Cytokines levels in prostate adenocarcinomas

Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2005;46(3):179-82.

Abstract

In this research, we determined the levels of IL-2, IL-6 and TNF-alpha at 60 patients with prostate adenocarcinomas situated in II, III and IV stages. The method used was ELISA quantitative. We observed that the IL-2 levels were normal in II stage, and the levels of IL-6 and TNF-alpha were lightly increased. In III and IV stages of prostate cancer the levels of IL-2 were very low and the levels of IL-6 and TNF-alpha were very increased. The high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines are correlated with diseases evolution. The decrease of IL-2 levels in advanced prostate cancer goes to the decrease of immune response in prostate cancer.

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / blood*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Aged
  • Cytokines / blood*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-2 / blood
  • Interleukin-6 / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / blood*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Interleukin-2
  • Interleukin-6
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha