2005
High serum levels of interleukin-6 in endometrial carcinoma are associated with uterine serous papillary histology, a highly aggressive and chemotherapy-resistant variant of endometrial cancer
Bellone S, Watts K, Cane' S, Palmieri M, Cannon MJ, Burnett A, Roman JJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. High serum levels of interleukin-6 in endometrial carcinoma are associated with uterine serous papillary histology, a highly aggressive and chemotherapy-resistant variant of endometrial cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2005, 98: 92-98. PMID: 15904949, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaIL-6 gene expression levelsEndometrioid carcinomaInterleukin-6Primary endometrioid carcinomaEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayEndometrial carcinomaHealthy femalesUSPC patientsMean serum IL-6 levelPrimary USPC cell linesIL-6 serum concentrationsSerum IL-6 levelsAnti-tumor immune functionBenign abdominal diseasesChemotherapy-resistant variantsControl endometrial cellsNormal healthy femalesSerous papillary histologyUSPC cell linesIL-6 concentrationsIL-6 levelsBenign disease patientsHigher serum levelsSerous papillary carcinoma
2004
Increased levels of gangliosides in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer
Santin AD, Ravindranath MH, Bellone S, Muthugounder S, Palmieri M, O'Brien TJ, Roman J, Cannon MJ, Pecorelli S. Increased levels of gangliosides in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2004, 111: 613-618. PMID: 15198791, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00142.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer patientsAdvanced ovarian cancerAdvanced ovarian cancer patientsNormal female controlsPrimary ovarian cancer cell linesOvarian cancer cell linesCancer patientsCancer cell linesOvarian cancerTotal gangliosidesFemale controlsAscitic fluidUterine carcinoma cell linesCell linesJohn Wayne Cancer InstituteAnti-tumor immune functionGanglioside levelsUterine cancer cell linesLipid-associated sialic acidTotal ganglioside levelsTime of surgeryDepartment of ObstetricsPrimary cervical cancerPrimary ovarian tumorsOvarian tumor cells
2001
Increased levels of interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor-β in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer
Santin A, Bellone S, Ravaggi A, Roman J, Smith C, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G. Increased levels of interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor-β in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2001, 108: 804-808. DOI: 10.1016/s0306-5456(00)00206-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian cancer patientsAdvanced ovarian cancerIL-10Cancer patientsOvarian cancerAscitic fluidPlasma levelsPeritoneal fluidAdvanced ovarian cancer patientsElevated TGF-β levelsImmunosuppressive cytokine IL-10Anti-tumor immune functionDetectable IL-10Cytokine IL-10TGF-β levelsTime of surgeryDepartment of ObstetricsPlasma samplesNormal female controlsSensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbentEnzyme-linked immunosorbentTGF-β releaseImmunosuppressive cytokinesInterleukin-10Normal control plasma samplesIncreased levels of interleukin‐10 and transforming growth factor‐β in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer
Santin A, Bellone S, Ravaggi A, Roman J, Smith C, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G. Increased levels of interleukin‐10 and transforming growth factor‐β in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2001, 108: 804-808. PMID: 11510703, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2001.00206.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer patientsAdvanced ovarian cancerIL-10Cancer patientsOvarian cancerAscitic fluidPlasma levelsPeritoneal fluidAdvanced ovarian cancer patientsElevated TGF-beta levelsImmunosuppressive cytokine IL-10Anti-tumor immune functionDetectable IL-10TGF-beta levelsCytokine IL-10Time of surgeryDepartment of ObstetricsTGF-beta releasePlasma samplesNormal female controlsSensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbentEnzyme-linked immunosorbentImmunosuppressive cytokinesInterleukin-10Prospective study