scholarly journals Plasminogen activator system, vascular endothelial growth factor, and colorectal cancer progression

2000 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 307-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
E A Baker
2008 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 2340-2350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge M.W. Ebisch ◽  
Chris M.G. Thomas ◽  
Alex M.M. Wetzels ◽  
Wim N.P. Willemsen ◽  
Fred C.G.J. Sweep ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 433
Author(s):  
Tai-woong Jo ◽  
Sung-Chul Lim ◽  
Sungsoo Kim ◽  
Young-Don Min ◽  
Kyung-Jong Kim

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinem Tunçer ◽  
Rafig Gurbanov

AbstractObjectivesThe expression level of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is assumed as a prognostic marker for several tumor types, including colorectal cancer. Therefore, the determination of pre- and post-therapy levels of VEGF appears to have great value in the assessment of tumor prognosis. Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) is commonly used for the determination of serum or plasma VEGF levels, but the method is costly and time-consuming. In this study, we aimed to describe a rapid and cost-effective analysis method to discriminate VEGF overexpressing colorectal cancer-derived conditioned medium (CM).MethodsAttenuated Total Reflection (ATR)-Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, combined with Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), was used to differentiate VEGF overexpressing colorectal cancer cell line CM from CM obtained from the corresponding control cells which express and secrete relatively lower amount of VEGF.ResultsSamples belong to VEGF overexpressing colorectal cancer cells were clearly distinguished from the control group with very high PC scores as PC1 + PC2 = 96%. Besides, a 100% accurate distinction between these two groups was achieved by the LDA analysis.ConclusionsATR-FTIR spectroscopy combined with pattern recognition techniques was able to discriminate CM of VEGF overexpressing colorectal cancer cells with high efficiency and accuracy.


2011 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. CGM.S7113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozgur Kemik ◽  
Ahu Sarbay Kemik ◽  
Aziz Sümer ◽  
Sevim Purisa ◽  
A. Cumhur Dulger ◽  
...  

Background The aim of the present study was to determine whether serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can provide prognostic information independent of carcinoembryonic antigen levels in patients undergoing curative surgery. Methods Serum samples were collected from 158 patients with colorectal cancer and from 100 controls. Serum and tissue levels of VEGF were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum VEGF levels in colorectal cancer patients were compared with those in healthy controls, and we retrospectively assessed the association between serum VEGF levels and clinicopathologic findings and survival. Results VEGF expression was significantly higher in colorectal cancer tissue compared with nontumor tissue. Mean serum VEGF levels in patients were significantly higher than those in controls, and significantly higher in patients with large tumors, lymph node involvement, and distant metastases. Conclusion Elevated serum VEGF was significantly associated with poor survival, but was only an independent risk factor for poor survival in Stage II and/or III disease. Elevated serum VEGF is significantly associated with development of colorectal cancer, and lymph or distant invasive phenotypes and survival, especially in Stage II and III patients.


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