Abstract:
Objective To investigate clinical value of plasma gastrin, leptin, carbohydrate antigen 125(CA125), carbohydrate antigen 72-4(CA72-4)and 13C-urea breath test(13C-UBT)in diagnosis of patients with gastric carcinoma.
Methods Radioimmunoassay and enzyme immunosorbent assay were used to determine the plasma gastrin, leptin, CA125 and CA72-4 levels, and helicobacter pylori(HP)infection rate was determined by 13C-UBT.Compared all the determined results from 126 patients with gastric carcinoma (including 32 casesⅠ-Ⅱstage gastric carcinoma, 57 casesⅢstage gastric carcinoma and 37 casesⅣstage gastric carcinoma)and 60 normal controls.
Results The plasma gastrin, CA125 and CA72-4 levels in 126 patients with gastric carcinoma were significantly higher(t=3.125, t=3.519, t=3.788, P < 0.01)but plasma level was significantly lower(t=3.524, P < 0.01)than those in 60 normal controls.Compared with normel controls, the result of CA72-4 was signeficantly changed.The plasma gastrin, CA125 and CA72-4 levels in 126 patients with gastric carcinoma were increased with the severity of gastric carcinoma, but plasma leptin was decreased. The HP infection rate in 126 patients with gastric carcinoma(84.9%)were significantly higher than those in 60 normal controls(15%).The HP infection rate in 32Ⅰ-Ⅱ, 57Ⅲand 37Ⅳstage gastric carcinoma were 46.9%, 89.5%and 89.2%respectively and were increased with severity of gastric carcinoma.
Conclusion The determination of plasma CA72-4 was the best item for diagnosis of gastric carcinoma in four tumor markers, leptin, CA125 and gastrin followed.The determination of HP infection rate in gastric carcinoma by 13C-UBT played a considerable role for diagnosis and therapy.