Serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines in prostate cancer

7 p.

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Main Authors: López Fontana, Constanza Matilde, Defagó, María Teresa, Huilcaman, Ricardo, Lopez, José, Moore Carrasco, Rodrigo
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11086/555694
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author López Fontana, Constanza Matilde
Defagó, María Teresa
Huilcaman, Ricardo
Lopez, José
Moore Carrasco, Rodrigo
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Moore Carrasco, Rodrigo
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spelling rdu-unc.5556942025-05-19T18:38:13Z Serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines in prostate cancer Niveles plasmáticos de citoquinas proinflamatorias en cáncer de próstata López Fontana, Constanza Matilde Defagó, María Teresa Huilcaman, Ricardo Lopez, José Moore Carrasco, Rodrigo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8878-3067 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4870-9660 PROSTATE CANCER CITOKINES INFLAMATTION 7 p. publishedVersion Fil: López Fontana, Constanza Matilde. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; Argentina. Fil: Defagó, María Teresa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. Fil: Defagó, María Teresa. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. Fil: Huilcaman, Ricardo. Universidad de Talca; Chile Fil: Lopez, José. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Argentina Fil: Moore Carrasco, Rodrigo. Universidad de Talca. Programa de Investigación Asociativa en Cáncer Gástrico; Chile. Prostate cancer has become an important public health problem affecting millions of men worldwide every year. Like other malignant tumors, prostate cancer shows evidence of a strong inflammatory component that is dependent on the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines,which might play a major role in the development and progression of the tumor, helping in its early stage, progression and aggressiveness. Aims: The goal of this study was to determine the relationships between the serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and the different stages of prostate cancer. To this end, sera from patients enrolled by The Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases and Cancer of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry at the University Juan Agustín Maza in Argentina, were analyzed through ELISA and their pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α and MCP-1) quantified. Patients were first classified into three groups (Control, at Risk, and Cancer subjects) and anthropometric, biochemical and histological parameters of prostate were then determined for all groups. Results and Conclusions: Despite displaying elevated serum concentrations of IL-6 and TNF-α in the Cancer and the Risk groups compared to the Control group, the differences did not reach significance. However, there was a positive correlation between these cytokines only in the Risk and Cancer groups, showing a general inflammatory behavior in these patients. The results obtained provide general data about the behavior of pro-inflammatory cytokines in prostate cancer. However, they do not demonstrate a direct correlation betweenserum levels and neoplastic progression. Nevertheless, these findings do not rule out a possible relationship between prostate cancer and serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines. publishedVersion Fil: López Fontana, Constanza Matilde. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; Argentina. Fil: Defagó, María Teresa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. Fil: Defagó, María Teresa. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. Fil: Huilcaman, Ricardo. Universidad de Talca; Chile Fil: Lopez, José. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Argentina Fil: Moore Carrasco, Rodrigo. Universidad de Talca. Programa de Investigación Asociativa en Cáncer Gástrico; Chile. Epidemiología 2025-05-13T18:39:34Z 2025-05-13T18:39:34Z 2019 article López Fontana, Constanza Matilde; Defagó, María Teresa; Huilcaman, Ricardo; Lopez, José; Moore Carrasco, Rodrigo; Niveles plasmáticos de citoquinas proinflamatorias en cáncer de próstata; Sociedad Medica del Centro; Revista Médica del Maule; 34; 8-2019; 9-15 0716-4114 http://hdl.handle.net/11086/555694 eng Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Impreso
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López Fontana, Constanza Matilde
Defagó, María Teresa
Huilcaman, Ricardo
Lopez, José
Moore Carrasco, Rodrigo
Serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines in prostate cancer
title Serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines in prostate cancer
title_full Serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines in prostate cancer
title_fullStr Serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines in prostate cancer
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title_short Serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines in prostate cancer
title_sort serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines in prostate cancer
topic PROSTATE
CANCER
CITOKINES
INFLAMATTION
url http://hdl.handle.net/11086/555694
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