目的测定结肠癌患者血清中3'sulfo—Lewis^a的含量及其潜在的意义。方法采用酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA),建立人血清3'sulfo—Lewis^a抗原的测定方法,对不同年龄、性别的非肿瘤健康人血清样本测定,通过与健康对照组的比较,探讨在结肠癌病人中血清3'sulfo—Lewis^a含量变化的潜在意义。结果该方法在0~200ng/mL范围内具有良好的测定线性关系,因此血清标本需要稀释。样品溶血对测定结果没有显著影响,不同的包被时间会有一定的影响。不同年龄、性别的血清3'sulfo—Lewis^a含量没有差别。健康志愿者的血清标本检测结果显示,血清3'sulfo—Lewis^a含量的平均值为(9160.25±504.14)ng/mL;95%的可信区间为(12476.19—2380.95)ng/mL。74例结肠癌病人血清测定结果显示,3'sulfo—Lewis^a血清含量为(7759±2818)ng/mL,与正常相比显著降低(P=0.0165),而且与转移相关,无转移组的病人3'sulfo—Lewis^a血清含量为(8007±2543)ng/mL,转移组(6867±1722)ng/mL,两者相差显著,P〈0.05。结论我们建立起了血清3'sulfo—Lewis^a定量测定方法,初步观察了健康人群血清3'sulfo—Lewis^a表达值,率先探讨了血清3'sulfo—Lewis^a的潜在意义,研究结果具有临床应用价值。
Objective To investigate 3'sulfo—Lewis^a antigen expression level in the serum of patients with colorectal cancer and its potential significance. Methods Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was employed and a standard curve was established to measure serum 3'sulfo—Lewis^a in 63 samples from 58 health volunteers of different ages and sexes. Results There was a correlation between the standard concentration and the detected value within the range from 0 to 200 ng/mL in our assay system, thus serum samples were diluted for the assay. Among the groups of different ages or sexes, there was no significant difference in 3'sulfo—Lewis^a levels. There was also no significant difference between samples with and without hemolysis. Different coating times affected the detection levels. The expression level of serum 3'sulfo—Lewis^a in health adult serum was (9 160.25± 504. 14) ng/mL. Interestingly, the level of 3'sulfo—Lewis^a in patients with coloreetal cancer was (7 759 ± 2 818) ng/mL, which was significantly lower than that of the health subjects (P = 0. 016 5). It further seemed to be related to metastasis tendency. In patients with and without metastasis, the contents of serum 3'sulfo—Lewis^a were (8 007± 2 543) ng/mL and (6 867 ±1 722) ng/mL, respeeively. The difference reached significance (P〈0.05). Conclusions Our study established a pioneer approch to measure 3'sulfo—Lewis^a level in human serum and determin 3'sulfo—Lewis^a level in patients with colorectal cancer, which is useful to observe the metastasis during the follow up.