title: Tissue sialic acid and fibronectin levels in human prostatic cancer.
abstract: We investigated the tissue concentration of sialic acid and fibronectin in patients with prostatic cancer. The mean sialic acid and fibronectin levels in patients with prostatic cancer were 19.02 +/- 6.30 micrograms/mg protein, respectively versus 13.01 +/- 4.53 micrograms/mg protein and 11.77 +/- 6.74 micrograms/mg protein for normal prostatic tissues. Sialic acid and fibronectin levels in cancerous patients were significantly higher than in the control group (P < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Süer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sönmez
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karaaslan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baloğlu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kökoğlu
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D011467:Prostate / Q000737:chemistry*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry*; D012016:Reference Values; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D005353:Fibronectins; D012794:Sialic Acids; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid