both the analytes for twenty four hours. 相似文献
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G. N. Raval L. J. Parekh D. D. Patel F. P. Jha R. N. Sainger P. S. Patel 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2004,19(2):60-71
Sialic acid, the end moieties of the carbohydrate chains are biologically important and essential for functions of glycoconjugates
and are reported to be altered in cancer patients. Two hundred and twenty five breast cancer (BC) patients, 100 patients with
benign breast disease (BBD) and 100 healthy females (controls) were enrolled for the study. Eight hundred and twenty four
follow-up samples of 225 breast carcinoma patients were also evaluated. The association of sialic acid forms, sialyltransferase
and α-2–6 sialoproteins levels with presence and extent as well as prognosis of breast carcinoma was studied. Serum sialic
acid forms and sialyltransferase revealed significantly elevated levels among untreated breast cancer patients as compared
to the controls, patients with BBD as well as cancer patients in remission. Non-responders showed comparable levels of the
markers with those found in breast cancer patients at the time of diagnosis. Higher levels of sialic acid forms at diagnosis
were associated with poor prognosis. A positive correlation between serum levels of different forms of sialic acids and extent
of malignant disease was observed. The changes in serum proteins with terminal α-2–6 sialic acid correlated well with alterations
in the levels of sialic acid forms and sialyltransferase. Malignant tissues showed elevated levels of sialic acid and sialyltransferase
as compared to surrounding normal tissues.
The results suggested potential utility of these markers in evaluation of clinical outcome. 相似文献
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Fifty patients were evaluated for serum total PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen), free PSA (f-PSA), free/total PSA ratio (f/t
PSA ratio) and TPSTM (Tissue Polypeptide Specific Antigen). Fifty patients were clinically evaluated and categorized into BPH (benign prostatic
hypertrophy) and CaP (carcinoma prostate) with twenty-five in each category before the serological examination. Serum total
PSA concentration is elevated in 80% of BPH cases while it was elevated in all cases of CaP. With total PSA>10ng/mL, f/t PSA
ratio was not applicable. For TPSTM, a cell proliferation marker these values were 32% and 92% respectively. The advanced cases of CaP were reflected by the
pronounced elevations of PSA and TPStM while f/t PSA ratio was much below the cut-off limit (cut-off limit=0.14). The data suggest that whentotal PSA concentration
<10ng/mL, f/t PSA ratio plays a very important role in discriminating BPH and CaP. However, TPSTM can be used as a valuable adjunct in diagnosis and follow-up of prostate cancer patients, especially in differentiating benign
from malignant cases. 相似文献
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Singh B Panda S Nanda R Pati S Mangaraj M Sahu PK Mohapatra PC 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2010,25(4):367-370
Insulin resistance and the resultant hyperinsulinemia exacerbate the reproductive abnormalities of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
by increasing ovarian androgen productions and decreasing serum sex hormone binding globulin. The present study was conducted
to estimate serum insulin and testosterone level in 44 PCOS cases and 32 control patients. Simultaneously the role of metformin
(an insulin sensitizing agent) in modulating insulin resistance and serum androgen level was also analyzed. A significant
rise in serum insulin and testosterone (P < 0.001) was observed in cases in comparison to control. Fasting Plasma Glucose to insulin ratio, a marker of insulin resistance
revealed a significant fall in PCOS group. Follow up of cases with metformin for 3 months revealed a significant fall in serum
insulin (P < 0.05) with improvement in insulin resistance along with a nonsignificant fall in testosterone level. Serum insulin registered
a significant positive correlation (P < 0.05) with serum testosterone revealing its etiological association. Thus administration of drugs ameliorating insulin
levels is expected to provide new therapeutic modality for PCOS. 相似文献
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The serum PSA is universally accepted as the useful and clinically relevant tumor marker for monitoring therapy and identifying
early recurrence in patients of carcinoma prostate throughout the world. However, application of serum PSA is limited to screening
for early adenocarcinoma prostate among males above fifty years of age.
Serum PSA concentration varies from one population to another in different parts of the world. Many groups of workers have
selected 4 ng/ml of serum PSA as upper limit of normal range without giving due consideration for age specific increase in
serum PSA. There is no single report available on normal decade wise age specific reference intervals for serum PSA in Indian
males.
