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ArticleReports of biochemistry & molecular biology2022

Prognostic Significance of Substance P and Neurokinin-1 Receptor in Bladder Cancer.

Elnaz Zahiri, Hamidreza Ghorbani, Ali Moradi, Hassan Mehrad-Majd, Fariba Mohammadi, Noorieh Sharifi Sistani, Seyed Isaac Hashemy

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Article in Reports of biochemistry & molecular biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Elnaz ZahiriDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hamidreza GhorbaniKidney Transplantation Complications Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Ali MoradiClinical Research Development Unit, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hassan Mehrad-MajdClinical Research Development Unit, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Fariba MohammadiDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Noorieh Sharifi SistaniDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Seyed Isaac HashemyDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRGhaem Hospital · IR

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Abstract

Background: Bladder cancer is one of the most common genitourinary cancers with significant mortality. Finding reliable tumor markers and potential drug targets can improve early diagnosis, prognosis, and more effective therapeutic protocols. Previous studies have reported the involvement of the substance P (SP)/neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) system in cancers. The potential prognostic role and the interaction of SP and NK-1R in bladder tumor are yet to be elucidated. Methods: Serum samples from 22 primarily diagnosed patients with bladder cancer as well as 22 healthy controls were examined for SP level using ELISA method. Tissue distribution of NK-1R in tumor samples and their adjacent normal tissues was evaluated through immunohistochemistry. Results: Serum SP levels in patients with bladder cancer were higher than the healthy group (p< 0.001) and had a significant correlation with NK-1R staining intensity (p< 0.001), percentage of stained cells (p< 0.001), and NK-1R tissue distribution. Also, the immunoreactivity of NK-1R in cancer samples increased significantly without correlation with tumor characteristics. However, no significant association was found between SP and NK-1R levels with clinical characteristics including tumor size (p= 0.33), tumor stage (p= 0.29), grade (p= 0.93), NK-1R staining intensity (p= 0.53), and percentage of stained cells (p= 0.32). Discussion: According to our findings, despite the lack of association between SP and NK-1R with clinical characteristics of bladder cancer, their serum levels were higher in patients with bladder cancer. Further studies are needed to confirm the potential prognostic role of SP and NK-1R in bladder cancer.

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BiomarkerBladder cancerNeurokinin-1 receptorPrognosisSubstance P

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PMID36718293
PMCPMC9883027
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