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Serum semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) activity correlates with VEGF in non-small-cell lung cancer patients

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Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) is an enzyme associated with vascular systems in mammals. SSAO catalyzes the deamination of primary monoamines and has been suggested to be a risk factor in vascular disorders, e.g., diabetic vascular complications. The primary aim of the present study was to investigate if serum SSAO activity is associated with clinical parameters in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Secondary aims were to investigate if there is a correlation between SSAO activity and the angiogenic factors vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF).

Thirty-three patients donated 231 serum samples. Detectable levels of bFGF, VEGF, and SSAO were observed in all patients. Serum SSAO activity was not statistically associated with survival (p=0.35). A highly significant statistical correlation was found between SSAO activity and VEGF (p<0.0001). No significant correlation between SSAO and bFGF was observed.

We conclude that SSAO was not associated with survival in patients with NSCLC. However, a strong correlation between serum SSAO activity and the angiogenic factor VEGF was found that might implicate new aspects of the mechanisms controlling angiogenesis.

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  1. Department of Oncology, Radiology, Clinical Immunology, Section of Oncology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

    Michael Bergqvist MD, PhD, Daniel Brattström, Patrik Hesselius & Gunnar Wagenius

  2. Department of Neuroscience, Unit of Pharmacology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Håkan Garpenstrand & Lars Oreland

  3. Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

    Anders Larsson

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Garpenstrand, H., Bergqvist, M., Brattström, D. et al. Serum semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) activity correlates with VEGF in non-small-cell lung cancer patients. Med Oncol 21, 241–250 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1385/MO:21:3:241

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