The present study is undertaken to establish age specific reference intervals in healthy Indian males from 20–89 years belonging
to subpopulation of Andhra Pradesh from South India. Our results revealed lowest concentration of 95 percentile serum PSA
in Indian males compared to other populations globally. Contrary to this, healthy Afro Americans were found to have highest
concentration of serum PSA compared to all other populations. 相似文献
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Shashi Seth Bina Ravi H. S. Randhawa Neelam Chillar Harbans Lal 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》1996,11(1):49-51
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma-GT) levels were estimated in the sera of patients with breast cancer and compared with those of benign breast diseases and healthy controls. Serum gamma-GT levels were found to be significantly increased in patients with breast cancer compared to the controls as well as benign breast diseases. The rise however, was nearly same in all the patients irrespective of histopathology of cancer but was directly related to tumour mass. After mastectomy the levels remained higher upto 3 months. In patients with cancer the rise in serum gamma-GT was significantly higher as compared to those with benign breast diseases. Although gamma-GT is an index of liver diseases, its high level in breast carcinoma suggests the release of the membrane bound constituents from different tissues even in carcinoma. 相似文献
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Dayalu Naik S L Suresh Hedau Anil Kumar Bahadur Renuka Saha Sudershan Kaur Amitabha Ray 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2008,23(3):250-254
The present study was undertaken to determine the significance of sex hormone binding globulin, the major and specific binding
protein for testosterone and estradiol, in breast cancer. Among breast cancer patients, lower serum levels of Sex hormone
binding globulin and higher levels of testosterone were observed. Sex hormone binding globulin showed an inverse relationship
with testosterone and total cholesterol, and a direct relation with HDL-cholesterol. By the western blot analyses, Sex hormone
binding globulin was detected in all biological samples that we examined. In the breast tumor tissue sections, immuno-staining
for Sex hormone binding globulin was confined in cell cytoplasm and 29% cases were positive, which showed no association with
the investigated prognostic markers of breast cancer such as ER and HER-2/neu over-expression. In this study, decreased circulating
levels of Sex hormone binding globulin in breast cancer patients possibly indicate higher bioavailable estrogens. 相似文献
8.
Prakruti Dash 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2015,30(2):124-133
Prostate specific antigen is considered to be a tumour marker having maximum utility and specificity for prostate cancer since decades. After the discovery of methods to quantify different molecular fractions of prostate specific antigen (PSA), its usefulness in diagnosing early prostate cancer cases has increased tremendously. The “specificity” of PSA, is now challenged by many studies which proved that PSA, once believed to be secreted exclusively by prostatic epithelium, is also present in females. The exact biological role of extraprostatic PSA is still debatable though many theories substantiated by in vitro evidence has been put forward. With the advent of ultrasensitive analytical techniques, PSA is now quantifiable in female serum in its various molecular forms and this has led to many assumptions of it being useful as a marker in female breast cancers. In a similar scenario to prostate cancer, the ratio of free to total PSA is shown to be useful in detecting early breast cancer cases. It is also shown to be a good prognostic indicator and a predictor of response to therapy and recurrence. Apart from its role in breast cancer, it has been advocated to be a marker of hyper androgenic states in women like hirsutism and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Conflicting reports regarding the role of extra prostatic PSA is accumulating but it has been proven beyond doubt that PSA is no longer specific and confined to prostate gland. Various studies have registered that PSA is an ubiquitous molecule, secreted by hormone responsive organs and its synthesis is stimulated by androgens and progesterone but not oestrogens. In this article, a review of various literatures is done about the presence of extra prostatic PSA, its probable role in those sites as well as its utility as a tumour marker in breast cancer. 相似文献
