title: [Observation of soluble interleukin-2 receptor(sIL-2R) and tumor necrosis factor(TNF) in patients with malignant tumors of salivary gland]
abstract: OBJECTIVE:To To study the clinical significance of sIL-2R and TNF in patients with malignant tumors of salivary gland.METHODS:The serum levels of sIL-2R and TNF in 30 patients were measured using a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and radiation immune assay (RIA).RESULTS:The results showed that serum sIL-2R levels in patients were significantly higher than those of controls (P<0.01).Four weeks after operation,the sIL-2R levels could be seen again in recurrent or metastatic individuals.The levels of TNF were normal.CONCLUSION:The consecutive observation of serum sIL-2R levels is helpful to judge the prognosis and monitor the relapses and metastases of malignant tumors of salivary gland.
authors.affiliation: Jiaojiang Hospital of traditional chinese medicine Hospital,Zhejiang 318000,China.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Q H
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Fu