esophageal neoplasms/carbohydrate

This study was undertaken to assess postoperative gastric motility and gastric acid secretion, and pre- and postoperative carbohydrate metabolism in patients with esophageal cancer. The gastric motility was compared among 3 different reconstruction routes in 26 patients who were divided into 2

Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9, and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) antigen levels were assessed to determine if their levels are useful for staging esophageal cancer preoperatively and for predicting patient survival after esophagectomy. Hence their

BACKGROUND During perioperative management of patients with gastrointestinal cancer complicated by diabetes mellitus, adequate alimentation is required, but we often face difficulties associated with hyperglycemia and other accompanying complications. Recently, we investigated the effects of a novel

Tumour markers are used for diagnosis, staging, evaluation of response to treatment, prognosis and detection of recurrences in clinical oncology. In this study, we aim to investigate the levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-binding protein (IGFBP)-III in cases with oesophageal

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common type of esophageal cancer and is prevalent worldwide. Understanding the mechanisms underlying its formation and the search for more effective therapeutic strategies are critical due to the occurrence of chemotherapeutic drug resistance. The aim

In contrast to gastrointestinal cancer, where a correlation between the expression of different mucin-associated core antigens with clinico-pathological parameters and survival probability, has been established, little is known about their importance in esophageal cancer. Therefore, we characterized

The immunohistochemical analysis using the monoclonal antibodies to the carbohydrate antigens were performed and suggested that CA19-9 is a tumor-associated antigen in gastric cancer, Leb, Ley, CA19-9, CSLEX1, SLX in colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer, and Lex, Ley, and CSLEX1 in breast and

Cell-to-cell contact between macrophages and tumor cells is an important initial reaction in a host defense mechanism against tumor cells. The authors have studied cell surface components of human esophageal carcinoma cells recognized by macrophages. Superoxide release from THP-1 cells, a human

BACKGROUND Tumor markers whose antigenic determinants have been demonstrated to consist of carbohydrates are probably one of the most extensive tools that have been used in routine cancer diagnosis. In this study, the relevance of carbohydrate antigen expression profile was examined in esophageal

OBJECTIVE The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma is on the rise in the United States. In this ecological study using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program (1973-2001) and national food consumption data (1909-1997), we evaluated the correlation between secular trends of

The dietary pattern and nutrients intakes of residents in areas with high and low prevalence of esophageal cancer were studied by 3 days' dietary survey. The results showed that the dietary pattern and nutrients intakes of residents in areas with low prevalence (ALP) of esophageal cancer was

O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase (OGT) catalyzes O-linked glycosylation (O-GlcNAcylation). O-GlcNAcylation is a post-translational carbohydrate modification of diverse nuclear and cytosolic proteins by the addition of O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine. It was recently demonstrated that OGT and