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ArticleMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2017

Mannose-Binding Lectin Does Not Act as a Biomarker for the Progression of Preinvasive Lesions of Invasive Cervical Cancer.

Carlos Afonso Maestri, Renato Nisihara, Guilherme P Ramos, Hellen Weinschutz Mendes, Iara Messias-Reason, Newton Sérgio de Carvalho

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Article in Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Carlos Afonso Maestri
Renato Nisihara
Guilherme P Ramos
Hellen Weinschutz Mendes
Iara Messias-Reason
Newton Sérgio de Carvalho
Universidade Federal do Paraná · BRGaertner (United States) · USHospital de Clínicas Universidade Federal do Paraná · BR

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Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate serum concentrations of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in women presenting with different human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cervical lesions. SUBJECTS AND

methodsA total of 364 women, who underwent screening for cervical cancer or treatment at the Erasto Gaertner Cancer Hospital (HEG), Curitiba, Brazil, were enrolled in the study. Based on the latest cervical colposcopy-guided biopsy results, the women were divided into 4 groups: cervical intraepithelial neoplasia CIN-I (n = 54), CIN-II (n = 72), CIN-III (n = 145), and invasive cancer (n = 93). A time-resolved immunofluorometric assay was used to measure the MBL concentrations in serum. The statistical analysis was done using GraphPad Prism 6.0. Comparisons were performed by Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests and analyzed by χ2 test; continuous variables are presented as medians and categorical variables as frequencies.

resultsThe median MBL concentrations in decreasing order were as follows: invasive cancer: 1,452 ng/mL, CIN-I: 1,324 ng/mL, CIN-II: 1,104 ng/mL, and CIN-III 1,098 ng/mL. However, no statistical significance was found among the 4 groups with HPV-associated lesions (p = 0.11). Equally, the MBL levels did not show a significant association between the age of the patients and the severity of the cervical lesions (p = 0.68). No statistical significance was found in the median values of MBL or in the status of MBL deficient (<100 ng/mL) and high producers (>1,000 ng/mL) among the women in each group (p = 0.77).

conclusionIn this study, there was no statistically significant difference in MBL serum levels among the groups with CIN. Hence MBL serum concentration appeared not to have influenced the progression of HPV-related preinvasive cervical lesions into invasive cancer.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAge FactorsBiomarkers, TumorFemaleFluoroimmunoassayHumansMannose-Binding LectinMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessPapillomavirus InfectionsSeverity of Illness IndexUterine Cervical DysplasiaUterine Cervical NeoplasmsYoung AdultBiomarkers, TumorMannose-Binding LectinCervical cancerCervical intraepithelial neoplasiaComplementHuman papillomavirus

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PMID29131134
PMCPMC5848474
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