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Takashi ICHIKURA, Kentaro CHOCHI, Susumu SAIGUSA, Naoko SAKAMOTO, Hide ...
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Tomoki MAKINO, Kazumasa FUJITANI, Toshimasa TSUJINAKA, Motohiro HIRAO
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Tsuyoshi OKADA, Kenji TSUKADA, Masanobu TANAKA, Sumito SUDA, Hironobu ...
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Hideyuki ISHIDA, Kazuo SHIRAKAWA, Hiroshi NAKADA, Masaru YOKOYAMA, Tom ...
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Purpose : This study examined whether preoperative plasma big ET-1 concentrations may be a predictor of liver metastasis of patients with colorectal cancer. Methods : Big endothelin (ET) -1 was measured in plasma of 46 patients with colorectal cancer (Dukes'B ;10, Dukes'C ;14, Dukes'D ; 22) and 15 healthy volunteers. Expression of ET-1 mRNA was also examined in samples from 9 patients with synchronous liver metastasis (Dukes'D) by semiquantitative RT-PCR method. Results : The ratio of levels above the cutoff determined by the plasma from healthy volunteers (0.83 fmol/ml) was exclusively higher in patients with synchronous liver metastasis (68%, p < 0.01). In addition, the big ET-1 level was not different between patients without recurrence for three years or more (n=12) and those who developed liver metastasis after curative resection (n=12, p=0.61). The big ET-1 levels were positively correlated with the volume of liver metastasis (p=0.02, n=9). Relative ET-1 mRNA expression was not different between primary lesions and matched liver metastases (n=9, p=0.34). Conclusions : (1) Plasma big ET-1 level may not be a predictor for the development of liver metastasis of colorectal cancer after curative resection. (2) Elevated plasma levels of big ET-1 is possibly due to increased tumor burden.
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Kohei WAKATSUKI, Michihiro NARIKIYO, Yukishige YAMADA, Yoshiyuki NAKAJ ...
2004 Volume 29 Issue 6 Pages
988-992
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Ichiro YAMATO, Yukio AOMATSU, Heisuke FUJIMOTO, Hirofumi KUWATA, Yoshi ...
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993-997
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Kojin ENDO, Kunitoshi NAKAGAWA, Yukimasa SUZUKI
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A Review of 119 Cases
Motoo SHINOHARA, Munetaka MORI, Akihiro MIMURO, Nobuaki SAKAMOTO, Mich ...
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1002-1006
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Satoru AKASHI, Masatoshi YAMAMOTO, Kazuaki UCHIMOTO, Takasumi HOSOI, A ...
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Atsushi KAWASAKI, Kenji MIMATSU, Takatsugu OIDA, Hisao KANOU, Youichi ...
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Daisuke HOKUTO, Fumikazu KOYAMA, Hisao FUJII, Ryo NISHINUMA, Yoshiyuki ...
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Daisuke SAKAGUCHI, Hideyuki ISHIDA, Masaru YOKOYAMA, Akio ODAKA, Daijo ...
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Takanori GOI, Takaharu TAKAMURA, Shinsuke OBATA, Katsuji SAWAI, Kanji ...
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Yasusuke MURAKAMI, Kunitoshi NAKAGAWA, Yukimasa SUZUKI
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Satoshi YAJIMA, Sumitaka YANAGIMOTO, Daiki NAGOSHI
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Kenichi SAKURAI, Sadao AMANO, Mitsuhiko KASHIO, Katsuhisa ENOMOTO, Yos ...
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Takahiro NAKAJIMA, Takashi KAIHO
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Kimiatsu HASUO, Junichi TANAKA, Hiroyo INO, Yasushi RINO, Yoshinori TA ...
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Minoru MORIWAKI, Hiroaki MITSUHASHI, Yoshihumi RYI
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Katsunori NARAHARA, Yoshimasa ONO, Yuu SAKAI, Hiroaki TAKEO, Susumu MA ...
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Kunihiro YAMAZAKI, Hironori KANEKO, Hiroko NONAKA
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