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Prostate specific antigen (PSA) has long been used as a biological marker for prostatic cancer. Recent studies have demonstrated that PSA synthesis can be induced by steroid hormones in several tissues of women. Menstrual cycle is regulated by the cyclic variation of estradiol and progesterone. This study was undertaken in order to study the correlation of serum PSA to both these corpus luteal hormones. 110 serum samples and 10 saliva samples were collected from healthy women aged 18–45 years of age having normal menstrual cycles. Active PSA DSL-9700 ultrasensitive kit with detection limit 0.001 ng/ml was used to analyze PSA. 38.2 % of all serum samples and 10 % of saliva samples had detectable concentrations of PSA. The serum PSA was highest during mid follicular phase (between 4th and 8th days of cycle). Variation in PSA levels seemed to follow the variations in progesterone with a lag period of 12–14 days, but did not appear to bear any relationship with the estradiol levels. 相似文献
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Anthony J. Usoro Aniebietabasi S. Obot Itemobong S. Ekaidem Okon E. Akaiso Alphonsus E. Udoh O. Akinloye 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2015,30(1):59-65
Prostate carcinoma is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy and the second leading cause of death as a result of cancer in men in the US and other parts of the world. There are conflicting reports on the serum levels of testosterone and 17β-estradiol (E2) in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer. This study was designed to evaluate the serum concentrations of these hormones in patients with these disorders. Serum levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA), total testosterone and estradiol were determined in 228 subjects comprising of 116 subjects with BPH, 62 subjects with prostate cancer (CaP) and 50 age-matched apparently healthy controls, using ELISA methods. PSA levels were significantly elevated (p < 0.05) in BPH subjects than controls, while there was no significant difference (p > 0.05) in testosterone and estradiol levels of these subjects. PSA and estradiol levels were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in CaP subjects than in controls, while there was no observed significant difference (p > 0.05) in testosterone levels. CaP subjects had significantly raised PSA, testosterone, and estradiol levels than BPH subjects. The mean molar ratio of testosterone: E2 was lowest among CaP patients (134:1) and highest among controls (166:1). Significant positive correlation between PSA and 17β-estradiol was observed in prostate disorders (BPH and CaP patients: r = 0.347; p = 0.000). Significant negative correlations between testosterone and PSA were also observed among BPH patients (r = −0.221, p = 0.049) and control subjects (r = −0.490, p = 0.000). No significant correlation existed between testosterone and PSA in CaP patients (r = 0.051, p = 0.693). Correlations between age and estradiol in both BPH and CaP were not significant (p > 0.05). This study has shown that, there was a significant increase in serum estradiol in CaP subjects, while the testosterone levels in both BPH and CaP subjects were not different from those of controls. 相似文献
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Emokpae M. A. Das S. C. Orok T. Mohammed A. Z. Hassan S. A. 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2004,19(1):62-66
This study was conducted to investigate the diagnostic performance characteristics of prostate specific antigen (PSA) by comparing
serum PSA value with histological findings in patients suspevted of having prostate cancer in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.
Nigeria. Clinical and Laboratory records were examined and collated for serum PSA values, together with histological findings
of biopsy specimen, clinical diagnosis, age of patients, and mode of presentation. The serum PSA values were determined by
ELECSYS 1010 autoanalysers Roche, Germany based on electrochemiluminescence immunoassay technique. The results show that serum
PSA values increase with age in the assymptomatic non-cancer patients who came for medical check up but were within normal
limit. In prostatic disease conditions PSA values were raised in benign prostatic hyperplasia 35.957± 4.0315ng/ml, in undifferentiated
carcinoma 56.22±4.295ng/ml and adenocarcinoma >100ng/ml as compared to the normal range (0–4ng/ml). These cases were confirmed
by histological diagnosis. It is concluded that PSA evaluations is a sensitive marker for prostate cancer but because of various
other conditions that affect serum PSA concentration, other methods of investigations such as Digital Rectal examination,
Trans Urethral Ultra-Sonography and histological examination should be combined to confirm diagnosis. Prognosis of patients
will be better if early diagnosis is made. 相似文献
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Miriam Varkey R. Sundara Devi Shrinivas B. Rao 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》1997,12(1):63-66
The levels of total sialic acid, lipid bound sialic acid and fucose were estimated in the sera of patients with benign and
malignant tumours of breast. An increase was noted in all the three parameters, with a more marked increase in malignancy,
when compared with benign and controls. Consequent to surgery, there was an elevation in the serum levels of the above parameters
than the values prior to surgery and a decline was noted two months after surgery although none of the values reached the
