维生素D及其结合蛋白在患有菌瘤的患者中
Zeinab Latifi1, Farnaz Oghbaei2, Zahra Salemi3
1Nervous system stem cell research center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
|January 9, 2024
概括
较低的自由维生素D (VitD) 和较高的维生素D结合蛋白 (DBP) 与子宫纤维瘤大小有关. 这些因素可以作为生物标志物用于诊断瘤和评估纤维瘤进展.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 妇科 妇科 妇科 妇科
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 子宫瘤是常见的良性瘤.
- 维生素D (VitD) 和其结合蛋白 (DBP) 在瘤发展中的作用尚未完全理解.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查VitD,DBP和女性的自由VitD水平与leiomyomas.
- 探索这些因素与瘤特征之间的关联.
- 评估它们作为子宫纤维瘤诊断生物标志物的潜力.
主要方法:
- 总体VitD和DBP的血清水平使用ELISA测量了55名患有白细胞瘤的妇女和50名健康对照.
- 计算了自由的VitD水平和VitD/DBP比率.
- 评估了瘤的数量,尺寸和位置.
主要成果:
- 在总VitD水平上没有显著差异.
- 与对照组相比,乳腺瘤患者的自由维生素D水平较低,DBP水平较高.
- 自由维生素D与瘤大小负相关,而DBP与瘤大小正相关.
- 已建立的自由维生素D (4.47 pg/mL) 和DBP (256.2 μg/mL) 的切断值,具有诊断灵敏度和特异性.
结论:
- 自由的VitD和DBP可能参与瘤的发展,并与瘤大小有关.
- 自由的VitD和DBP的血清水平可以作为辅助生物标志物用于瘤诊断和进展评估.
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