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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2015; 21(12): 3636-3643
Published online Mar 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3636
Published online Mar 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3636
Table 1 Comparison of neopterin, tryptophan, kynurenine, nitrite, biopterin levels (mean ± SE) in controls without malignancy and in gastric cancer patients
| Control group(n = 108) | Colorectal cancer group(n = 97) | P value | |
| Serum neopterin (nmol/L) | 7.68 ± 0.56 | 21.18 ± 2.45 | 0.021a |
| Tryptophan (nmol/L) | 20.6 ± 0.61 | 15.38 ± 0.64 | 0.000a |
| Kynurenine (nmol/L) | 0.89 ± 0.09 | 1.24 ± 0.09 | 0.000a |
| Kynurenine/tryptophan (μmol/mmol) | 49.10 ± 5.52 | 99.93 ± 8.70 | 0.000a |
| Nitrite (μmol/L) | 24.60 ± 1.69 | 23.05 ± 1.74 | 0.107 |
| Urinary biopterin/creatinine (μmol/mol) | 121.65 ± 7.79 | 122.70 ± 7.69 | 0.926 |
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Citation: Engin AB, Karahalil B, Karakaya AE, Engin A.
Helicobacter pylori and serum kynurenine-tryptophan ratio in patients with colorectal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(12): 3636-3643 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i12/3636.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3636