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Published in: BMC Cancer 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Research article

Serum concentration of alpha-1 antitrypsin is significantly higher in colorectal cancer patients than in healthy controls

Authors: Sergio Pérez-Holanda, Ignacio Blanco, Manuel Menéndez, Luis Rodrigo

Published in: BMC Cancer | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

The association between alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency and colorectal cancer (CRC) is currently controversial. The present study compares AAT serum concentrations and gene frequencies between a group of CRC patients and a control group of healthy unrelated people (HUP).

Methods

267 CRC subjects (63% males, 72 ± 10 years old) were enlisted from a Hospital Clinic setting in Asturias, Spain. The HUP group comprised 327 subjects (67% males, mean age 70 ± 7.5 years old) from the same geographical region. Outcome measures were AAT serum concentrations measured by nephelometry, and AAT phenotyping characterization by isoelectric focusing.

Results

Significantly higher serum concentrations were found among CRC (208 ± 60) than in HUP individuals (144 ± 20.5) (p = 0.0001). No differences were found in the phenotypic distribution of the Pi*S and Pi*Z allelic frequencies (p = 0.639), although the frequency of Pi*Z was higher in CRC (21%) than in HUP subjects (15%).

Conclusions

The only statistically significant finding in this study was the markedly higher AAT serum concentrations found in CRC subjects compared with HUP controls, irrespective of whether their Pi* phenotype was normal (Pi*MM) or deficient (Pi*MS, Pi*MZ and Pi*SZ). Although there was a trend towards the more deficient Pi* phenotype the more advanced the tumor, the results were inconclusive due to the small sample size. Consequently, more powerful studies are needed to reach firmer conclusions on this matter.
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Metadata
Title
Serum concentration of alpha-1 antitrypsin is significantly higher in colorectal cancer patients than in healthy controls
Authors
Sergio Pérez-Holanda
Ignacio Blanco
Manuel Menéndez
Luis Rodrigo
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Cancer / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2407
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-14-355

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