Glycopeptides (FSH, LH, TSH, Prolactin) and Glycoproteins in Patients with Genitourinary Cancer

Abstract

The present investigation has analyzed 249 patients suffering from urogenital cancer in respect to aberrant concentration of prolactin, TSH, LH and FSH. A simultaneous pattern of acute phase reactants (α₁glycoprotein, α₁-antitrypsin, β₂-glycoprotein and haptoglobin) was related to the content of these hormones. Abnormal results of prolactin and TSH were present in 30% of all patients, whereas frequent aberrations of α₁-acid glycoprotein and α₁-antitrypsin were detected in 60–80%. Acute phase reactants changed to more pathological values when correlated to elevated prolactin.