normal range. These results suggest a close association of the glycoproteins with the tumour burden and further signify their
role in early detection and staging of cancer breast. 相似文献
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A. Ray S. L. Dayalu Naik A. K. Bahadur S. T. Pasha R. S. Rautela B. K. Sharma 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2001,16(1):101-105
Serum levels of various lipid parameters, i.e., triglycerides, total cholesterol, alpha lipoprotein or high density lipoprotein
(HDL)-cholesterol and beta lipoprotein or low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol were measured in a total of 138 histologically
proven cases of breast cancer along with 146 control women. The mean levels of serum triglycerides, total cholesterol and
LDL-cholesterol were found to be significantly higher in breast cancer cases as compared to controls. However, lower mean
levels of serum HDL-cholesterol and sex-hormone binding glubulin (SHBG) were observed in breast cancer patients than the control
subjects. The results indicate a probable relation between serum lipids and the activity of sex-hormones. Moreover, the study
reflects an overall disturbance of lipid metabolism in the pathological process of breast cancer. 相似文献
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Ajay Kumar Khanna Sujit Yadav Z. Ali N. C. Arya Anuradha Khanna 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》1996,11(1):52-55
Serum Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) activity was studied in 20 control cases and 32 patients with carcinoma breast. In control group the ADA activity ranged from 13–94 IU/L with a mean of 43.75±21.55 IU/L while in patients of carcinoma breast it was 16–95 IU/L with a mean of 47.46±22.54 IU/L, but these values were not statistically different. The ADA activity was also compared with other parameters in patients of carcinoma breast but the difference was not statistically significant in the various parameters like duration of disease, menopausal status, tumor size, hemoglobin level, total leucocyte count, absolute lymphocyte count, total serum proteins, serum albumin, histological grade of tumor and lymphocytic infiltration. The only significant difference in ADA activity was when N1 status of lymph node was compared with N2 status of lymph node. 相似文献
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T. Malati G. Rajani Kumari P. V. L. N. Murthy Ch. Ram Reddy B. Surya Prakash 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2006,21(1):34-40
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) has emerged as the most applicable and important tumor marker for carcinoma prostate. In the
present study PSA was determined in serum of healthy subjects, patients of benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) and Carcinoma
Prostate (Ca−P) to evaluate its diagnostic efficiency in day to day management of prostate cancer patients and in differentiating
patients of early prostate cancer from those with BPH. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) revealed 2 ng/ml and
10 ng/ml cut off serum PSA level for BPH and untreated carcinoma prostate patients (Ca−P). An extremely significant increase
(P<0.0001) was observed in mean PSA concentration in BPH patients and adenocarcinoma prostate patients when compared to healthy
males. Clinical relevance of PSA was highlighted by a case study of cancer patient prior to any therapy till death. 相似文献
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Priya Allimuthu Hanumanthappa Nandeesha Raghavi Chinniyappan Balaji Bhardwaz Jesudas Blessed raj 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2021,36(3):365
Hormonal imbalance, inflammation and alteration in synaptic plasticity are reported to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. The objective of the study was to assess the serum levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its association with interleukin-23 (IL-23), testosterone and disease severity in schizophrenia. 40 cases and 40 controls were included in the study. Serum levels of BDNF, IL-23 and testosterone were estimated in all the subjects. Disease severity was assessed using Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). The study was designed in Tertiary care hospital, South India. The results were compared between two groups using Mann–Whitney U test. Spearman Correlation analysis was used to assess the association between biochemical parameters and PANSS. Interleukin-23 and testosterone were significantly increased and BDNF was significantly reduced in schizophrenia cases when compared with controls. BDNF was negatively correlated with IL-23 (r = − 400, p = 0.011), positive symptom subscale (r = − 0.393, p = 0.012), general psychopathology score subscale (r = − 407, p = 0.009) and total symptom subscale (r = − 404, p = 0.010). There was no significant association of IL-23 and testosterone with disease severity in schizophrenia cases. BDNF was reduced in schizophrenia cases and negatively associated with interleukin-23 and disease severity scores. 相似文献
