Can serum progranulin levels be a biomarker following gastric ulcer therapy?

KAHRAMANOĞLU AKSOY E., Sapmaz F., DOĞAN Ö., Albuz Ö., UZMAN M., Nazlıgül Y.

Przeglad Gastroenterologiczny, cilt.13, sa.4, ss.313-321, 2018 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5114/pg.2018.79812
  • Dergi Adı: Przeglad Gastroenterologiczny
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.313-321
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: peptic ulcer, progranulin, tumor necrosis factor alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Progranulin is a novel growth factor that has several physiological and pathological roles such as cell growth, tumourigenesis, embryogenesis, wound healing, and inflammation. Aim: To compare the pre-treatment and post-treatment serum levels of the angiogenic factor vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and progranulin in peptic ulcer (PU) patients with a healthy control group. Material and methods: Serum VEGF, TNF-α, and progranulin levels were studied with ELISA in 42 PU patients (antral ulcer (AU): 22, duodenal ulcer (DU): 20) and 15 healthy controls. Results: The serum progranulin levels before treatment were 4237.35 ±1091.30 pg/ml in the patients with AU, 4682.64 ±1501.46 pg/ml in the patients with DU, 3055.66 ±626.88 pg/ml in the control group, and 4460 ±1315 pg/ml in the ulcer (AU and DU) group. The serum progranulin levels were 3607.7 ±869.4 pg/ml in the AU group, 4286.5 ±1208.78 pg/ml in the DU group, and 3947.1 ±1094.64 pg/ml in the ulcer group after the treatment. When comparing pre-treatment serum progranulin levels of the AU group, DU group, and ulcer group with the control group there were statistically significant differences (p < 0.001, p < 0.0001, p < 0.0001, respectively). Conclusions: The disappearance of the difference in terms of post-treatment serum levels of progranulin between the AU group and the control group suggests that serum levels of progranulin can be used as a biomarker of gastric ulcer healing.