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Erythrocyte membrane stearic to oleic acid ratio in carcinoma of the gallbladder: a preliminary study. 1998

M Pandey, and A K Khatri, and S S Dubey, and A Gautam, and V K Shukla

Department of Surgery, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. rcctvm@md2.vsnl.net.in

OBJECTIVE The role of erythrocyte membrane stearic to oleic acid ratio (saturation index) as a marker of malignancy is still unclear, though an association has been found in colorectal carcinoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, leukaemia, lymphoma and in hepatic malignancies. This study aims to investigate the role of the saturation index in primary carcinoma of the gallbladder. METHODS This paper describes the results of the stearic to oleic acid ratio determination in 26 subjects with either cholelithiasis or carcinoma of the gallbladder, also including a group of age- and sex-matched controls, using gas chromatography. This is the first report of the saturation index in carcinoma of the gallbladder. RESULTS A significantly lower saturation index was observed in patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder than with cholelithiasis (t = 2.19, P = 0.043, T = 47, P < 0.05, Wilcoxon P < 0.001, F = 2192.23, P < 0.001; 95% CI 18.45-30.44) and controls (t = 2.5, P = 0.024, T = 36, P < 0.05, F = 10904.11, P < 0.001, Wilcoxon P < 0.001; 95% CI 52.42-63.39). Among the carcinoma patients a further lowering was noted in stage IV disease compared with stage III (T = 6, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS These changes are probably due to a marked increase in oleic acid content at the expense of stearic acid. This lowering of the saturation index in carcinoma of the gallbladder is similar to that observed previously in the other malignancies.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D002277	Carcinoma	A malignant neoplasm made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate the surrounding tissues and give rise to metastases. It is a histological type of neoplasm and not a synonym for "cancer."	Carcinoma, Anaplastic,Carcinoma, Spindle-Cell,Carcinoma, Undifferentiated,Carcinomatosis,Epithelial Neoplasms, Malignant,Epithelioma,Epithelial Tumors, Malignant,Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Malignant Epithelial,Anaplastic Carcinoma,Anaplastic Carcinomas,Carcinoma, Spindle Cell,Carcinomas,Carcinomatoses,Epithelial Neoplasm, Malignant,Epithelial Tumor, Malignant,Epitheliomas,Malignant Epithelial Neoplasm,Malignant Epithelial Tumor,Malignant Epithelial Tumors,Neoplasm, Malignant Epithelial,Spindle-Cell Carcinoma,Spindle-Cell Carcinomas,Tumor, Malignant Epithelial,Undifferentiated Carcinoma,Undifferentiated Carcinomas
D002849	Chromatography, Gas	Fractionation of a vaporized sample as a consequence of partition between a mobile gaseous phase and a stationary phase held in a column. Two types are gas-solid chromatography, where the fixed phase is a solid, and gas-liquid, in which the stationary phase is a nonvolatile liquid supported on an inert solid matrix.	Chromatography, Gas-Liquid,Gas Chromatography,Chromatographies, Gas,Chromatographies, Gas-Liquid,Chromatography, Gas Liquid,Gas Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatography
D004910	Erythrocyte Membrane	The semi-permeable outer structure of a red blood cell. It is known as a red cell 'ghost' after HEMOLYSIS.	Erythrocyte Ghost,Red Cell Cytoskeleton,Red Cell Ghost,Erythrocyte Cytoskeleton,Cytoskeleton, Erythrocyte,Cytoskeleton, Red Cell,Erythrocyte Cytoskeletons,Erythrocyte Ghosts,Erythrocyte Membranes,Ghost, Erythrocyte,Ghost, Red Cell,Membrane, Erythrocyte,Red Cell Cytoskeletons,Red Cell Ghosts
D005260	Female		Females
D005706	Gallbladder Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the gallbladder.	Cancer of Gallbladder,Gallbladder Cancer,Cancer of the Gallbladder,Gall Bladder Cancer,Neoplasms, Gallbladder,Bladder Cancer, Gall,Bladder Cancers, Gall,Cancer, Gall Bladder,Cancer, Gallbladder,Cancers, Gall Bladder,Cancers, Gallbladder,Gall Bladder Cancers,Gallbladder Cancers,Gallbladder Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Gallbladder
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013229	Stearic Acids	A group of compounds that are derivatives of octadecanoic acid which is one of the most abundant fatty acids found in animal lipids. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Dihydrooleic Acids,Octadecanoic Acids,Tetrahydrolinoleic Acids,Acids, Dihydrooleic,Acids, Octadecanoic,Acids, Stearic,Acids, Tetrahydrolinoleic
D016022	Case-Control Studies	Comparisons that start with the identification of persons with the disease or outcome of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease or outcome of interest. The relationship of an attribute is examined by comparing both groups with regard to the frequency or levels of outcome over time.	Case-Base Studies,Case-Comparison Studies,Case-Referent Studies,Matched Case-Control Studies,Nested Case-Control Studies,Case Control Studies,Case-Compeer Studies,Case-Referrent Studies,Case Base Studies,Case Comparison Studies,Case Control Study,Case Referent Studies,Case Referrent Studies,Case-Comparison Study,Case-Control Studies, Matched,Case-Control Studies, Nested,Case-Control Study,Case-Control Study, Matched,Case-Control Study, Nested,Case-Referent Study,Case-Referrent Study,Matched Case Control Studies,Matched Case-Control Study,Nested Case Control Studies,Nested Case-Control Study,Studies, Case Control,Studies, Case-Base,Studies, Case-Comparison,Studies, Case-Compeer,Studies, Case-Control,Studies, Case-Referent,Studies, Case-Referrent,Studies, Matched Case-Control,Studies, Nested Case-Control,Study, Case Control,Study, Case-Comparison,Study, Case-Control,Study, Case-Referent,Study, Case-Referrent,Study, Matched Case-Control,Study, Nested Case-Control
D019301	Oleic Acid	An unsaturated fatty acid that is the most widely distributed and abundant fatty acid in nature. It is used commercially in the preparation of oleates and lotions, and as a pharmaceutical solvent. (Stedman, 26th ed)	9-Octadecenoic Acid,Oleate,cis-9-Octadecenoic Acid,9 Octadecenoic Acid,cis 9 Octadecenoic Acid

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