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TIMP2 plasma protein level and its clinical significance in lung cancer patients

YANG Lei1,WU Yong-kai2,HAN Nai-jun1,SUN Ke-lin2,CHENG Shu-jun1,GAO Yan-ning2,XIAO Ting1,*   

  1. (1. Beijing Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Prevention, Cancer Institute, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021; 2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Institute, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China)
  • Received:2012-11-12 Revised:2013-03-21 Online:2013-05-30 Published:2013-05-30
  • Contact: XIAO Ting,E-mail:xiaot@cicams.ac.cn

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To detect the plasma protein levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 (TIMP2) in lung cancer patients and healthy controls,and analyze its clinical significance. METHODS:Plasma TIMP2 level in 114 patients with primary lung cancer and 100 healthy subjects were measured by an enzyme immunoassay (ELISA). RESULTS:The plasma level of TIMP2 in patients with primary lung cancer (74.56±16.70) ng/mL was significantly lower than the healthy controls (170.98±48.61) ng/mL (P<0.01). The TIMP2 level in stage Ⅲ+Ⅳ(81.57±15.62) ng/mL were significantly higher than those in stage Ⅰ+Ⅱ(69.16±15.63) ng/mL (P<0.01). The plasma TIMP2 levels were elevated in the patients with tumor >3 cm (P<0.01),and correlated with distant metastasis (P<0.01). When the TIMP2 cutoff value was set to 103.29 ng/mL,sensitivity of lung cancer detection was 97.4%, and specificity was 82.8%. CONCLUSION:Measurement of plasma level of TIMP2 protein may contribute to the diagnosis of lung cancer.

Key words: lung cancer, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, plasma, tumor marker