C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, interleukin-6, vascular endothelial growth factor and oxidative metabolites in diagnosis of infection and staging in patients with gastric cancer

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 10; no. 8; pp. 1115 - 1120
• Main Authors: Ilhan, Nevin, Ilhan, Necip, Ilhan, Yavuz, Akbulut, Handan, Küçüksu, Mehmet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Firat University Firat Medical Centre, 23119, Elazig, Turkey%Department of General Surgery, Firat University Firat Medical Centre, 23119, Elazig, Turkey%Division of Immunology, Firat University Firat Medical Centre, 23119, Elazig, Turkey 15.04.2004; Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
• Subjects: Abdominal Pain - blood; Abdominal Pain - diagnosis; Aged; Biomarkers; Biomarkers, Tumor - blood; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Calcitonin - blood; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; C反应蛋白; Female; Gastric Cancer; Helicobacter Infections - blood; Helicobacter Infections - diagnosis; Humans; Interleukin-6 - blood; Male; Malnutrition - blood; Malnutrition - diagnosis; Malondialdehyde - blood; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Nitric Oxide - blood; Oxidative Stress; Protein Precursors - blood; Stomach Neoplasms - blood; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - blood; Vomiting - blood; Vomiting - diagnosis; Weight Loss; 氧化代谢物; 白细胞介素-6; 肿瘤标志物; 胃癌; 血管内皮生长因子
• ISSN: 1007-9327; 2219-2840
• DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i8.1115

The current study was to determine the serum/plasmalevels of VEGF, IL-6, malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide(NO), PCT and CRP in gastric carcinoma and correlation withthe stages of the disease and accompanying infection.