Research Article

Evaluation of 12-Lipoxygenase (12-LOX) and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) as Prognostic Markers in Prostate Cancer

Table 2

Normal expression of 12-LOX and PAI-1 and normalized expression to TBG and PLT in BPH and prostate cancer patients.

BPH
Mean ± SD
(median)
Prostate cancer
Mean ± SD
(median)

12-LOX (ng/mL)
(137)

(56)
0.0001
PAI-1 (U/mL)
(367)

(441)
0.1
TBG (kU)
(2.8)

(6.7)
0.054
PLT (103/mm3)
(208)

(211)
0.6
12-LOX/TBG
(52.3)

(9.3)
0.000005
PAI-1/TBG
(120)

(90)
0.2
TBG/PLT
(0.01)

(0.02)
0.13
12-LOX/PLT
(0.8)

(0.25)
0.00003
PAI-1/PLT
(1.7)

(2.2)
0.2