Piotr Purpurowicz, Tomasz W Kaminski, Władysław Kordan, Anna Korzekwa, Zbigniew Purpurowicz, Zbigniew Jabłonowski
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Urinary sema4A concentration was below the detection level. <b>Results:</b> There was no statistically significant difference between patients and controls in terms of plasma sema4A and sema3C or urinary sema3C concentrations (<i>p</i> > 0.05). There was a significantly higher sema3C plasma concentration in patients with low-grade tumors (<i>p</i> = 0.0132) and an upward trend in sema4A plasma concentration for the subjects with Ta-stage tumors. Urinary sema3C concentration positively correlated with tumor size (R = 0.57, <i>p</i> = 0.03). Plasma sema3C concentration correlated negatively with tumor grade (R = -0.62, <i>p</i> = 0.01). <b>Conclusions:</b> Urinary sema4A concentration, which is below the detection threshold, is unlikely to be useful as a marker of NMIBC. Plasma sema4A concentration and sema3C concentration in plasma and urine cannot be used as stand-alone markers of NMIBC at this point. The plasma concentration of sema3C can potentially be considered in the future as a marker for tumors of lower grades. Plasma sema4A concentration could potentially be considered in the future as a marker for tumors of earlier stages. All of these observations are preliminary, so they have to be assessed in larger cohorts to make reliable recommendations. 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A Pilot Study of the Role of Semaphorin 4A (sema4A) and 3C (sema3C) in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC).
Background/Objectives: Bladder cancer is a very important issue in contemporary urology. The aim of this pilot study was to assess for the first time the clinical utility of semaphorin 3C (sema3C) and 4A (sema4A) in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Methods: The experiment involved 15 patients with NMIBC and 5 patients without malignancies as the control group. Plasma and urinary concentrations of sema3C and sema4A were assessed by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Urinary sema4A concentration was below the detection level. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between patients and controls in terms of plasma sema4A and sema3C or urinary sema3C concentrations (p > 0.05). There was a significantly higher sema3C plasma concentration in patients with low-grade tumors (p = 0.0132) and an upward trend in sema4A plasma concentration for the subjects with Ta-stage tumors. Urinary sema3C concentration positively correlated with tumor size (R = 0.57, p = 0.03). Plasma sema3C concentration correlated negatively with tumor grade (R = -0.62, p = 0.01). Conclusions: Urinary sema4A concentration, which is below the detection threshold, is unlikely to be useful as a marker of NMIBC. Plasma sema4A concentration and sema3C concentration in plasma and urine cannot be used as stand-alone markers of NMIBC at this point. The plasma concentration of sema3C can potentially be considered in the future as a marker for tumors of lower grades. Plasma sema4A concentration could potentially be considered in the future as a marker for tumors of earlier stages. All of these observations are preliminary, so they have to be assessed in larger cohorts to make reliable recommendations. Nevertheless, our study lays the groundwork for further research to develop potential tests that could be used in daily practice to monitor and predict the course of cancer.
BiomedicinesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
CiteScore
5.20
自引率
8.50%
发文量
2823
审稿时长
8 weeks
期刊介绍:
Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059; CODEN: BIOMID) is an international, scientific, open access journal on biomedicines published quarterly online by MDPI.