ArticleSurgical endoscopy2011
Minimally invasive colon resection is associated with a persistent increase in plasma PlGF levels following cancer resection.
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- Minimally invasive colorectal resection is associated with significantly elevated levels of plasma matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3) during the first month after surgery which may promote the growth of residual metastases.Surgical endoscopy · 2014Trial
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- Plasma levels of progranulin, a tumorigenic protein, are persistently elevated during the first month after minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Article
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- Compared to preoperative plasma levels post-operative urokinase-type plasminogen activator-1 levels are persistently elevated for 6 weeks after minimally invasive colorectal resection.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2023Article
- Sustained postoperative plasma elevations of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 following minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2022Article
- Plasma Levels of Keratinocyte Growth Factor Are Significantly Elevated for 5 Weeks After Minimally Invasive Colorectal Resection Which May Promote Cancer Recurrence and Metastasis.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
- Diagnostic Value of Circulating PIGF in Combination with Flt-1 in Early Cervical Cancer.Current medical science · 2020Article
- Using serum placenta growth factor could improve the sensitivity of colorectal cancer screening in fecal occult blood negative population: A multicenter with independent cohort validation study.Cancer medicine · 2019Article
- Plasma and wound fluid levels of eight proangiogenic proteins are elevated after colorectal resection.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2019Article
- Plasma levels of the proangiogenic protein CXCL16 remains elevated for 1 month after minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection.World journal of surgical oncology · 2018Article
- Plasma interleukin-8 levels are persistently elevated for 1 month after minimally invasive colorectal resection for colorectal cancer.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2018Article
- Plasma chitinase 3-like 1 is persistently elevated during first month after minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2016Article
- Silencing of VEGF inhibits human osteosarcoma angiogenesis and promotes cell apoptosis via VEGF/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.American journal of translational research · 2016Article
- Designing a broad-spectrum integrative approach for cancer prevention and treatment.Seminars in cancer biology · 2015Review
- Plasma monocyte chemotactic protein-1 remains elevated after minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2014Article
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- Plasma soluble vascular adhesion molecule-1 levels are persistently elevated during the first month after colorectal cancer resection.Surgical endoscopy · 2012Article
- Plasma from the second and third weeks after open colorectal resection for cancer stimulates in vitro endothelial cell growth, migration, and invasion.Surgical endoscopy · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundMinimally invasive colorectal resection (MICR) is associated with persistently elevated plasma VEGF levels that may stimulate angiogenesis in residual tumor foci. Placenta growth factor (PlGF) stimulates neovascularization in tumors by modulating VEGF's effects. This study's purpose was to determine the impact of MICR on blood PlGF levels in cancer patients (Study A) and to compare PreOp levels in patients with cancer and benign (BEN) disease (Study B).
methodsBlood samples were collected preoperatively, on postoperative day (POD) 1, POD 3, and at various time points 2-4 weeks after surgery. Samples from 7-day periods after POD 6 were bundled to allow analysis. Plasma PlGF levels were determined via ELISA, results reported as mean±SD, and data analyzed via t test. Significance was set at p<0.008 after Bonferroni correction.
resultsStudy A: 76 colorectal cancer (CRC) patients had MICR (laparoscopic, 59%; hand-assisted, 41%). The mean length of stay was 5.8±2.1 days. The mean PreOp PlGF level was 15.4±4.3 pg/ml. Significantly increased levels were noted on POD 1 (25.8±7.7 pg/ml, p<0.001), POD 3 (22.9±6.7, p<0.001), POD 7-13 (19.2±5.1, p<0.001), and POD 14-20 (19.5±6.7, p<0.002). The mean POD 21-27 level was not significantly different from baseline. Study B included 126 CRC and 111 BEN patients. PreOp levels were higher in the CRC patients (15.6±5.3 pg/ml) than in the BEN group (13.5±5.5 pg/ml, p=0.001).
conclusionsPlGF levels are elevated for 3 weeks after MICR and PreOp plasma levels are higher in CRC patients than in BEN disease patients. The cause of the postoperative increase is unclear. The persistently higher blood levels of PlGF and VEGF after MICR may stimulate angiogenesis in residual tumor foci. Further studies regarding late blood protein alterations after surgery appear to be indicated.
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