Comparison of Serum Fucose Levels in Leukoplakia and Oral Cancer Patients.
| Autor: | Rai NP; Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Lincoln's University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia E-mail : darshandevang@gmail.com., Anekar J, Shivaraja Shankara YM, Divakar DD, Al Kheraif AA, Ramakrishnaiah R, Sebastian R, Raj AC, Al-Hazmi A, Mustafa SM |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP [Asian Pac J Cancer Prev] 2015; Vol. 16 (17), pp. 7497-500. |
| DOI: | 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.17.7497 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Tumor markers, designated as a broad group of substances produced by malignancies, could be in the form of biochemical substances, immunological substances, cell surface changes and genetic alterations. Cancer, a disorder of cellular behavior is characterized by alteration of serum glycoproteins. L-fucose, a hexose, which is the terminal sugar in most of the plasma glycoproteins, may be useful as a tumor marker for the detection, monitoring and prognostic assessment of malignancies. The aim of the study was to ascertain the role of serum fucose as a biomarker for early detection of oral cancer and to compare serum fucose levels in healthy controls, leukoplakia and oral cancer patients. Materials and Methods: The study included 60 (100.0%) subjects, who were grouped as 20 (33.3%) control subjects, 20 (33.3%) squamous cell carcinoma patients and 20 (33.3%) leukoplakia patients. Fucose estimation was done using UV-visible spectrophotometry based on the method as adopted by Winzler using cysteine reagent. The results were analyzed statistically using ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc tests. Results: Results showed a high significance in serum fucose in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and leukoplakia subjects compared to normal controls. There was a gradual increase in the values noted from control to leukoplakia and to squamous cell carcinoma. Conclusions: Estimation of serum fucose may be a reliable marker and can be used as an effective diagnostic biomarker in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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