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Amitabha Ray Anil Kumar Bahadur S. L. Dayalu Naik Bhuvnesh Kumar Sharma 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2001,16(2):199-202
Endogenous oestrogens are thought to be involved in breast cancer, but few studies could show the direct relationship between
hormones and pathological process of the disease. In the present study, oestradiol was estimated in the serum of pre-and postmenopausal
breast cancer patients along with normal healthy controls and patients with carcinoma of the uterine cervix which is not dependent
on oestrogens. Premenopausal patients with breast cancer showed higher levels of oestradiol as compared to premenopausal control
women as well as cervical cancer patients. Whereas, no statistically significant differences were observed in serum oestradiol
levels amongst postmenopausal groups of breast cancer, cervical cancer and normal women. The result of the study reflects
the association of oestradiol as well as its difference in the pathological events of pre and postmenopausal breast cancer. 相似文献
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We describe a case of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of stomach, which did not present typical symptoms of gastrointestinal
malignancy on first visit. The patient, a 62 year old smoker presented with shortness of breathe and pain in right lumbar
region with no history of fever. Bone scans revealed multiple hot spots in skull, sternum, lumbar vertebrae and both iliac
crests. A series of tumor markers were ordered which include PSA, CEA, CA19.9, CA 72.4 and AFP. Serum PSA and AFP concentrations
were within normal range. Serum CEA and CA 72.4 were raised significantly. Markedly elevated levels of serum CA19.9 were found
(>45000 U/ml) in this patient. CT chest and bronchoscopic examination ruled out the possibility of cancer lung. Upper GI tract
endoscopy was done to find out lesion in GI tract. An ulcerative lesion was found in lesser curvature of stomach. Histopathological
examination of endoscopic biopsy revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of stomach. An unusually high serum CA19.9
(>45000U/ml) in case of gastric carcinoma has not been reported earlier. 相似文献
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Bhawana Nigam S. P. Joshi Seema Nagar Rajesh Chavan D. Pendharkar 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》1996,11(2):124-128
The analysis of biochemical parameters in 162 patients with various neoplastic disorders along with 50 normal subjects showed significant rise in serum alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase as compared to normal subjects. 21 patients with other monoclonal gammopathies which include infection and immunological diseases were also studied. Parameters such as serum calcium, uric acid, total protein, albumin and globulin were also analyzed in 42 (26%) cases of multiple myeloma, 27 (17%) cases of gastro-intestinal malignancies, 22 (14%) cases of urogenital malignancies, 11 (6%) cases of carcinoma breast, 4 (2%) cases of bone tumors, 21 (12%) cases of other monoclonal gammopathies, including 7 (4%) cases of infection and 14 (8%) cases of immunological diseases. The results indicate use of enzymes alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase in neoplastic disorders. 相似文献
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Binita Goswami Pankaj Mittal Nikhil Gupta 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2013,28(1):90-94
Inflammatory pathways have garnered considerable interest in the recent past as an important mediator of the molecular mechanisms leading to carcinogenesis. The present study was conducted to evaluate the correlation of levels of IL-6 with tumor burden and receptor status in patients of locally advanced carcinoma breast. This prospective study was conducted by the collaborative efforts of the departments of Surgery and Biochemistry, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital and GB Pant Hospitals, New Delhi. The study population comprised of 30 cases of locally advanced breast carcinoma recruited from the surgical outpatient department. The various parameters that were evaluated include detailed clinico-pathological profile and IL-6 levels. Tissue specimens received after surgeries were examined for the various characteristics indicative of tumor prognosis. Majority of the patients was in the age group of 41–50 years and was postmenopausal. The serum level of IL-6 increased as the disease progressed from T3N1M0 to T4dN2M0 (41.4 ± 31.9 vs. 164.0 ± 31.1 pg/ml respectively). There was significant correlation of IL-6 levels with lymph node involvement, tumor grade, mitotic index and adipose tissue invasion. Emerging molecular markers are being investigated for breast cancer prognosis assessment and prediction of response to chemotherapy including selection of best possible treatment modality. Our study showed that there is progressive increase in IL-6 levels as the stage of disease progresses. 相似文献