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Trial reportBioMed research international2014

Association of tissue mRNA and serum antigen levels of members of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator system with clinical and prognostic parameters in prostate cancer.

Omar Al-Janabi, Helge Taubert, Andrea Lohse-Fischer, Michael Fröhner, Sven Wach, Robert Stöhr, Bastian Keck, Max Burger, Wolf Wieland, Kati Erdmann and 6 more

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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Determination of urokinase-type plasminogen activator serum levels in healthy and oncologic cats.Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Omar Al-JanabiUrologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
Helge TaubertUrologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
Andrea Lohse-FischerKlinik für Urologie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Michael FröhnerKlinik für Urologie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Sven WachUrologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
Robert StöhrPathologisches Institut, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Bastian KeckUrologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
Max BurgerDepartment of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Julius-Maximilians-University, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.
Wolf WielandClinic of Urology, Caritas-Hospital St. Josef, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Kati ErdmannKlinik für Urologie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Manfred P WirthKlinik für Urologie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Bernd WullichUrologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
Gustavo BarettonInstitut für Pathologie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Viktor MagdolenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Matthias KotzschInstitut für Pathologie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Susanne FüsselKlinik für Urologie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
TU Dresden · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DECaritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef · DETechnical University of Munich · DEUniversitätsklinikum Erlangen · DEUniversity of Würzburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective was to determine the mRNA expression and protein levels of uPA system components in tissue specimens and serum samples, respectively, from prostate cancer (PCa) patients and to assess their association with clinicopathological parameters and overall survival (OS). The mRNA expression levels of uPA, its receptor (uPAR), and its inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) were analyzed in corresponding malignant and adjacent nonmalignant tissue specimens from 132 PCa patients by quantitative PCR. Preoperative serum samples from 81 PCa patients were analyzed for antigen levels of uPA system members by ELISA. RNA levels of uPA system components displayed significant correlations with each other in the tumor tissues. A significantly decreased uPA mRNA expression in PCa compared to the corresponding nonmalignant tissue was detected. High uPA mRNA level was significantly associated with a high Gleason score. Elevated concentration of soluble uPAR (suPAR) in serum was significantly associated with a poor OS of PCa patients (P = 0.022). PCa patients with high suPAR levels have a significantly higher risk of death (multivariate Cox's regression analysis; HR = 7.12, P = 0.027). The association of high suPAR levels with poor survival of PCa patients suggests a prognostic impact of suPAR levels in serum of cancer patients.

Indexed as

Prostatic NeoplasmsAgedAntigens, NeoplasmDisease-Free SurvivalFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1ProstateReceptors, Urokinase Plasminogen ActivatorRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmSurvival RateUrokinase-Type Plasminogen ActivatorAntigens, NeoplasmPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen ActivatorRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmSERPINE1 protein, humanUrokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator

Identifiers

PMID24877154
PMCPMC4022202
OpenAlexW1978805251

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