Lacryglobin in human tears, a potential marker for cancer

被引：74

作者：

Evans, V ^{[1
]}

Vockler, C

Friedlander, M

Walsh, B

Willcox, MDP

机构：

[1] Univ New S Wales, Cooperat Res Ctr Eye Res & Technol, Sch Optometry, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia

[2] Univ Western Sydney Nepean, Sch Sci, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[3] Macquarie Univ, Australian Proteome Anal Facil, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia

[4] Prince Wales Hosp, Oncol Day Ctr, Sydney, NSW, Australia

来源：

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY | 2001年 / 29卷 / 03期

关键词：

cancer; lacryglobin; mammaglobin; tears;

D O I：

10.1046/j.1442-9071.2001.00408.x

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 [眼科学];

摘要：

Lacryglobin has been identified in human tears. This protein has high sequence homology to the mammaglobins, proteins upregulated in breast cancer and in breast cancer metastasis. In order to investigate the utility of tear screening for cancer, tear samples were collected from patients with different types of cancer and compared to controls. Tear samples were taken from five controls and eight breast, six lung, five colon, one prostate and three ovary cancer patients. Tears were analysed using 2-D gel electrophoresis (n = 25) and 1-D electrophoresis (n = 3). Lacryglobin was present in the following percentage of patients: breast cancer (88%), lung (83%), colon (100%), ovary (33%), prostate (100%) and controls (60%). Two control patients with lacryglobin had a family history of breast and prostate cancer. Lacryglobin was detected in some but not all tear samples and further studies are warranted to investigate its potential as a marker for cancer.

引用

页码：161 / 163

页数：3

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