title: Insulin-like growth factor-I, interleukin-1 alpha and beta in pancreatic cancer: role in tumor invasiveness and associated diabetes.
abstract: We evaluated levels of insulin-like growth factor-I and interleukin-1 alpha and beta in patients with pancreatic cancer; the role of these substances in tumor spread and in hyperglycemia was also investigated. Thirty pancreatic cancer patients (21 with hyperglycemia) were compared with others with diseases causing hyperglycemia [liver cirrhosis (14 cases, 12 with hyperglycemia), chronic pancreatitis (20 cases, 12 with hyperglycemia), type I diabetes mellitus (13 cases, all hyperglycemic)]. Insulin-like growth factor-I was significantly reduced in patients with liver cirrhosis, probably due to a reduced hepatic capacity for synthesis. It was increased in 6 of 30 pancreatic cancer patients; in these subjects it was correlated with alanine aminotransferase and C-peptide, but not with tumor diameter or the presence of metastases. Interleukin-1 alpha and beta were both elevated in pancreatic cancer patients. The former was high, while the latter was low when liver metastases were present. Neither was related to glucose or C-peptide levels. In summary, insulin-like growth factor-I levels are increased in some pancreatic cancer patients but this does not seem to favor tumor spread; however IGF-I could be involved influencing glucose homeostasis. Interleukin-1 alpha increased, while interleukin-1 beta decreased in pancreatic cancer patients with metastases, suggesting a different involvement of these two substances in pancreatic cancer spread.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Medicina di Laboratorio, University of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Basso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plebani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fogar
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Panozzo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meggiato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Paoli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Del Favero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000097:blood*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I