title: Serum P-selectin, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-I (s-VCAM-I) and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-I (s-ICAM-I) levels in bladder carcinoma patients with different stages.
abstract: Adhesion molecules are thought to have a role in the host defense against carcinogenesis. In this study, we measured serum platelet-(P-) selectin, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-I (s-VCAM-I), and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-I (s-ICAM-I) levels in 51 sequential bladder cancer patients at our urology clinic and 8 controls. Serum levels of P-selectin, s-VCAM-I and s-ICAM-I were significantly higher in all patients than controls. Serum P-selectin and s-ICAM-I levels did not differ based on tumor (T) stage and tumor grade, whereas serum levels of s-VCAM-I were significantly higher in patients with muscle invasive tumors than those with superficial tumors. Further, s-VCAM-I levels correlated with T stage. In conclusion, significantly increased P-selectin, s-VCAM-I, and s-ICAM-I levels were observed in patients with bladder cancer, and s-VCAM-I levels correlated with T stage. Thus, we suggest that the analysis of serum s-VCAM-I levels may provide a prognostic test for T stage and bladder cancer progression during and/or following therapy.
authors.affiliation: Gazi University Medical School, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey. ucoskun@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sancak
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Neslihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bukan
authors.forename: Muge Aydin
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tufan
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gülbahar
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sozen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000097:blood*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D019007:P-Selectin; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1