Clinical Study

Effects of Open versus Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Techniques on Oxidative Stress Markers in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma

Table 2

Lysosomal enzymes and protease inhibitor activity in patients with renal cell carcinoma before and after radical nephrectomy by open surgery and laparoscopy.

Open radical nephrectomy ( )
Before surgery12 hours after surgery5 days after surgery

AcP 10−2 nM p-nitrophenol/mg protein/min 1.87 ± 0.782.46 ± 0.892.22 ± 0.99
ASA 10−3 nM NCS/mg protein/min 2.13 ± 0.461.58 ± 0.59a1.66 ± 0.68a
CTSD 10−2 nM tyrosine/mg protein/min 2.31 ± 1.194.10 ± 1.82a4.37 ± 2.17aa
AAT mg trypsin/mL serum 0.62 ± 0.20.43 ± 0.20.79 ± 0.2bbb

Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy ( )
Before laparoscopy12 hours after laparoscopy5 days after laparoscopy

AcP 10−2 nM p-nitrophenol/mg protein/min 2.07 ± 0.86 1.62 ± 0.791.61 ± 0.58
ASA 10−3 nM NCS/mg protein/min 2.22 ± 0.361.40 ± 0.72ccc1.23 ± 0.51ccc
CTSD 10−2 nM tyrosine/mg protein/min 2.81 ± 0.974.53 ± 2.01cc4.35 ± 2.10c
AAT mg trypsin/mL serum 0.61 ± 0.20.49 ± 0.20.74 ± 0.3d

No statistically significant differences between open surgery and laparoscopy.
Statistically significant differences: versus before open surgery: a , aa ; versus 12 hours after open surgery: bbb ; versus before laparoscopy: c and cc and ccc ; versus 12 hours after laparoscopy: d .
AcP: acid phosphatase; AAT: α 1-antitrypsin; ASA: arylsulphatase; CTSD: cathepsin D.