Soluble Toll-like receptor 4 is a potential serum biomarker in non-small cell lung cancer

This study investigated the clinical significance of serum soluble Toll-like receptor 4 (sTLR4) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A total of 54 NSCLC patients and 13 healthy volunteers were enrolled from January 2012 to December 2013. The patients with NSCLC were characterized by significantly...

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Autores principales: Wei, Feng, Yang, Fan, Li, Jing, Zheng, Yu, Yu, Wenwen, Yang, Lili, Ren, Xiubao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2016
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5129996/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27223258
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.9496
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Sumario:This study investigated the clinical significance of serum soluble Toll-like receptor 4 (sTLR4) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A total of 54 NSCLC patients and 13 healthy volunteers were enrolled from January 2012 to December 2013. The patients with NSCLC were characterized by significantly higher serum levels of sTLR4 compared with those in healthy controls (P < 0.01). A positive correlation between serum sTLR4 and tumor stage was found in patients with stages I–III NSCLC. However, serum sTLR4 in patients with metastatic NSCLC was significantly decreased compared with those with stage III NSCLC (P < 0.05). Furthermore, low serum sTLR4 was identified as a prognostic marker for poor survival of early-stage NSCLC patients who received surgical resection. In conclusion, our present study identified sTLR4 as a potential serum biomarker of NSCLC.

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