[Correlation of serum gamma-seminoprotein and serum prostate-specific antigen in patients with prostate cancer]

Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi. 1989 Oct;80(10):1497-501. doi: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.80.1497.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) using rabbit anti-gamma-seminoprotein (gamma-Sm) antibody and rabbit anti-prostate-specific antigen antibody (PA) for measurements of gamma-Sm and PA were developed in order to determine the correlation between serum gamma-Sm levels and serum PA levels in patients with prostate cancer. Each EIA for measurement of gamma-Sm or PA was revealed to be sensitive and reproducible by fundamental analysis of the quality of EIAs. A significant correlation was established between serum gamma-Sm levels and serum PA levels which were measured by these assays and expressed as protein concentration of seminal plasma (r = 0.99). This result coincided with our previous observation that gamma-Sm and PA are immunologically identical materials. We conclude, therefore, that gamma-Sm and PA should be regarded as tumor markers identical to each other for serodiagnosis of prostate cancer.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Neoplasm / analysis*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood*
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Male
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / blood*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / immunology
  • Prostatic Secretory Proteins*
  • Proteins / analysis*
  • Seminal Plasma Proteins

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Prostatic Secretory Proteins
  • Proteins
  • Seminal Plasma Proteins
  • beta-microseminoprotein
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen