Background: The utility of molecules derived from cancer cells as biomarkers of the pathological status in biliary tract and pancreatic cancers is still limited. Soluble LDL receptor relative with 11 ligand-binding repeats (sLR11), a molecule released from immature cells, has been shown to be a circulating biomarker for early stage hematological malignancies.
Methods: We have evaluated the pathological significance of bile sLR11 levels in 147 samples from 72 patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC), pancreatic cancer (PC), or benign diseases.
Results: The bile sLR11 levels in the cancer patients were significantly increased compared with those in patients without cancer, independent of cytological detection of cancer cells in bile. The average bile sLR11 levels in cancer patients were significantly higher than in those with benign diseases, while levels of bile carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were not different. LR11 protein was found to be highly expressed in the BTC and PC cells. The LR11 transcript levels in cholangiocarcinoma and pancreatic cancer cell lines were sharply induced during proliferation and significantly increased under hypoxic conditions.
Conclusions: Therefore, sLR11 levels in bile may be indicative of cancer cell conditions and may serve as potential novel biomarker in patients with BTC and PC.
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