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Soluble ECM1 ELISA Kit
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) in benign laryngeal lesions, precancerous lesions and malignant laryngeal lesions and analyze the clinical significance of ECM1 changes in the pathogenesis and metastasis of laryngeal carcinoma.
METHODS: A total of 46 patients with laryngeal lesions were recruited with a median age of 48.2 years (range: 33-67 years). Among these patients, 29 had laryngeal carcinoma (12 with metastasis and 17 without metastasis), 8 had benign laryngeal lesions and 9 had precancerous laryngeal lesions (laryngeal leukoplakia). Immunofluorescence staining was employed to detect the protein expression of ECM1 in benign laryngeal lesions, laryngeal leukoplakia and malignant laryngeal lesions; RT-PCR was used to measure the mRNA expression of ECM1 in laryngeal carcinoma and benign laryngeal lesions.
RESULTS:ECM1 expression was detected in 25% (2/8) of patients with benign laryngeal lesions, 78% (7/9) of patients with precancerous laryngeal lesions, and 100% (29/29) of patients with laryngeal carcinoma. Among the laryngeal carcinoma patients, high ECM1 expression (+++) was found in 64.7% (11/17) of patients without lymph node metastasis and 91.7% (11/12) of patients with lymph node metastasis. Increased ECM1 expression was found in laryngeal carcinoma when compared with other laryngeal lesions and the ECM1 expression in patients with metastasis was significantly higher than that patients without metastasis (P<0.01). RT-PCR showed that the mRNA expression of ECM-1 in laryngeal carcinoma was markedly higher than that in benign laryngeal lesions.
CONCLUSION:ECM1 expression is in an increasing order in benign laryngeal lesions, precancerous laryngeal lesions and malignant laryngeal lesions. Meanwhile, the metastatic laryngeal carcinoma has higher ECM1 expression than laryngeal carcinoma without metastasis. Our findings suggest that ECM1 plays promotive roles in the occurrence, development and metastasis of laryngeal carcinoma.
 
Gu M,, et al.Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2013 May 15;6(6):1132-7. Print 2013
BACKGROUND: Extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) and vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) are secretory glycoproteins that are associated with lymphangiogenesis; these proteins could, therefore, play important roles in the lymphatic dissemination of tumors. However, very little is known about their potential roles in lymphangiogenesis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether correlations exist between ECM1 and VEGF-C in human breast cancer, lymphangiogenesis, and the clinicopathological characteristics of the disease.
METHODS:ECM1 and VEGF-C mRNA and protein expression levels in 41 patients were investigated using real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), or immunohistochemical (IHC) staining of breast cancer tissue, matched noncancerous breast epithelial tissues, and suspicious metastatic axillary lymph nodes. D2-40 labelled lymph vessels and lymphatic microvessel density (LMVD) were counted. Correlations between ECM1 or VEGF-C protein expression levels, LMVD, and clinicopathological parameters were statistically tested.
RESULTS:The rate of ECM1 positive staining in breast cancer tissues was higher (31/41, 75.6%) than that in the corresponding epithelial tissues (4/41, 9.8%, P < 0.001) and lymph nodes (13/41, 31.7%, P < 0.001). Similarly, the VEGF-C expression rate in cancer specimens was higher (33/41, 80.5%) than in epithelial tissues (19/41, 46.3%, P < 0.01) or lymph nodes (15/41, 36.6%, P < 0.01). Higher ECM1 and VEGF-C mRNA expression levels were also detected in the tumor tissues, compared to the non-cancerous tissue types or lymph nodes (P < 0.05). ECM1 protein expression was positively correlated with the estrogen receptor status (P < 0.05) and LMVD (P < 0.05). LMVD in the ECM1- and VEGF-C-positive tumor specimens was higher than that in the tissue types with negative staining (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Both ECM1 and VEGF-C were overexpressed in breast cancer tissue samples. ECM1 expression was positively correlated with estrogen responsiveness and the metastatic properties of breast cancer. We conclude, therefore, that ECM1 and VEGF-C may have a synergistic 

Wu QW,et al. BMC Cancer. 2012 Jan 27;12:47. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-47
 
 
Human Soluble ECM-1 ELISA Kit
Code No.: SK00544-01
Size: 96 T
Price: $420.00
Standard range:46-3000 pg/ml
Sensitivity: 10 pg/ml
Sample Type:serum, plasma
Dilution Factor: 1000
Sample require: 100 ul per well
Intra-CV:4-6%
Inter-CV: 8-12%
Data Sheet: PDF

 

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Soluble ECM-1 (Human) ELISA Kit

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