Liver Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2005; 11(30): 4655-4660
Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4655
Table 1 Alterations of total RNA (mean±SD) and amplification of IGF-II mRNA in cancerous, para-cancerous, and non-cancerous liver tissues
GroupsnTotal RNA level(μg/mg wet tissue)IGF-II mRNA
Positive%
Cancerous tissues3013.4 ± 8.430100
Para-cancerous tissues3020.7 ± 14.6a1653.3b
Non-cancerous tissues3025.0 ± 20.2b00b
Table 2 Levels of serum free IGF-II and AFP in patients with chronic liver diseases
GroupsnFree IGF-II (μg/L)
AFP (μg/L)
mean±SD> 6.0 (%)mean±SD> 50 (%)
CH304.1 ± 2.48 (26.7)32.0 ± 23.77 (23.3)
LC255.5 ± 1.77 (28.0)34.7 ± 39.89 (36)
HCC1116.7 ± 1.884 (75.7) b417.5 ± 274.172 (64.9) b
Table 3 Analysis of IGF-II-mRNA and AFP-mRNA in peripheral blood of patients with different liver diseases or non-liver tumors
GroupsnIGF-II mRNA
AFP mRNA
Both
Positive%Positive%Positive%
HCC1113834.25852.36861.3
LC2500b520.0b520.0b
CH3000b26.7b26.7b
AH3000b00b00b
ET2500b00b00b
NC2500b00b00b
Table 4 Relationship between peripheral blood IGF-II mRNA or AFP mRNA and HCC stage or metastasis
GroupsnIGF-II mRNA
AFP mRNA
Positive%Positive%
HCC Stage I14214.3a535.7a
Stage II31619.4a825.8a
Stage III663045.54771.2
Intra-hepatic metastasis
With672740.34465.7c
Without4411251840.9
Extrahepatic metastasis
With1313100b13100b
Without982525.55354.1