The relationship between the serum concentration of TGF-?_1 and gastric cancer invasion and metastasis / 中国综合临床

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the relationship between the serum c oncentration of TGF-? 1 and invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer,and the effect of surgical treatment on the serum concentration of TGF-? 1.M ethods The serum concentration of TGF-? 1 of 48 cases of gastric can cer was detected by ELISA 3 days before and 7-10 days after surgical treatment. Results The serum concentration of TGF-? 1 of gastric cancer before surgical treatment (404.6? 12.0) mg/L was higher than that after surg ical treatment (294.3?33.9) mg/L (P