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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study serum levels and clinical significance of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Serum samples were obtained from 36 children with ALL before treatment and 6 months after complete remission. Thirty children with surgical diseases severed as the control group. Serum IGF-1 levels were measured using radioimmunoassay (RIA). Serum IGFBP-3 levels were measured using immunoradioassays (IRMA).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Serum levels of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 in the ALL group were 19±4 ng/mL and 1216±132 ng/mL, respectively before treatment, which were lower than those in the control group (32±3 ng/mL and 2104±191 ng/mL respectively) (P<0.01). Serum levels of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 in the ALL group increased to 30±3 ng/mL and 1941±164 ng/mL respectively 6 months after complete remission, which were significantly higher than those before treatment (P<0.01) and were similar to the levels of the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Serum levels of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 are reduced in children with ALL, but increase significantly after complete remission, suggesting that IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 might serve as useful markers for the diagnosis and evaluation of therapeutic effects of childhood ALL.</p>
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Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Biomarkers, Tumor , Blood , Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 , Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins , Blood , Insulin-Like Growth Factor I , Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma , Blood , DiagnosisABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo explore the detection significance of insulin-like growth factor-I(IGF-I),IGF-binding protein-3(IGFBP-3) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL).MethodsSerum samples were obtained from 30 ALL children without any medication;serum control samples were obtained from 30 cases of healthy children.There were no significant differences of body weight,age and sex between 2 groups.All children had no case history of liver,kidney,malnutrition and endocrine system disease.IGF-Ⅰ was determined by radioimmunoassay kit.IGFBP-3 was determined by immunoradiometric kit.The data were analyzed with SPSS 11.0 software.ResultsThe level of IGF-Ⅰ in ALL group [(18.95?4.02)?106 g/L] was significantly lower than that in control group [(34.12?7.86)?106 g/L](t =9.412P
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Objective To investigate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor/vcascular endothelial growth factor receptor(VEGF/VEGFR) in bone marrow of children with acute leukemia(AL),and explore their relationship of the clinical features,and observe changes before and after chemotheropy.Methods The bone marrows of 53 children with AL were assayed to study the expression of VEGF/VEGFR(KDR,Flt-1)before and after chemtheropy with S-P immhistochemical staining.Their relations to the clinical features were evaluated.Results The expressions of VEGF,Flt-1,KDR were significantly higher in newly diagnosed children with AL than those of control group.They were significantly higher in children with acute myeloid leukemia(AML) than in children with ALL.The expressions of VEGF,Flt-1,KDR in remission chidren after chemotheropy were significantly lower than before chemotheropy.There was a positive correlation of the percentage of bone marrow blasts with VEGF expression in children with AL.There was also a positive correlation of the percentage of leukemic cell in blood rountine with VEGF expression.For the untreated group of children,no correlation was found between expressions of VEGF,Flt-1,KDR and age,sex,extramedullary infiltration.Conclusions Expression levels of VEGF,Flt-1,KDR in bone marrow of children with AL increases.VEGF/VEGFR may play an important role in process of chidhood AL.
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Objective To study the expression and clinical significance of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1(sVCAM-1)in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura(HSP).Methods The levels of plasma VEGF and sVCAM-1 were measured in 58 children with HSP and 23 normal children by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),respectively.Results The plasma levels of VEGF and sVCAM-1 of HSP children at acute stage were significantely higher than those of HSP children at the remission stage and those of the controls(Pa
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Objective To study the variation of serum IL-18 and TNF-? in infants with cytomegalovirus (CMV) hepatitis before and after treatment. Methods The levels of serum IL-18 and TNF-? in 36 infants with CMV-hepatitis before and after treatment and in 21 normal infants were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results Serum levels of IL-18 and TNF-? in infants with CMV-heptitis were obviously higher than those in normal infants (P