ELEVATED SERUM LEVEL OF GLYCOLIPID SULFOTRANSFERASE IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA

被引:8
作者
GASA, S [1 ]
CASL, MT [1 ]
JIN, T [1 ]
KAMIO, K [1 ]
UEHARA, Y [1 ]
MIYAZAKI, T [1 ]
MAKITA, A [1 ]
机构
[1] HOKKAIDO UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED 3,SAPPORO,HOKKAIDO 060,JAPAN
关键词
SULFOTRANSFERASE; SERUM; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID; SULFATIDE;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3835(91)90130-A
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Activity of glycolipid sulfotransferase (cerebroside sulfotransferase) in serum was elevated in 21 (33%) of 63 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, mean +/- S.E., 349 +/- 32 pmol/ml per h, n = 63, P < 0.001) compared to healthy subjects (172 +/- 12, n = 85). Ho significant elevation of the sulfotransferase level was observed in liver cirrhosis (219 +/- 28, n = 10) in which many of biochemical HCC markers increase concomitantly. The elevation of sulfotransferase was independent of the production of alpha-fetoprotein and of aminotransferase levels in HCC, providing complementary value for alpha-fetoprotein-negative HCC cases. However, the sulfotransferase levels (234 +/- 21, n = 32, P < 0.01) in sera from patients with renal cell carcinoma, in whose involved tissues the enzyme was demonstrated to increase markedly, were less than in HCC.
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页数:6
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