The significance of plasma TNF and its soluble receptor I for patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2001,(1):48-50.
The significance of plasma TNF and its soluble receptor I for patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2001,(1):48-50.DOI:
Objective: To investigate the clinical significance of measurement of sTNFR-I and TNF in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC). Methods: Plasma TNF and sTNFR-I levels were measured in 36 patients with PHC by radioimmunoassay and ELISA respectively. Results: Both plasma levels of TNF and sTNFR-I in PHC were significantly higher than those in liver cirrhosis and healthy controls
which did not correlate with AFP
total bilirubin
g-GT
ALP
but negatively correlated with serum albumin concentration. sTNFR-I in patients with PHC of stage TNM III-IV or with portal embolus were significantly higher than those of stage II or without portal embolus. TNF correlated with neither stage nor portal embolus. sTNFR-I decreased significantly after effective therapy. Conclusion: sTNFR-I possibly involved in the immunological escape mechanism of tumor cells. Plasma sTNFR-I levels in patients with PHC correlated with disease status closely and the determination could be helpful to recognize patients’ immune status and staging of disease
predict prognosis
monitor therapy with a clinical value much better than TNF.