Immunodetection and molecular forms of plasma vascular endothelial growth factor-C.
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Laboratory Medicine Academic Group, Department of Experimental Pathology, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. sarah.duff@man.ac.ukIssue Date
2003-02
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C is a member of the VEGF family. VEGF-C is involved in developmental lymphangiogenesis and may be important in pathological lymphangiogenesis, lymphatic invasion and metastasis in carcinoma. We describe the development of an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) assay for the quantification of VEGF-C in plasma. Capture of VEGF-C was achieved using goat anti-human VEGF-C antibody, followed by detection with rabbit anti-human VEGF-C antibody. The sensitivity of the assay was amplified using the biotin-avidin and enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) systems. The assay was highly sensitive and reproducible with a detection range of 0.4-100 U/ml and the intra- and inter-assay variations were less than 8%. Substitutional tests demonstrated that the assay was specific for VEGF-C with no cross-reaction with VEGF-A or VEGF-D. Practical application of the assay was evaluated in 41 colorectal cancer patients and 31 controls. Median plasma levels of VEGF-C were 35.0 U/ml (range: 17.4-75.9 U/ml) in colorectal cancer patients in contrast to 11.5 U/ml (range: 5.4-21.5 U/ml) in controls (p<0.001). Moreover, VEGF-C levels tended to be elevated in patients with advanced disease compared to early disease, but this was not statistically significant owing to a relatively small number of patients in each group. Immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting confirmed detection of VEGF-C in plasma and revealed that two forms of VEGF-C were present in the plasma corresponding to approximately 40 and approximately 80 kDa. The measurement of plasma VEGF-C offers opportunities to explore clinical applications in the management of malignancy, in particular in the prediction of lymphatic spread and in other lymphangiogenesis-related diseases.Citation
Immunodetection and molecular forms of plasma vascular endothelial growth factor-C. 2003, 22 (2):339-43 Int. J. Oncol.Journal
International Journal of OncologyPubMed ID
12527932Type
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enISSN
1019-6439Collections
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