title: [Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) in blood and tissue extracts of patients with non-small cell lung cancer].
abstract: Clinical and experimental studies provide evidence that the plasminogen activation system plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of tumor growth and metastatic spread. The aim of the present study was to evaluate plasminogen activator inhibitor type I (PAI-1) in plasma and tumor extracts in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study group consisted of 146 patients (18 females, 128 males), aged 33-76 years with squamous cell carcinoma (107), adenocarcinoma (19), and mixed type of lung carcinoma (20) in pTNM stage I (72), stage II (30) and stage III (44) and 50 healthy volunteers as a control group (15 females, 35 males) aged 25-69 years. Blood for analysis was collected in the morning, 1-2 days before operation. Lung cancer and normal lung tissue specimens were obtained during surgery and homogenized in liquid nitrogen. The tissue extracts and plasma were assayed for concentration of PAI-1 with ELISA method. Significantly higher plasma level of PAI-1 was observed in patients with lung cancer than in control group. Concentration of PAI-1 in tumor tissues was significantly higher compared to normal lung tissue and was irrelevant from plasma level. Positive correlation between tumor level of PAI-1 and stage of lung cancer was noticed. Therefore it can be assumed that PAI-1 has an influence on the lung cancer progression.
authors: Katedra Patofizjologii Akademii Medycznej w Bydgoszczy. kizpatofiz@amb.bydgoszcz.pl
authors: Ewa
authors: E
authors: Zekanowska
authors: Krzysztof
authors: K
authors: Cieśliński
authors: Danuta
authors: D
authors: Rość
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1