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
1999
Secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor in adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
Santin A, Hermonat P, Ravaggi A, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G. Secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor in adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1999, 94: 78-82. PMID: 10389722, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00282-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorSquamous cell carcinomaEndothelial growth factorVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretionSquamous cell linesUterine cervixCell carcinomaGrowth factor secretionGrowth factorFactor secretionCell linesSensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbentSignificant differencesEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCervical carcinoma cell linesImmunosuppressive cytokinesHistologic typeCervical cancerCarcinoma cell linesCervical tumorsBiologic behaviorHematogenous metastasisAdenocarcinomaCervixRadiation treatmentSecretion of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix
SANTIN A, HERMONAT P, RAVAGGI A, PECORELLI S, CANNON M, PARHAM G. Secretion of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1999, 94: 78-82. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-199907000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorSquamous cell carcinomaEndothelial growth factorVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretionSquamous cell linesUterine cervixCell carcinomaGrowth factor secretionGrowth factorFactor secretionCell linesSensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbentSignificant differencesEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCervical carcinoma cell linesImmunosuppressive cytokinesHistologic typeCervical cancerCarcinoma cell linesCervical tumorsBiologic behaviorHematogenous metastasisAdenocarcinomaCervixRadiation treatment