title: Presence of serum tripartite motif-containing 21 antibodies in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: SEREX has been applied to esophageal SCC, and the TRIM21 gene was identified as a novel SEREX antigen of esophageal SCC. The presence of s-TRIM21-Abs was confirmed by Western blotting using bacterially expressed TRIM21 gene product and was evaluated for clinicopathological significance in patients with esophageal SCC. s-TRIM21-Abs were detected in 18 (20%) of 91 patients with esophageal SCC but not in 42 healthy donors. The presence of s-TRIM21-Abs was partly associated with tumor size (P = 0.063) and poor survival (P = 0.067). To measure serum antibody levels, ELISA using purified recombinant TRIM21 protein was developed. The levels of s-TRIM21-Abs were significantly higher in patients with esophageal SCC than in healthy donors (P = 0.013). s-TRIM21-Abs may be a useful tumor marker to diagnose and predict disease progression in patients with esophageal SCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Frontier Surgery, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuboshima
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Tian-Ling
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takiguchi
authors.forename: Takaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiwasa
authors.forename: Takenori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ochiai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm / Q000097:blood*; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000276:immunology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D000099207:SS-A Antigen
chemical_list: D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D000099207:SS-A Antigen